Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Event Report: Towards a New Response to Forced Migration

On the 12th of September 2025, a panel discussion titled “Towards a New Response to Forced Migration through Local Engagement Refugee Research Network” concluded the three-day LERRN 2.0 launch in Ottawa. The roundtable brought together academia and civil society partners with lived experience of displacement to present to the public the newly... More

Friday, November 28, 2025

LERRN Launches Landmark Partnership to Reimagine Global Responses to Forced Migration

From 11 to 12 September 2025, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted a multi-day event marking the official launch of its new SSHRC Partnership Grant, Reimagining Responses to Forced Migration. The $2.5-million award—supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) alongside matching contributions... More

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

New Publication: “Against the Charge of Charity: Refugee-led Organisations, Localisation and Decolonising Humanitarianism”

by Merve Erdilmen, published in Third World Quarterly This study sheds light on the often overlooked relations between local actors in the localisation of humanitarian assistance. It examines how local NGOs and refugee-led organisations (RLOs) in Turkey approach humanitarianism and localisation. By focusing on RLOs led by three distinct displaced... More

Thursday, October 23, 2025

New Op-Ed: Responding to the Global Displacement Crisis — A Role for Canadian Universities?

By Nyabuol Biel Gang, James Milner, and Lilly Neang A newly published op-ed in University Affairs explores how Canadian universities can play a critical role in addressing the global displacement crisis. In “Responding to the Global Displacement Crisis: A Role for Canadian Universities?”, Nyabuol Biel Gang, James Milner (Project Director,... More

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

LERRN 1.0 (2018 – 2025) – Key Areas of Work

What We Do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M5jag0pW20&feature=youtu.be Civil society actors have historically played an important role in determining outcomes for refugees, and have been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions to refugee situations. LERRN’s goal is to understand and enhance the role of civil society in... More

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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 students into a thought-provoking dialogue with Dr. Ritesh Shah, LERRN partner, a distinguished scholar in the political economy of education and Co-Director of the Centre for Asia Pacific... More

Friday, October 3, 2025

Call for Papers: Exploring Participatory and Creative Methodologies in Migration Research

Frontiers Call for Papers This new Special Issue aims to explore how participatory and creative methods are utilized in various migration contexts, highlighting both the challenges and successes of these approaches. It seeks to explore how these methods can produce meaningful interactions and generate more ethical and balanced research outcomes.... More

Friday, October 3, 2025

The 9th Regional Conference on Forced Migration – Justice and Accountability for Children

The Refugee Law Project is pleased to announce its ninth Regional Conference on Forced Migration, taking place on October 7-8, 2025, under the theme: “From Rights to Reality: Implementing Justice and Ensuring Accountability for Children in Uganda.” This year’s conference will showcase inclusive and transformative approaches to the... More

Friday, October 3, 2025

Call for Papers: The Refugee Convention at 75 Perspectives Within and Beyond Conference

University of Oslo is hosting the Refugee Convention at 75: Perspectives Within and Beyond Conference Date: 22-23 June 2026, University of Oslo, Norway The Refugee Convention at 75: Perspectives Within and Beyond conference, taking place on June 22–23, 2026, at the University of Oslo, Norway, invites scholars, practitioners, and advocates to... More

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher & Research Support 2025–2026

The University of Dar es Salaam Research Chair on Forced Displacement (UDSM-RCFD) The University of Dar es Salaam Research Chair on Forced Displacement (UDSM-RCFD) is now accepting applications for the following research opportunities under the IDRC-funded project, "Strengthening knowledge, evidence use and leadership in the global south on forced... More

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Protected: LERRN Profile Intake Form

The purpose of this form is to gather information about new LERRN partners to be promoted on LERRN's website, social media, and email newsletter. The information will be referenced and used to promote future LERRN co-hosted... More

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

LERRN and James Milner Named SSHRC Impact Partnership Awards Finalists

We’re proud to share that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has recognized our work through LERRN partnership – the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network – by naming James Milner a finalist for the 2025 SSHRC Impact Partnership Award. These awards are among Canada’s highest honours in the social sciences and... More

Friday, September 5, 2025

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 and provision of inclusive education for learners with disabilities in Hagadera Primary Schools. Inclusive education is an educational philosophy based on human... More

Friday, September 5, 2025

Congratulations to Professor Delphine Nakache!

Congratulations to Professor Delphine Nakache on Her Induction into the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists! Through her groundbreaking scholarship and tireless advocacy, Professor Delphine Nakache has emerged as a global leader in migration law. Her work ensures that the lived experiences of migrants and... More

Thursday, July 31, 2025

The Impact of the Presence of Refugees in North Western Tanzania

by Dr. Bonaventure Rutinwa and Dr. Khoti Kamanga, The Centre for the Study of Forced Migration, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania In 2003, the Centre for the Study of Forced Migration at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania conducted a study on the impacts of the presence of refugees in Northwestern... More

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

LERRN Awarded SSHRC Partnership Grant to Reimagine Responses to Forced Migration

We are thrilled to announce that the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) has been awarded a C$2.5 million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to lead a transformative work on "Reimagining Responses to Forced Migration." The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of... More

Friday, June 20, 2025

Congratulations to Ola G. El-Taliawi, the 2025 recipient of the Levine Award!

Each year, the Levine Prize is awarded under the auspices of the Research Committee on the Structure and Organization of Government (RC 27) of the International Political Science Association.   The prize honors the legacy of Charles H. Levine, a distinguished member of the committee and a former member of the editorial board of its... More

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Call for Proposals: The JRS Special Issues

The Journal of Refugee Studies (JRS) is accepting proposals for special issues. JRS is a peer-reviewed journal featuring original, high-quality research related to diverse aspects of forced migration. We welcome proposals that engage with and significantly advance scholarly debates in the field of refugee and forced migration studies. Special... More

Monday, June 2, 2025

Now Published: 2024 – 2025 Newsletter

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Book Launch: The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South Webinar Event Report

On May 5, 2025, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted a webinar to celebrate the launch of Dr. Ola El-Taliawi's book, “The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South.” Shifting the focus from sensationalist rhetoric about mass migration to the North, The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South provides... More

Friday, May 23, 2025

Call for Essays: Gunn Prize for Immigration History

The Gunn Prize celebrates excellence in historical research on immigration to and settlement in Canada. Jointly offered by the Canadian Immigration Historical Society (CIHS), the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), and the Department of History at Carleton University, this annual award recognizes outstanding academic work by... More

Thursday, May 22, 2025

New Op-Ed: Falling Back into the Shadows? How to Keep Internal Displacement on the Humanitarian Agenda

We’re pleased to share a new op-ed by Megan Bradly and Jennifer Welsh published in The Conversation, which emphasizes the growing need to focus international attention on internal displacement, which often remains underrepresented in global humanitarian discourse. Despite rising numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) driven by conflict,... More

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Decolonising Knowledge Production in the Field of Refugee Education

By Cathrine Brun,  Cyrine Saab, Maha Shuayb We are thrilled to share a new research study report published by our partner Center for Lebanese Studies (CLS). This report provides an in-depth analysis of the knowledge production landscape in the field of refugee education, critically exploring how it continues to be shaped by colonial legacies... More

Monday, April 28, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Deo Osmund Mwapingwa on His Appointment as Secretary General of FP-ICGLR

The Parliament of Tanzania and LERRN proudly congratulate Dr. Deo Osmund Mwapingwa on his appointment as Secretary General of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR). His appointment was confirmed during the 15th General Assembly held on April 25, 2025, in Luanda,... More

Friday, April 25, 2025

Bibliometric Analysis of Refugee Policy Research: Mapping the Subfield

By: Ola G. El-Taliawi, Ph.D., Luiz Leomil, and James Milner Introduction Scholarship on refugee policy has grown substantially over the past decades, reflecting the increasing complexity of forced displacement and policy responses worldwide. This reflects the realization that state responses to refugees are not only shaped by legal and... More

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Blog Post: Gender equality – More than just a women’s issue

by Lavender Mboya "These displacements have made the people very vulnerable and especially the men, our most vulnerable people, although when you go to the organization for help they say no, we don’t help men we only help women and ladies, but I'm telling you, our men have become very vulnerable and this has led... More

Monday, April 21, 2025

Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons

In December 2024, Megan Bradley and Jennifer Welsh convened a workshop at McGill on Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons. The workshop was co-hosted with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs and UNHCR. It involved presentations from a group of nine IDP leaders from Iraq, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Colombia,... More

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

New Article: Being “resettlement-minded”: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and Refusals in Jordan

We are proud to announce the publication of a new article in Ethnic and Racial Studies: Being “resettlement-minded”: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and Refusals in Jordan By Sarah Nandi, Oroub El_Abed, Megan Bradley, and Hamzah Qardan Published: March 21, 2025 in Ethnic and Racial Studies This timely and... More

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Fieldwork Notes: Research with Migrant and Refugee Leaders

Takeaways From the Fieldwork in Chile and Colombia by Constanza Lobos, Stephanie López Villamil As part of the project “The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in Global South” our team of researchers from Colombia and Chile conducted fieldwork in both countries to... More

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Blog Post: Voices of Resilience. Inspiration and Challenges of Refugee Leadership in Kakuma

by Pascal Zigashane, LERRN Research Associate, Executive Director at Action pour le Progres (CBO) This blog builds on findings from the LERRN study “The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in the Global South”, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation. As part of this... More

Monday, April 7, 2025

Webinar Report: High-Level Officials Meeting(HLOM): Lessons Learned from the GRF on Meaningful Refugee Participation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AGLNYlp6Wk Para la versión en español, desplácese hasta la parte inferior de esta página. On April 03, 2025, the Local Refugee Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) co-hosted a webinar with Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT) to present and discuss findings from the R-SEAT Assessment... More

Friday, April 4, 2025

Bringing Refugee Issues to the UN in New York

On 1 April, LERRN’s Project Director James Milner, and R-SEAT’s Co-Managing Director Rez Gardi delivered a technical briefing on the global refugee regime at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York. The briefing was developed in collaboration with Leah Zamore from the Zolberg Institute at the New School of... More

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

James Milner Receives 2024/25 Outstanding Faculty Graduate Mentor Award

Left to Right: Rachel McNally, James Milner, and Deo Mwapinga at the 2024/25 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards Ceremony. Carleton University, 31 March 2025 Congratulations to James Milner! James was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Faculty Graduate Mentor Award for 2024/25! This award recognizes exceptional Carleton University faculty members... More

Friday, March 28, 2025

Exploring the Implementation of the 2019 Global Refugee Forum Pledges by the Government of Kenya: A Case Study of the Dadaab Refugee Camps

LERRN is thrilled to share the results of a co-produced research on education in the Dadaab Refugee Camps with research partners with lived experiences of displacement residing in refugee camps in Kenya. This research was conducted by Goundo Diarra, and researchers from the Dadaab Response Association: Arte Dagane, Leomoi Ochan, Abdikadir Abikar,... More

Thursday, March 27, 2025

2025 Summer Course: Climate Migration Futures – Shaping the Research Agenda for 2050

Apply for the Centre for Refugee Studies’ 2025 Summer Course: Climate Migration Futures – Shaping the Research Agenda for 2050 Dates: June 2–6, 2025Location: Toronto, Canada (with virtual participation available) Take advantage of the Special Early Bird 50% discount on virtual participation fees (CAD$300 - $462) when you register by April... More

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