LERRN Working Paper Series: Intersectionality, Gender, and Disability - 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 …

Event Report – UNHCR at 75: Challenges and Opportunities

On 26 November 2025, LERRN in partnership with the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN), hosted a webinar titled “UNHCR at 75: Challenges and Opportunities.” The …

The 2025/26 MDS Guest Speaker Series Event Report: The Tangled Web between Refugee Rights, Capitalism, Race and Education

On 10 September 2025, the Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS) program launched its Guest Speaker Series for the 2025-2026 academic year. The event welcomed MDS …

Barriers to Inclusive Education For Learners With Disabilities in Primary Schools in Hagadera Refugee Camp

Working Paper 23 By Abdi Bishar Bashir, York University, Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Program Executive Summary This research investigates barriers to the implementation …

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 …

In The Meantime: Gender, Race, Nationality, and “Para- Solutions” for Refugees in Amman, Jordan

Working Paper 27 Sarah Nandi, McGill University Oroub El Abed, Birzeit University Megan Bradley, McGill University Hamzah Qardan, USAID, Jordan Executive Summary The three durable …