LERRN Working Paper Series: Policy and Legal Framework - LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network

Analyzing Vulnerability in Canadian Refugee Resettlement

Working Paper 30 By Zahra Moshref Javadi, York University Jennifer Hyndman, York University Executive Summary This paper seeks to address how states use ‘vulnerability’ to …

Forced Displacement and Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy: What Is Missing?

Working Paper 29 by Brianna Parent Long, Carleton University Muzna Dureid, Concordia University Executive Summary Despite Canada’s recognition as a global leader in refugee resettlement …

Refugee Welfare in Kenya: Challenges and Solutions

Working Paper 28 by Abulogn Ojulu Okello, York University, Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Program Executive Summary This paper delves into the intricate terrain …

Historical Backgrounder: Lebanon’s 2014 Refugee Policy Shift

Working Paper 17 By Zahraa Al-Ahmad, Carleton University Executive Summary While Lebanon has the largest per capita refugee population in the world, Lebanon’s protection of …

Building Local Professional Learning Communities with and for Teachers in Refugee Camps – A Case Study on Hareed Primary School in Dadaab

Working Paper 14 Abdikadir Bare Abikar, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Program Executive Summary This paper is a modified version of a …

Repatriation as a Durable Solution: Refugee Perspectives on Repatriation Policies and Education in Dadaab Refugee Camp

Working Paper 16 By Abulogn Okello, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Program Executive Summary As a result of domestic terror attacks in …

Is the Humanitarian-Development Nexus Leading to Solutions for Refugees?

Working Paper 9 Angel Abbaticchio, Carleton University Executive Summary Though the global refugee regime was developed more than 70 years ago to find solutions for …

Tanzania’s National Legal Framework for Refugees

Working Paper 5 Leonard Chimanda, University of Dar es Salaam Stéfanie Morris, University of Ottawa Executive Summary In the summer of 2019, Leonard Chimanda, a …