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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Refugee research, policy and practice: some frequently asked questions

In this Blog Post, LERRN Co-Investigator Dr. Jeff Crisp answers crucial questions about refugee research outside of traditional academic spheres, and the impact it can have on... More

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Upcoming PPP Webinar: Scholars At-Risk: Hosting Practices in Canada

LERRN is pleased to share the following information on the next webinar from the Placement, Preservation and Perseverance: Afghan At-risk Scholars, Activists and Students (PPP)... More

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Event Report: The Right to Research Book Launch

Event details and recordings available here. On Monday, April 24th, viewers across 29 countries attended the virtual book launch of The Right to Research anthology published by McGill-Queen’s University Press as... More

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Call for Applications: PPP Student Communications Personnel

LERRN is pleased to announce the following opportunity on behalf of the Placement, Preservation and Perseverance: Afghan at Risk Scholars, Activists and Students (PPP) Project. PPP Student... More

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

JMHS Special Issue on Protracted Displacement

Patterns of Refugees’ Organization Amid Protracted Displacement: An Understanding From Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey Oroub El-Abed, Watfa Najdi, and Mustafa Hoshmand from the Centre for Lebanese Studies just published a new... More

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Upcoming Webinar: Advancing Activism in Exile: Afghan Activists in Canada

LERRN is pleased to share the following information on the next webinar from the Placement, Preservation and Perseverance: Afghan At-risk Scholars, Activists and Students (PPP)... More

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Call for Papers: Exiled Scholars in Western Academia: Refugees or Intellectuals?

LERRN is pleased to share the following Call for Papers for an upcoming Edited Volume on behalf of the editors: Exiled Scholars in Western... More

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Upcoming Event: Displaced Detained Undeterred: A Creative/Critical Symposium

[External Link] LERRN is pleased to share the following event from The Minority, Indigenous, and Third World Studies Research Group entitled Displaced Detained Undeterred: A... More

Monday, April 10, 2023

Final Report – Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East: Refugee-led Organisations in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey

This report presents the final results from the Middle East portion of the project “Evaluation of... More

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Research Position: East Africa Research Lead

Applications are now being reviewed for an 18-month post-doctoral level research position to lead the East Africa portion of a global project on the politics and process of refugee leadership. Deadline: The deadline for the... More

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Book Launch: The Right to Research

The Right to Research brings together the scholarship of nine historians with lived experience of displacement or statelessness. Covering topics from Burundian refugee drummers to Kurdish photojournalism to pottery and identity in... More

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Migrant Vulnerabilities in the Canadian Protection System Researchers/Community Partners/Civil Servants Dialogue

The Migrant Vulnerabilities in the Canadian Protection System Workshop held at the University of Ottawa on Wednesday March 15, 2023,... More

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

LERRN Podcast Series: Discussion with The Right to Research Book Editors and Contributors

In our first-ever podcast episode, LERRN host İrem Karabağ talks with book editors Professor Marcia C. Schenck and Kate Reed, and book... More

Monday, April 3, 2023

ملخص تنفيذي – تقييم المنظمات التي يقودها اللاجئون في الأردن ولبنان وتركيا

(Arabic) This Executive Summary presents key findings from the Middle East portion of the project "Evaluation... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Centre for Refugee Studies Summer Course: Rethinking “Refugeeness”

LERRN is pleased to share the following information from our partner organization, the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) at York University: The Centre for Refugee Studies... More

Monday, March 20, 2023

Upcoming Webinar: Afghanistan: Displacement and Disruption of Knowledge Networks

LERRN is pleased to share the following information on an upcoming webinar from the "Placement, Preservation and Perseverance: Afghan... More

Friday, March 10, 2023

Podcast Episode on Refugee Participation by James Milner and Rez Gardi

In this episode of (Un)Filtered hosted by Co-Director of R-SEAT Rez Gardi, LERRN Project Director James Milner talks about his research in the forced migration field throughout... More

Friday, March 10, 2023

Refugee and Forced Migration Studies: The view from Kenya

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 from 12pm to 1:30pm EST in the Loeb Building at Carleton University. This event is a hybrid event, with space for 25 people in-person and many more via ZOOM. The... More

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Now Published: LERRN February 2023 Newsletter

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Call for Applications: Establishing Lead Research Chair on Forced Displacement

Call for Applications for PhD University Professor as Lead Chair on Forced Displacement at the Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences (FGSES) of the University... More

Friday, February 10, 2023

Humanitarian Worker Experiences of Structural Inequalities, Organizational Hierarchies, and Disconnections from Humanitarian Principles

Nada Yehia The Beginning Growing up in Egypt in the 1990s & 2000s, I have always been surrounded by news... More

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

LERRN Stands in Solidarity with our Partners in Syria and Turkey

On Monday, 06 February, a devastating earthquake took lives and displaced thousands of people in Turkey and Syria. Many lost their homes in communities that are already in... More

Monday, January 30, 2023

Report Launch: Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East

Event details and recordings available here. On January 16, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), in collaboration with the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS),... More

Friday, January 20, 2023

Upcoming UDSM Seminar: The Meanings of Epistemological Decolonization and Decoloniality Tasks of the 21st Century

LERRN is pleased to share the following details on an upcoming online seminar hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) College of... More

Monday, January 16, 2023

Executive Summary – Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East: Refugee-led Organisations in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey

This Executive Summary presents key findings from the Middle East portion of the project "Evaluation of... More

Monday, January 9, 2023

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Establishing Research Chair in Forced Displacement in East Africa

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. Call for Applications for Postdoctoral, PhD, Master’s and... More

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Upcoming Event: Listening to all voices? The politics of ‘lived experience’: concerns, contradictions, and challenges

LERRN is pleased to announce the following event on behalf of the Social Policy... More

Friday, December 9, 2022

Understanding RLO Impact Report by Diana Essex-Lettieri

In 2022, Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative (RRLI) commissioned an independent external evaluation of refugee-led organizations’ overall impact. You can read the metasynthesis of... More