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Thursday, December 2, 2021

LERRN-RRN Webinar | Building Research Relationships and Setting the Agenda

  Event details and recordings available here. In the second of a series of webinars on the ethics of forced migration research co-hosted by the Local Engagement Refugee... More

Wednesday, November 24, 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... More

Wednesday, November 24, 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... More

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Op-Ed: Muzna Dureid on Canada’s Response to Climate Refugees

Op-Ed: Here’s why Canada should modernize its immigration policy to respond to people displaced by climate change By Muzna Dureid In October 2021, leaders from all over the... More

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Realising the Right of Return: Refugees’ Roles in Localising Norms and Socialising UNHCR in Geopolitics

Megan Bradley, Lead of LERRN's Solutions Working Group, has published Realising the Right of Return: Refugees’ Roles in Localising Norms... More

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

LERRN-RRN Webinar | Types of knowledge in forced migration: Whose voices and perspectives frame research?

Event details and recordings available here. The first webinar in LERRN’s Ethics in Forced Migration Research series, co-hosted with the... More

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

CARFMS 2021: Meaningful Refugee Participation and Canada’s Role in the Global Refugee Regime

From the 27th to the 29th of October 2021, LERRN participated in two sessions at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for... More

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

RSC Webinar: A Refugee-Led Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa

This online interactive presentation explored the ongoing Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organisations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Given that the project is in its early... More

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

People Forced to Flee: History, Change and Challenge

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced its flagship publication, People Forced to Flee: History, Change and Challenge, to be published by Oxford University... More

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

[CLOSED] Call for Articles: FMR 70 “Knowledge, Voice and Power”

PLEASE NOTE: The submission period for this call has closed. How can we address questions of power and representation in refugee research? We are pleased to announce this Call for... More

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... More

Thursday, October 7, 2021

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: West Africa Research Placement with Carleton QES

PLEASE NOTE: The registration period for the program has closed. Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in West Africa? Do you... More

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

SSIC 2021 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,... More

Monday, September 20, 2021

Refugee Advisory Network of Canada: Statement to the Government of Canada on Humanitarian Response to Resettle Afghan Refugees and Migrants

Today, the Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) issued the following statement to the Government... More

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

[CLOSED] Opportunity: Research Assistants for the Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa

PLEASE NOTE: This opportunity is now closed and no longer accepting applications. We are looking to award 12 consultancies for Research... More

Monday, September 13, 2021

[CLOSED] 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... 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... More

Monday, July 19, 2021

Beyond the partnership debate: localizing knowledge production in refugee and forced migration studies

James Milner, LERRN Project Director, with Richa Shivakoti, Senior Research Associate, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Repatriation as a Durable Solution: Refugee Perspectives on Repatriation Policies and Education in Dadaab Refugee Camp

https://youtu.be/DHHRNAqxb38 Abulogn Okello, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... More

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this call has closed. We are pleased to announce the following call for proposals for our partner... 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... More

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