Wednesday, March 19, 2025

New Publication: “The ‘Not Yet’ and ‘Never’ Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps”

We are excited to announce the release of a new publication titled: "The 'Not Yet' and 'Never' Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps" by Rachel McNally, Pascal Zigashane, Abdikadir Abikar, Arte Dagane, Mark Oyat Okello, and Ochan Leomoi, published in Ethnic and Racial Studies This study delves into... More

Friday, March 14, 2025

Deadline Approaching: CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Contest

Deadline is March 30, 2025 The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, are pleased to share the Call for Submissions for its Student Essay Contest (SEC) and the CARFMS/LERRN... More

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

New Publication: Through the Localization Looking Glass: Seeing Subaltern Power in the Refugee Regime

We are thrilled to announce the release of the article titled "Through the Localization Looking Glass: Seeing Subaltern Power in the Refugee Regime" by Merve Erdilmen, James Milner, Megan Bradley published in Global Studies Quarterly There has been increased scholarly and policy attention to “localized” responses to displacement, in the hope... More

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Congratulations to Delphine Nakache

Congratulations to Delphine Nakache, Lead LERRN Protection Working Group, on her appointment to the University Research Chair (URC) in Migrant Protection and International Law at the University of Ottawa!   Professor Nakache is a leading voice on issues of refugee protection. She has dedicated her career to amplifying the voices of vulnerable... More

Monday, March 3, 2025

Nimo Bokore: Supporting Social Work in Somalia

LERRN celebrates the success of Professor Nimo Bokore’s dedication to helping create sustainable, locally led initiative’s that strengthen civil society and improve the well-being of all community members.    LERRN Co-Lead of the Training Working Group, and Associate Professor of Social Work at Carleton University, Nimo Bokore exemplifies... More

Friday, February 28, 2025

Webinar Recap: The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership

On February 6, 2025, the Gerda Henkel Foundation and LERRN hosted an insightful webinar, The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in the Global South. This event brought together research teams to share key findings from an 18-month comparative study on refugee leadership... More

Friday, February 28, 2025

Webinar Report – The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in Global South

Para la versión en español, desplácese hasta la parte inferior de esta página. On February 08, 2025, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted a webinar to present and discuss the findings of a recently completed special research project on the Politics And Processes Of Refugee Leadership In The Global South, generously... More

Monday, February 24, 2025

Webinar Recap: Global South Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement

On January 30, 2025, the IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Migration, with support by LERRN, hosted a webinar on Global South Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement. Moderated by Luisa Felina Freier (Peru), the webinar featured insights from Andrew Harper (UNHCR), Amal El Ouassif (Morocco), Desiree del Rosario (Dominican Republic), and... More

Thursday, February 6, 2025

60 Years of Hosting Refugees: A Tanzanian Narrative Release

Tanzania Working Group is proud to announce the release of “the 60 Years of Hosting Refugees: A Tanzanian narrative”, an anthological collection of lived experiences of refugees and selected key actors in Tanzania. For six decades, Tanzania has opened its doors to refugees. How has this shaped communities and policies over time, and what... More

Friday, January 17, 2025

Don’t Rush to Send Syrians Back

  Despite the profound uncertainty surrounding Syria’s future, many governments in Europe and the Middle East appear to be forging ahead with plans to send refugees back.   Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees. Read the new analysis by Reva Dhingra and  Lama Mourad in Foreign Policy   ... More

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Forced Displacement and Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy: What Is Missing?

Working Paper 29 By Brianna Parent Long, Carleton University and Muzna Dureid, Concordia University Executive Summary Despite Canada's recognition as a global leader in refugee resettlement and the introduction of the FIAP under the Trudeau's administration, we identify a crucial oversight: the insufficient focus on forced displacement within its... More

Thursday, January 9, 2025

CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Contest

The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, are pleased to share the Call for Submissions for its Student Essay Contest (SEC) and the CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of... More

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Event Report: Discussion with UNHCR’s Madeline Garlick: Critical Themes in Global Forced Migration Policy Today

https://youtu.be/QZO1lZMCOF8 On November 25, 2024, Carleton University’s Migration and Diaspora Studies Department, in collaboration with UNHCR and LERRN, hosted a hybrid discussion with Dr. Madeline Garlick, Chief of Protection Policy and Legal Advice at UNHCR in Geneva, on critical themes in global forced migration policy today. Students,... More

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Access to Tertiary Education for Refugees with Disabilities in Dadaab Refugee Camps

Working Paper 26 by Abdi Omar Aden,York University Executive Summary This paper investigates higher education opportunities for refugees with disabilities in the Dagahaley refugee camp (Dadaab, Kenya) with an emphasis on inclusivity, parent support, resource availability, barriers, and recruitment processes. The study employed qualitative methods... More

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Refugee Welfare in Kenya: Challenges and Solutions

Working Paper 28 by Abulogn Ojulu Okello, York University, Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Program Executive Summary This paper delves into the intricate terrain of refugee welfare in Kenya, exploring the challenges faced by refugees and the solutions devised to alleviate their plight. Kenya's experience in hosting refugees offers... More

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Event Report: Book Launch: Forced Migration in/to Canada: From Colonization to Refugee Resettlement

https://youtu.be/2zUX1a1PpJM On October 28, 2024, faculty members of University of Ottawa and Carleton University, students, and visiting scholars gathered to celebrate the book release of Forced Migration in/to Canada: From Colonization to Refugee Resettlement. Forced Migration in/to Canada is a critical primer from multiple disciplinary... More

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Project Assistant (Learning Assistant) – English and French speakers – Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law

Location: remote/home-based with reliable internet connection Contractual modality: 12 months consultancy contract with the possibility of extension Remuneration: Euro 1,100 to 1,500/month Deadline for applications: 10th of November 2024 Background of the Institute The International Institute of Humanitarian Law is an independent, non-profit,... More

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Project Assistant (Learning Assistant) – English and Arabic speakers – Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law

Location: remote/home-based with reliable internet connection Contractual modality: 12 months consultancy contract with the possibility of extension Remuneration: Euro 1,100 to 1,500/month Deadline for applications: 10th of November 2024 Background of the Institute The International Institute of Humanitarian Law is an independent, non-profit,... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Mustafa Alio, Oroub El-Abed, and James Milner on Season 3 of Borders& Belonging by CERC Migration

The Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration & Integration program's award winning podcast, Borders and Belonging, kicks off its third season with an episode titled: "Nothing about us without us." This episode highlights the importance of refugee and migrant voices in shaping the policies that affect them, deep diving into the... More

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Two Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions in The Institute of Political Science at Universität Münster

The Institute of Political Science in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill two positions for Postdoctoral Research Associate (f/m/d) (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L, 100%) within the team of the Professor of Political Science with a Focus on... More

Monday, September 9, 2024

Carleton University Sprott School of Business MBA – LERRN Internship Reflections

This summer, Carleton University Sprott School of Business MBA candidate Ying Wang successfully completed her internship with LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network. We extend our congratulations to her and are excited to share her insightful reflections on her internship experience working with LERRN. How would you describe this... More

Monday, September 9, 2024

Deo Mwapinga Successfully Defends His Thesis on Durable Solutions For Refugees

Congratulations to Deo Mwapinga on successfully defending his PhD dissertation titled The Politics of Citizenship as a Durable Solution for Refugees in Tanzania: A Comparative Case Study of Naturalization of Rwandese and Burundian Refugees! Deo Mwapinga completed his doctoral study at the Department of Political Science at Carleton University... More

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

In The Meantime: Gender, Race, Nationality, and “Para- Solutions” for Refugees in Amman, Jordan

Working Paper 27 Sarah Nandi, Department of Political Science, McGill University Oroub El Abed, International Migration and Refugee Studies, Birzeit University Megan Bradley, Department of Political Science, McGill University Hamzah Qardan, USAID, Jordan Executive Summary The three durable solutions, namely resettlement to a third country, local... More

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Role of Education in Protecting The Environment and Women’s Rights at Dagahaley Camp Dadaab, Kenya

Working Paper 24 By Dahabo Abdi Ibrahim Executive Summary Education promotes both individual and national development by contributing to increased productivity and a hope for the eradication of poverty, disease, and ignorance (Kigotho et al. 2016). Author, with a lived experience of displacement, offers an exploration of environmental education... More

Friday, August 16, 2024

An Analysis of Women Empowerment Programmes and Gender Equality in Hagadera Refugee Camp, Dadaab, Kenya

By Kiin Ahmed Mohamed Being a refugee is one of the hardest things any human being can face. But being a female refugee brings even more challenges. This blog post is based on my personal experiences growing up and the research I completed for my Master of Education from York University through the Borderless... More

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Redefining Refugee Status: The Gender Dimension

By Shabnam Saleh Imagine you are a young woman in Kabul. Education is a distant memory, eclipsed by the ever-present threat of violence and the suffocating constraints of oppressive rule. Your future is a terrifying question mark, painted with forced marriage, domestic abuse, and the denial of basic human rights. This isn't dystopian fiction;... More

Friday, August 9, 2024

Announcing the 2024 winners of the CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Award

The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Award. There are two winning papers in... More

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Enough of the Books: Exploring Alternative Pathways of Knowledge Mobilization and Dissemination

By Emmanuel Yakass ‘Wisdom does not reside in the head of one’ – Ghanaian Proverb The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) course on fieldwork training and cross-cultural research course has been an enlightening experience for me, the module content of the course was well-thought-out and put together to increase my understanding... More

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Untraditional Forms of Knowledge Dissemination in Forced Migration: Video Games and Children’s Books

By Kimiya Missaghi The traditional methods of knowledge dissemination in forced migration research, while valuable, often fail to reach populations that are outside of scholarly or policy-oriented circles. To address this gap, innovative approaches such as video games and children's books have emerged, offering novel ways of sharing information... More

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Intertwining Researcher’s Positionality and Intersectionality in Forced Migration Studies

By Andrea M Avelino Sánchez Knowledge production in the realm of forced migration is not immune to the influence of power structures and geopolitical interests, which can shape research funding, areas of focus, specific topics, objectives, and outcomes (as discussed in James Milner’s LERRN course lecture “Introducing LERRN & Principles of... More

Monday, July 29, 2024

The Ethics of Conducting Community-Based Research with Forced Migrants as an Early Career Researcher

By Deepa Nagari In this blog post, I will reflect on conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR) with forced migrants as an emerging researcher in the early stages of her PhD career. I will combine some of the insights gleaned from the topic with the overall ethical considerations of community-based research. My research will examine... More

Friday, July 26, 2024

The Challenges of Doing Research with Syrian Refugees in Türkiye

By Nur Helvali The Syrian civil war, which started in 2011 and spread rapidly, has created a major refugee crisis in the region affecting mainly Türkiye, Lebanon and Jordan. While the Syrian refugee crisis in Türkiye is in its 13th year, it has evolved to different dimensions than when it started. It has ceased... More

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Learning from Nimo Bokore : Cross-Cultural Research, Mental Health, and Social Work

By Abenther Damtew In an increasingly interconnected world, comprehending the different cultural views of mental health has become very important to understand different backgrounds. Hence, research like that of LERRN course developer Nimo Bokore stands at the forefront of this essential discourse, shedding light on how cultural backgrounds shape... More

Monday, July 22, 2024

Cultural Sensitivity in Cross-Cultural Research

By Dennis Osei Kyere  My experience in this two-week intensive online training program has been truly extraordinary. The program itself was highly insightful, offering deep dives into research topics and methods from various perspectives and cultural contexts. The topics covered were divided into two main categories: first, Principles and... More

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Ethical Considerations in Qualitative Research: Refugee and Migrant Groups

By Afag Javadova Undertaking research with refugee and migrant populations requires a deep commitment to ethical integrity, given the inherent vulnerabilities and complexities of their prior experiences. Throughout the research process, researchers are expected to carefully navigate numerous ethical considerations to ensure the integrity and... More

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