Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Climate change and Migration: Understanding factors, developing opportunities in the Sahel Zone, West Africa and the Maghreb

Written by Xavier Aragall, Amal El Ouassif, Anna Ferro, Matías Ibáñez This report was originally published on iemed.org In the last decade, it has become very clear that climate change is not a problem of the future. This threat multiplier is causing severe natural disasters, rising sea levels, desertification, and rising temperatures in every... More

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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

LERRN Project Director James Milner and Managing Director of R-SEAT Mustafa Alio gave a lecture titled "The Politics and Practice of Refugee Participation in the Governance of the Global Refugee Regime" at McGill University on the 16th of November. Abstract This presentation examines the emerging norm of meaningful refugee participation in the... More

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Event Report: The Politics of Solutions for Refugees: Lessons from the Naturalization of Rwandese and Burundian Refugees in Tanzania

Available in Français The first event of the 2023-2024 MDS Speaker Series took place on Monday, September 25th, featuring Deo Mwapinga, a Doctorate Candidate in the Department of Political Sciences at Carleton University. Deo is currently a researcher with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and a contributor to the LERRN... More

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Shannon Lectures: Opening Virtual Event – Refugees and the Right to Research Panel

Convenor: Professor Laura Madokoro Rewriting Refuge There are in Canada, as in other countries, many stories about refuge. Some of this history has been used to create powerful nation-building myths, which in turn have facilitated the inclusion of some and the exclusion of others. This edition of the Shannon Lecture Series, “Rewriting Refuge”... More

Friday, October 6, 2023

Blog: Research as conversation: Thinking “the right to research” as a dialogue across displacement

Check out this blog titled "Research as Conversation: Examining 'the right to research' through a displacement lens," co-written by our very own LERRN project writer Irem Karabağ. Read it here: http://refugeehistory.org/blog/2023/10/5/research-as-conversation-thinking-the-right-to-research-as-a-dialogue-across-displacement... More

Monday, July 17, 2023

From anecdote to evidence: researching RLOs in East Africa and the Middle East

While we knew that refugee-led organisations were important actors in the refugee response ecosystem, their roles and scope of activity were poorly understood. How could we move from anecdote to evidence, to better understand the nature and scope of refugee-led responses to the needs of refugees? In response to this question, the Local Engagement... More

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

New Article: Refugee Mobilisation to Support Refugee Rights in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey

We are pleased to announce that the Lead Researchers of the RLO Evaluation: Middle East Project have published an article titled "Refugee mobilisation to support refugee rights in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey" in the June 2023 Special Issue of Forced Migration Review: Mobilising for rights in the MENA region. The article explores the research... More

Monday, July 10, 2023

Event Report: Meaningful Refugee Participation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRmrZl9HuyE   The Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) organized its inaugural webinar titled "Meaningful Refugee Participation: Taking Stock and Charting the Way Forward" in celebration of World Refugee Day on June 20, 2023. With 53 participants from 10 different countries, the webinar explored the... More

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

World Refugee Day: New Music Video from Somali Musician K’NAAN

Alongside The Refugee Hub, LERRN is pleased to announce that Award-winning Somali musician K'naan's new music video "Refugee" is out on World Refugee Day. "Growing up, every time someone called me a refugee, I recoiled. I wanted to flip the meaning of the word, and make it something that people will wear proudly." K’naan.... More

Monday, June 19, 2023

IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion

LERRN Partner Megan Bradley has co-edited a new open-access collection entitled IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion. A brief description of the book, which features contributions from leading scholars of international law and international relations, is below. The book... More

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 humanitarian agencies and... 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

Available in عربي Français Español 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 part of their Forced Migration Studies Series. The conversation, moderated by Professor... More

Thursday, May 4, 2023

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: PPP Student Communications Personnel

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. 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 Communications Personnel (Summer 2023) Job Type: Communications Part Time Summer Job (10... 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 article on the patterns of refugee organizations in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey in The Journal on Migration and Human... 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

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

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this call has closed. LERRN is pleased to share the following Call for Papers for an upcoming Edited Volume on behalf of the editors: Exiled Scholars in Western Academia: Refugees or Intellectuals? Editors Alfred Babo Ph.D. (Fairfield University) ababo@fairfield.edu Sayed Hassan Akhlaq Ph.D. (Coppin State... 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 Creative/Critical Symposium. Event Description Scholars, artists, and organizers who understand the violence of displacement deeply and intimately narrate and theorize how... 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 Refugee-led Organisations in East Africa and the Middle... 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 submission of applications for this position has now passed. With the support of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, this position... 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 Rwandan refugee camps, the volume asks what it would mean to take seriously a “right to research.” In this... 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, sought to bring together practitioners, community partners, and civil servants to discuss the various research findings of this project. In the morning session, 23 participants, consisting of both practitioners and... 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 contributor Ismail Alkhateeb of the anthology The Right to Research: Historical Narratives by Refugee and Global South Researchers, published in 2023 with McGill-Queen’s University Press in their forced... 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 of Refugee-led Organisations in East Africa and the Middle... 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 At-Risk Scholars, Activists and Students’ project" in collaboration with Carleton University and the University of British Columbia, and funded by IDRC.   This webinar will discuss the state of higher... 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 his career, the change in global refugee regime since the 90s, and meaningful refugee participation in the international refugee system. As with any paradigm shift, change... 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 field of refugee and forced migration studies has grown significantly over the past two decades, both in size and in... More

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Now Published: LERRN February 2023 Newsletter

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Establishing Lead Research Chair on Forced Displacement

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. 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 Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P). LERRN is pleased to announce the following Call for Applications from the... More

Monday, February 13, 2023

Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara 2023

Español | English | Français La Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara es la reunión editorial más importante de Iberoamérica y un extraordinario festival cultural. Fundada hace 37 años por la Universidad de Guadalajara, es una feria para profesionales donde el público es bienvenido, lo que la distingue del resto de las principales... 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 about the thousands of displaced people who fled their countries because of occupation, famine, drought, or civil wars. The news told stories about the Palestinian resistance, Palestinian refugee crisis and Palestinian right to return,... 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 critical need of humanitarian assistance. Freezing winter conditions are further endangering lives in the affected regions. Our LERRN partners, Muzna Dureid and Mustafa Alio,... More

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Video: ECOS en transito-Migrante venezolano

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Monday, January 30, 2023

Report Launch: Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East

Available in عربي Français Español 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), hosted a webinar to launch the Middle East results from the project Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa and the... More

Friday, January 20, 2023

Kingdom of Barracks: Polish Displaced Persons in Allied-Occupied Germany and Austria

Bringing to life experiences of forgotten refugees of the postwar... More

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