Tuesday, October 26, 2021

LERRN Success Stories: 2018-2021

Today marks the midpoint of the LERRN Partnership! In the second half of our journey, we would like to share how far we have come with some of the highlights, events and stories from the last four... More

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Muzna Dureid: La normalisation des relations avec Damas suscite l’inquiétude

Muzna Dureid, partenaire de LERRN, réfugiée syrienne et agente de liaison pour les Casques blancs, explique dans son entrevue avec La Presse les inquiétudes envers la normalization des relations avec Damas et le retour des réfugiés syriens.   Muzna Dureid, LERRN Partner, Syrian refugee and Liaison Officer with the White Helmets, explains... More

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Call for Applications: West Africa Research Placement with Carleton QES

Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in West Africa? Do you identify as female? Are you working on issues relating to IDRC/CRDI's programming? If so, have a look at this new program run by the wonderful team at Carleton's Queen Elizabeth Scholarship: The application deadline is:  November 12, 2021 23:59... More

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Upcoming SSIC Colloquium: Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West

LERRN is pleased to announce the third biennial Colloquium from Somali Studies in Canada, organized by LERRN Partner Dr. Nimo Bokore, on October 16, 2021 at 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Eastern Time: Somali Studies in Canada Presents: Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West... More

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Civil Society and the Politics of the Global Refugee Regime

James Milner, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University, and Project Director, LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network Amanda Klassen, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, Carleton University, and Project Officer, LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network Executive summary:... More

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Opportunity: Research Assistants for the Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa (Updated!)

We are looking to award 12 consultancies for Research Assistants in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to support the implementation of the study “Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organizations in Eastern Africa.” The consultancies are funded by a consortium of donors through research grants to Carleton University through Local Engagement Refugee... More

Monday, September 13, 2021

Opportunity: Graduate RA position: Meaningful refugee participation

The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) is recruiting a Research Assistant (RA) to support research and engagement initiatives to promote meaningful refugee participation in the governance of the global refugee regime. This position will build from earlier work on the politics of refugee participation, as detailed in this research... More

Thursday, August 26, 2021

RSC-BIEA Fellowship for refugee / displaced scholars

We are pleased to announce the following 12-month fellowship for refugees and other displaced scholars from the Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) at Oxford's Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) in collaboration with the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). The application deadline is August 30th, 5pm EAT. Full details can be found in the following... More

Sunday, July 11, 2021

LERRN-IDRC Webinar | Forced Displacement and Health in the Context of the Pandemic: Localized Responses to COVID- 19’s Impact on Refugees, IDPs, and Communities Living in Chronic Displacement

Event details and recordings available here. On 24 June 2021, LERRN and the International Development Research Center (IDRC) hosted their seventh and final webinar in the LERRN-IDRC webinar series on Forced Displacement. This webinar, drawing on lessons from Bangladesh, Syria, and the West Bank and Gaza, focused on health systems and the COVID-19... More

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Now Published: LERRN July 2021 Newsletter

Extra! Extra! LERRN has just published our July 2021 newsletter, filled with details of our Working Group's activities and collaborations with IDRC / CRDI, Refugees Seat & the Refugee Research Network!... More

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Learning from refugees and hosts to address forced displacement

By Roula El-Rifai and James Milner The theme for this year’s World Refugee Day is “together we heal, learn and shine.” But from whom should we learn? Some of the best ideas on how to support refugees across the globe come from refugees themselves and those who live and work – day in and... More

Friday, June 18, 2021

LERRN-IDRC Webinar | Localized Forced Displacement Research: Lessons from East Africa and the Middle East

  Event details and recordings available here. On 9 June 2021, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted the sixth of their Webinar Series on Forced Displacement to focus on localized knowledge ecosystems. The goal of the webinar was to showcase early results of their... More

Monday, June 7, 2021

The Politics and Practice of Refugee Participation in the Governance of the Global Refugee Regime

On 9 June 2021, LERRN's Project Director, James Milner, will present a paper entitled The Politics and Practice of Refugee Participation in the Governance of the Global Refugee Regime at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA). The paper examines the meaning of refugee participation in the governance of the global... More

Friday, June 4, 2021

Book Launch: Gil Loescher’s Refugees: A Very Short Introduction

On 27 May 2021, viewers from 27 countries attended the virtual launch for Gil Loescher’s last book Refugees: A Very Short Introduction. The book offers a concise and compelling introduction to the causes and impact of contemporary refugee responses. By drawing on Loescher’s 40-year legacy as an authority on UNHCR and global refugee issues,... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Nakba Archive 2020-2021 Activity Report

This past year, the Nakba Archive brought together a transnational team of educators, researchers and community organizers to confront current challenges and possibilities in teaching refugee history. In a series of virtual workshops, participants based in the Arab world, North America and Europe debated and developed pedagogical approaches and... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Report on Oral History and Refugee Project

The Archives, Living Histories and Heritage Working Group has published a Report on their Oral History and Refugee Project. This project aims to identify archives, educational tools and museology linking oral history and refugees, and acknowledges that national archives and libraries very often own collections on refugees not necessarily... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

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

https://youtu.be/dqZfugjBK_Q Abdikadir Bare Abikar, Member of the Dadaab Response Association, 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... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Investigating Corporal Punishment in Refugee Secondary Schools in Dadaab, Kenya

https://youtu.be/mwsGPL3YRts Okello Mark Oyat, Founding Member of the Dadaab Response Association, 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... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

The Causes of Female Student Dropout in a Secondary School in the Dadaab Refugee Camps of Kenya

https://youtu.be/GqkEBifGB9M Arte Saman Dagane, Member of the Dadaab Response Association, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Abdullahi Yussuf Aden, 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... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

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

https://youtu.be/8-x4n3W3D2Y 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,... More

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

RRN Webinar: Localizing Knowledge Production: Shifting Power in Forced Migration Studies

On April 20, 2020, LERRN Partners James Milner and Roula El-Rifai participated in the April edition of the Refugee Research Network Webinar Series entitled Localizing Knowledge Production: Shifting Power in Forced Migration Studies. Drawing on the results of a review of forced displacement research centres based in the global South and interviews... More

Monday, April 19, 2021

LERRN-IDRC Webinar: Refugee-Host community relations during Covid-19 and beyond: Lessons from the Middle East and Southern Africa

Event details and recordings available here. On 8 April 2021, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted the fifth of their webinar series on forced displacement. Drawing on lessons from the Middle East and Southern Africa, co-moderators Roula El-Rifai and James Milner,... More

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Call for proposals: Establishing research chairs on forced displacement in the Middle East and East Africa

We are pleased to announce the following call for proposals for our partner organization, The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to establish research chairs on forced displacement in the Middle East and East Africa. This call for proposals is open to universities based in low- and middle-income countries in the Middle East and East... More

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Who publishes in Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees? A reflection on author affiliation, knowledge production and geographic representation

By Rachel McNally and Nadeea Rahim See also the recording and event report from LERRN’s recent webinar involving Refuge editor Dr. Dagmar Soennecken (LERRN’s Analysis of Refuge and RSQ: Knowledge, Access and Representation) Read the response to this webinar published by Refuge in their April 2021 Newsletter. In 2019, the editors of the... More

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Call for Abstracts – Somali Studies in Canada Colloquium 2021

We are pleased to announce the following call for abstracts on behalf of Somali Studies in Canada, led by LERRN Partner Dr. Nimo Bokore. Somali Studies in Canada Colloquium presents: “Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West” organized by Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.  Full details for the call and the 2021 colloquium can be... More

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Webinar: LERRN’s Analysis of Refuge and RSQ: Reflections on Knowledge Production, Access, and Representation

Event details and recordings available here. Read the response to this webinar published by Refuge in their April 2021 Newsletter. On February 26, 2021, LERRN hosted a webinar discussing LERRN’s recent analysis of the journal Refugee Survey Quarterly (RSQ) as well as a similar analysis of Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees. Nearly one... More

Thursday, February 25, 2021

LERRN Partner Mustafa Alio awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) by the Governor General of Canada

On 25 February 2021, LERRN Partner Mustafa Alio was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) by the Office of the Governor General of Canada. As detailed in the release from Rideau Hall announcing the award, the "Meritorious Service Decorations recognize individuals who have performed a deed or an activity in a highly professional... More

Friday, February 19, 2021

LERRN partner Dulo Nyaoro to speak at IGAD Conference

The Lead of LERRN's Kenya Working Group, Dulo Nyaoro, will be speaking at the Second IGAD Conference on Migration and Displacement, to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22 to 24 February 2021. He will be presenting his paper "Assessing Remittances Dynamics to Kenya during the COVID-19 Period" during a panel on Diaspora... More

Sunday, February 14, 2021

UNHCR Webinar: North America within the global refugee regime

Event details and recordings available here. Detalles del evento y interpretación en español se pueden encontrar aquí. Détails de l'événement et interprétation en français sont disponibles ici. On 21 January 2021, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) co-hosted the... More

Sunday, February 14, 2021

Webinar: Realizing protection and solutions within North America

Event details and recordings available here. Detalles del evento y interpretación en español se pueden encontrar aquí. Détails de l'événement et interprétation en français sont disponibles ici. On 21 January 2021, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted two webinar panels for the North American component of the United... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Is COVID-19 an opportunity to achieve the rights of refugees?

On 9 February, 2021, openDemocracy published an article by LERRN Director James Milner on the opportunities for meaningful refugee participation, and the possibility for a more responsive and reliable global refugee regime during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article references numerous initiatives by LERRN partners to build a response to the... More

Monday, February 8, 2021

How can refugee participation enhance refugee education? Lessons from LERRN

On 8 February 2021, Canada’s Minister of International Development, the Honourable Karina Gould, announced the “Together for Learning” campaign, a new global campaign to enhance access to education for refugee and other forcibly displaced children and youth. This three-year campaign will seek to “promote quality education and lifelong... More

Friday, January 29, 2021

LERRN Partner Jennifer Hyndman recognized in Stanford list of world’s top researchers

LERRN congratulates Jennifer Hyndman, professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and Associate Vice-President Research at York University and LERRN partner, for her recognition as one of the world's top researchers in a list published in PLOS Biology by a Stanford University research team. For more info, click here to read York... More

Friday, January 29, 2021

LERRN Partner Nimo Bokore featured in FPA Voices

LERRN congratulates Nimo Bokore, professor in the School of Social Work at Carleton University and LERRN partner, on being featured in the Winter 2021 issue of FPA Voices. Click here to read the full article, "Helping Refugees to Feel at Home in Canada," authored by Mary... More

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Reflection on the Education of Refugee Children: Beyond Reification and Emergency

What is our understanding of "refugee education"? How does education help refugees prepare for an intellectual and better life? What is missing in refugee education? This recent publication by Maurice Crul and LERRN Partner Maha Shuayb in Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees highlights three significant points regarding refugee education. First,... More

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