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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Upcoming Event: Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa: Community Perceptions in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia

Join us on Thursday, 29 September 2022, as we launch the results of an innovative research project that seeks to fill this gap by... More

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Online Launch: FMR 70 – Knowledge, Voice and Power

Please join us at the Online Launch of FMR 70 on 28th September at 9:30 (14:30 UTC, 15:30 CEST, 16:30 EEST). The event will be accessible in English, Arabic, French and... More

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Upcoming Event: Interdisciplinary Dialogue #1 on Lifestyle Migration in Asia

LERRN is pleased to share the following event announcement on behalf of Alice Nah and the Migration and Mobility in the Asia Pacific (MMAP) research cluster at Monash... More

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Opportunity: Project Staff Writer

Download this info as a PDF: Project Staff Writer Duration: September 2022 – June 2023 Duration: Temporarily (Contract based) Hours: Up to 120 hours per term with flexible scheduling.   About us LERRN is the Local Engagement... More

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Opportunity: Multimedia Project Officer/Video Editor

Download this info as a PDF: Multimedia Project Officer/Video Editor     Duration: September 2022 – June 2023 Duration: Temporarily (Contract based) Hours: Up to 120 hours per... More

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Opportunity: Social Media and Communications Project Assistant

Download this info as a PDF: Social Media and Communications Project Assistant     Duration: September 2022 – June 2023 Duration: Temporarily (Contract based) Hours:... More

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Moments of Negotiated Independence: Localized Knowledge Ecosystems on Forced Migration in East Africa and the Middle East

Heather Alexander, Carleton University Maysa Baroud, American University of Beirut Kiya Gezahegne, Addis... More

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Can Higher Education be a Pathway to Repatriation for Youth Living in Displacement? A Study of the Career Trajectories of Master of Education Students from Dadaab Refugee Camp

Abdikadir Bare Abikar, Master of Education Graduate, Dadaab Response Association Executive summary: This... More

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Call for Applications: Establishing Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia

Recruitment of IDRC Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia LERRN is pleased to announce the following Call for Proposals... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

Report from the Dadaab Response Association: Challenges for Refugee Businesses from the Pandemic to Devastating Fires

Okello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response Association This blog post is part of a broader study led by the... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Youth Well-Being in the Dadaab Refugee Camps

Okello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response Association Executive summary: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

Historical Backgrounder: Lebanon’s 2014 Refugee Policy Shift

Zahraa Al-Ahmad, Graduate of Carleton University, MA in Political Science Executive summary: While Lebanon has the largest per capita refugee population in the world, Lebanon’s... More

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Dr. Maha Shuayb appointed as the British Academy Bilateral Chair in Education in Conflict

Details courtesy of University of Cambridge Faculty of Education LERRN Partner and Centre for Lebanese Studies Director Maha Shuayb was... More

Friday, July 29, 2022

Protected? UNHCR’s organizational culture and its implications for refugee advocates and activists

In this article, LERRN Partner Jeff Crisp takes a critical look at the UN's refugee agency, identifying the key characteristics of its... More

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Call for Proposals: Establishing research chairs on forced displacement in North and West Africa

  Establishing research chairs on forced displacement in North and West Africa LERRN is pleased to announce the following Call for... More

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Now Published: LERRN July 2022 Newsletter

Hot Off the Presses! LERRN has just published our July 2022 newsletter, filled with details of our Partners' new and upcoming publications, refugee participation through RAN Canada and R-SEAT, LERRN Working Group activities,... More

Saturday, June 25, 2022

LERRN Partners Present at REF Conference 2022

LERRN partners Linda Oucho, Mark Oyat, Pascal Zigashane, Dulo Nyaoro and Kiya Gezahegne, along with LERRN Research Officer Heather Alexander, presented on refugee led organizations and localized knowledge ecosystems at the... More

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Celebrating LERRN Student Graduates!

Congratulations to Kail, Stephanie, and Rawan! Celebrating your success and wishing you a wonderful journey... More

Monday, June 20, 2022

World Refugee Day: LERRN Celebrates Refugee Leadership

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Friday, May 13, 2022

GAIN Webinar Series: Translating Academic Research into Effective Responses to Forced Displacement

LERRN is pleased to announce our participation in the upcoming webinar series from the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN):... More

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Meaningful Refugee Participation: An Emerging Norm in the Global Refugee Regime

James Milner, LERRN Project Director, Mustafa Alio, R-SEAT Managing Director, and Rez Gardi, R-SEAT Co-managing Director, have co-authored Meaningful Refugee Participation: An... More

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Who has published in the Journal of Refugee Studies? Examining author affiliation and geographic representation in articles and book reviews

By Lilly Neang, Rachel McNally, and Nadeea Rahim Original version published 25 March 2020. Revised version... More

Saturday, April 30, 2022

LERRN Congratulates Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees on its 40th Anniversary!

Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees marked its 40th anniversary as a journal dedicated to the study of forced migration with the... More

Thursday, April 28, 2022

TRAFIG Final Conference: Understanding Protracted Displacement and Peoples’ Own Responses

LERRN Partner Janemary Ruhundwa, Lead of the Tanzania Working Group and Executive Director of Dignity Kwanza, will be participating in the... More

Thursday, April 28, 2022

[CLOSED] New Partnership Supports Student Research on Canada’s Immigration History

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. This Post courtesy of Nick Ward, Communications & Content Editor,... More

Friday, April 22, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Journal of Refugee Studies – Reviews Co-editor

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. LERRN is pleased to announce the following opportunity from The... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

[CLOSED] Refugee Advisory Network of Canada: Call for Applications 2022

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. The Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) is now accepting applications for three new Advisors to... More

Sunday, April 10, 2022

LERRN-RRN Webinar | Changing the Structures of Forced Migration Research

Event details and recordings available here. The last webinar in a series on Ethics in Forced Migration Research, co-hosted by the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network... More

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Upcoming Virtual Roundtable: Ukraine’s Refugees in Europe – Needs, Policies, Responses

External Link: LERRN is pleased to be participating in the following event to be held by the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian... More

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Launch of Reflection Paper: Beyond Consultation

LERRN is pleased to be participating in the following event to be held by the European Chapter of the GRN (the European Coalition of Migrants and Refugees, EU-COMAR), in collaboration with New Women Connectors and Oxfam... More

Monday, March 21, 2022

LERRN-RRN Webinar | Haunted by Violence

Please note: this webinar was held as a meeting; no video recording will be made available.   Event details available here. On March 11, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Refugee Research Network (RRN)... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Refugee Advisory Network of Canada: Public Statement on Ukrainian Refugees

Today, the Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) issued the following statement on the Ukrainian refugee situation:  ... More

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Research Chair on Forced Displacement in the Middle-East and East Africa

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. CRDI & l’Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth lancent la chaire... More

Friday, March 11, 2022

Whither the Refugees? International Organisations and “Solutions” to Displacement, 1921–1960

LERRN Partners Megan Bradley and Laura Madokoro, together with PhD students Merve Erdilmen and Christopher Chanco, have published Whither... More

Friday, March 11, 2022

From Vulnerability to Empowerment: Critical Reflections on Canada’s Engagement with Refugee Policy

Amanda Klassen, LERRN Project Officer and PhD Candidate in Political Science at Carleton University, has published From Vulnerability to... More

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