Wednesday, December 23, 2020

LERRN-IDRC Webinar: By Refugees, For Refugees: Refugee leadership beyond the pandemic

The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted their third joint webinar on 15 December 2020. Focused on refugee leadership, the webinar discussed the importance of refugee participation and refugee-led organizations as service-delivery providers in humanitarian settings during... More

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Call for Papers – The Forced Displacement Workshop for Junior Scholars

We are pleased to announce the following call for papers for our partner organization, the Refugee Hub. [Version française ci-dessous.] The Refugee Hub and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa are launching a workshop series for junior scholars researching in areas related to forced displacement. We... More

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Call for Papers – International Conference on Public Policy

We are pleased to announce the following call for papers for the International Conference on Public Policy. The conference is jointly organized with the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), and will take place from July 6 to July 8, 2021. This year the conference is featuring a panel entitled "Bridging the gap between public... More

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Call for Papers – Journal of the British Academy: Focused issue on Displacement and Development

The Journal of the British Academy is seeking submissions for a focused issue on “Displacement and Development.” Please submit articles of 10,000-12,000 words (including references) to Dr Palash Kamruzzaman at palash.kamruzzaman@southwales.ac.uk by 31 December 2020. Articles will then be peer reviewed. The latest UNHRCR (June 2020) Global... More

Thursday, November 19, 2020

LERRN-IDRC Webinar: Refugee Education during and beyond Covid-19: Perspectives from local and global actors

On Thursday, November 19, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted their second webinar in the LERRN-IDRC webinar series to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on refugee education. The webinar attracted over 160 participants and viewers on social media platforms spanning... More

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Exploring Examinations Dishonesty among Refugee Students in Secondary Schools in Dadaab, Kenya

Ochan Robert Leomoi, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program Executive summary: This paper is a modified version of a Major Research Paper for the Master of Education degree at York University as part of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project, which provides virtual... More

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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

Abdikadir Bare Abikar, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program Executive summary: This paper is a modified version of a Major Research Paper for the Master of Education degree at York University as part of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project, which provides virtual... More

Thursday, November 12, 2020

How global is the RSQ? A reflection on author affiliation and knowledge production in the global forced migration academic discourse.

Authors: Kathryn Hampton (University of London), Rachel McNally (Carleton University), Michael Joel Nabugere (University of London) and Nadeea Rahim (Carleton University).[1] Who publishes in Refugee Survey Quarterly and where do they live? How global is the content? Building on LERRN’s previous analysis of the Journal of Refugee Studies, a team... More

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Call for Papers – Global Studies of Childhood: “Children’s Art in Times of Crisis”

Global Studies of Childhood is seeking submissions for a special double issue on "Children's Art in Times of Crisis" to be published in June 2021. All papers must go through a peer-review process. Submit a draft to artintimesofcrisis@gmail.com no later than February 1, 2021. This special issue of Global Studies of Childhood focuses on... More

Friday, October 16, 2020

Call for Papers – Refuge in the Time of Pandemic

Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees is issuing an open call for submissions on the theme of “Refuge in the Time of Pandemic.” Refuge is interested in two broad types of submissions: a. shorter research notes (max 2,500 words) aimed at identifying important dynamics, issues and trends, and thereby helping to shape the broader research... More

Friday, October 2, 2020

LERRN-IDRC Webinar Series: Mobilizing a Global Response: Acting on the report by the Hon. Bob Rae

On Thursday, 01 October, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted a webinar discussing the recommendations brought forth by the Honourable Bob Rae’s report on Canada’s role in mobilizing a global response to the enormous global challenges posed by the COVID-19... More

Monday, September 28, 2020

Malual Bol Kiir Announced as the Newest Refugee Advisor to the Delegation of Canada to the 2020 Meeting of UNHCR’s Executive Committee

Canada has delivered on its commitment to include a refugee advisor in its delegation to UNHCR’s Executive Committee meeting this year. LERRN is proud to be supporting that position, and will be working closely with Malual Bol Kiir, as he undertakes this work on behalf of the Refugee Advisory Network. Malual is the founder of the... More

Monday, September 14, 2020

Op-Ed: What the Beirut Blast means for Lebanon’s Refugees

Last month’s Beirut Blast impacted thousands of people in the country, particularly Lebanon’s refugee population, who a majority of which are living below the poverty line and experience frequent food insecurity.  Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University,... More

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

LERRN Stands in Solidarity with our Partners in Lebanon

On August 19, the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies hosted a webinar on the causes and impact of the Beirut explosions, which included valuable inputs from Dr. Maha Shuayb, LERRN partner and Director of the Centre for Lebanese Studies, as well as Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish of Bard College.  LERRN stands in solidarity with... More

Monday, August 10, 2020

FIDA Supports Archives and Archivists!

LERRN’s Archives, Museums and Oral Histories Working Group is excited to promote a funding opportunity by the International Council on Archives (ICA). Trustees of the ICA’s Fund for the International Development of Archives (FIDA), which aims to provide assistance to archive professionals and institutions working in especially challenging... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Education Under Covid-19 Lockdown: Reflections from Teachers, Students and Parents

Dr. Maha Shuayb and other LERRN partners at the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) issued a timely and important report on the impact of COVID-19 on education, including for refugees, in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine. The report is based on a CLS online survey which collected information from 678 people, the majority being parents... More

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

New Online Migration Teaching Collaboration Between Carleton University and the University of Ottawa

LERRN members are excited to be participating in the Online Migration Teaching Collaboration, an innovative collaboration between Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. With a move to on-line teaching at both universities in the Fall term, this initiative will result in a series of online teaching modules on migration-related topics... More

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The Impact of Resource Dependence on the Localization of Humanitarian Action: The Case of Kenya

Akalya Atputharajah, PhD Candidate, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa Javans Wanga, Master of Arts in Forced Migration Student, Moi University, Kenya Executive summary: Localization is not a new agenda, but it re-emerged as a major area of focus for global refugee policy during the World Humanitarian... More

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Dr. Maha Shuayb: How a generation of Syrian children in Lebanon were robbed of their education

Dr. Maha Shuayb, Director of the Centre for Lebanese Studies and Lead Investigator of LERRN’s Lebanon Working Group, has published a very timely article in openDemocracy that raises critical questions relating to refugee education. Refugee education has been a growing global priority in recent years. It was one of the core themes at the... More

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

By refugees, for refugees: refugee leadership during COVID-19, and beyond

We're thrilled that an article co-authored by LERRN refugee leaders Mustafa Alio and Pascal Zigashane, along with LERRN Project Director James Milner and leaders from the Global Refugee-led Network Shaza Alrihawi, Anila Noor and Najeeba Wazefadost, has been featured in the latest issue of the Forced Migration Review. The piece discusses the... More

Monday, June 22, 2020

New report on Education and COVID-19 in Jordan

The Centre for Lebanese Studies, with the support of LERRN, has released a new report on how education for refugees and nationals in Jordan has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and making recommendations for future responses. In Jordan, more than 2 million students across public, private, and United Nations Relief and Works Agency... More

Saturday, June 20, 2020

LERRN Announces Plans for Refugee Advisory Network

June 20, 2020—Ottawa – On World Refugee Day 2020, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) is excited to announce plans to launch a Refugee Advisory Network to enhance the role of civil society—and refugees themselves—in the global refugee system. This initiative is a result of sustained collaboration between LERRN, refugee... More

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Dr. Nimo Bokore Receives Funding for Innovative Project on Cultural-Based and Trauma-Informed Intervention

We want to celebrate Dr. Nimo Bokore, LERRN Co-Investigator and Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Carleton University, who recently received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for an innovative and timely project called “Rethinking Resettlement And Integration: Creating Cultural-Based... More

Monday, June 1, 2020

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

By Angel Abbaticchio Though the global refugee regime was developed more than 70 years ago to find solutions for refugees, progress on truly sustainable solutions remains scarce. The international community recognizes the need to strengthen the humanitarian-development (HD) nexus or, in other words, to promote closer collaboration between... More

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Opportunities and Challenges for Localization of Humanitarian Action in Tanzania

Merve Erdilmen, McGill University Witness Ayesiga Sosthenes, University of Dar es Salaam The idea of strengthening local humanitarian actors’ capacities, and access to funding and information, as well as making local non-governmental organizations essential partners in strategic decision-making processes, has been around globally since the early... More

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

“To be a refugee, it’s like to be without your arms, legs”: A Narrative Inquiry into Refugee Participation in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Nairobi, Kenya

By Mohamed Duale PhD Candidate, Education, York University Although not a new concept, refugee participation, or the involvement of refugees in decision making and service-delivery for refugees, has been gaining currency as a result of a recent shift in global refugee policy from humanitarian towards neoliberal developmentalist approaches. Refugee... More

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Refugees and COVID-19: More than a Health Issue

By Dr. Elizabeth Ferris, Georgetown University Hundreds, maybe thousands, of articles and reports have appeared recently, analyzing the potential for the COVID-19 virus to wreak havoc among refugees living in crowded conditions with inadequate sanitation and limited access to health care. Refugees International, for example, traces in painful... More

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Remembering Gil Loescher

A personal reflection from LERRN Project Director, James Milner It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my dear friend and LERRN partner Prof. Gil Loescher on 28 April 2020. Gil Loescher in Thailand, 2006 Gil was a gentle giant of refugee studies. His work on refugee issues... More

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Three Lessons in Crisis Governance for the Age of Coronavirus

In a recent publication on the World Economic Forum website, Dr. Ola El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at Carleton University, highlighted 3 crisis governance principles currently undertaken by some governments that can help public leaders and their policy advisors effectively respond to the implications of COVID-19.  Dr.... More

Sunday, April 19, 2020

By Refugees, for Refugees: Refugee leadership during COVID-19 and Beyond

At the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva in December 2019, LERRN partnered with the Global Refugee-led Network to endorse the importance of refugee participation. Now in the midst of this global pandemic, it’s more important than ever to recognize refugees as partners in the COVID-19 response, as well as equal partners in research, policy... More

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Dina Taha’s doctoral work examining the diversity of refugee experiences, and involvement with LERRN

Dina Taha’s work has taken her from Egypt to Canada and back again on a journey of research and discovery about the lives and survival strategies of Syrian refugee women. During her doctoral work, she returned to Egypt and conducted an intensive series of interviews with Syrian refugee women who had escaped the conflict... More

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Kenya Government’s Loud Silence on Refugees and COVID-19 Outbreak

By Dulo Nyaoro As I am writing this piece, 201 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya. Nine have died while 25 have fully recovered. While it is too early to confidently conclude that it is the strict measures that the Kenya government has instituted that has suppressed the spread of Coronavirus, the numbers... More

Friday, April 10, 2020

Uncertainty of the Coronavirus in Kakuma Refugee Camp

By Pascal Zigashane The world is facing a health threat and Kenya is finding it very crucial to contain the spread of COVID-19. Kakuma refugee camp is an arid place with no agriculture activities. Refugees fully depend on food stock from other counties in Kenya, especially Kitale County. Fear rises amongst refugees if they... More

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Understanding Syrian and Jordanian Youth Transitions from Education to Employment

Syrian and Jordanian youth in Jordan are experiencing challenges with regards to their access to education, their employment, and the transitions between the two. Amidst rising costs, economic fragility, and political uncertainty, youth in the country are rendered increasingly vulnerable. In this working paper, LERRN researcher and McGill... More

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

The VULNER Project, co-led by Delphine Nakache and Dagmar Soennecken

On April 8, 2020, the news service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, EurekaAlert!, published a description of the objectives and purpose of the VULNER Project (Vulnerabilities under the Global Protection Regime: How Does the Law Assess, Address, Shape and Produce the Vulnerabilities of the Protection Seekers?) co-led by... More

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