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Friday, September 30, 2022

Colonial continuities and colonial unknowing in international migration management: the International Organization for Migration reconsidered

Megan Bradley, Lead of LERRN's Solutions Working Group, has published Colonial continuities and colonial... More

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Can Higher Education be a Pathway to Repatriation for Youth Living in Displacement? A Study of the Career Trajectories of Master of Education Students from Dadaab Refugee Camp

Working Paper 19 By Abdikadir Bare Abikar, Master of Education Graduate, Dadaab Response Association... More

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Establishing Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. Recruitment of IDRC Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

Report from the Dadaab Response Association: Challenges for Refugee Businesses from the Pandemic to Devastating Fires

Okello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response Association This blog post is part of a broader study led by the... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Youth Well-Being in the Dadaab Refugee Camps

Available in عربي Français Español Working Paper 18 By Okello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

Historical Backgrounder: Lebanon’s 2014 Refugee Policy Shift

Working Paper 17 Zahraa Al-Ahmad, Graduate of Carleton University, MA in Political Science Executive Summary While Lebanon has the largest per capita refugee population in the... More

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

New video published by CLS on empowering RLOs

LERRN's Partner Organization, the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS), has published a new video entitled "Refugee-led organizations are locked in a vicious cycle. How can we break it?"... More

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Dr. Maha Shuayb appointed as the British Academy Bilateral Chair in Education in Conflict

Details courtesy of University of Cambridge Faculty of Education LERRN Partner and Centre for Lebanese Studies Director Maha Shuayb was... More

Friday, July 29, 2022

Protected? UNHCR’s organizational culture and its implications for refugee advocates and activists

In this article, LERRN Partner Jeff Crisp takes a critical look at the UN's refugee agency, identifying the key characteristics of its... More

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Proposals: Establishing research chairs on forced displacement in North and West Africa

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed.   Establishing research chairs on forced displacement in North... More

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Now Published: LERRN July 2022 Newsletter

Hot Off the Presses! LERRN has just published our July 2022 newsletter, filled with details of our Partners' new and upcoming publications, refugee participation through RAN Canada and R-SEAT, LERRN Working Group activities,... More

Saturday, June 25, 2022

LERRN Partners Present at REF Conference 2022

LERRN partners Linda Oucho, Mark Oyat, Pascal Zigashane, Dulo Nyaoro and Kiya Gezahegne, along with LERRN Research Officer presented on refugee led organizations and localized... More

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Celebrating LERRN Student Graduates!

Congratulations to Kail, Stephanie, and Rawan! Celebrating your success and wishing you a wonderful journey... More

Monday, June 20, 2022

World Refugee Day: LERRN Celebrates Refugee Leadership

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Monday, June 20, 2022

East Africa RLO Evaluation: Nairobi Writing Retreat

Members of the Dadaab Response Association (DRA), together with other lead researchers, participated in a writing retreat from 11 to 12 June 2022 in Nairobi. The event was hosted at the... More

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

East Africa RLO Evaluation: Kampala Analysis & Writing Retreat

The four lead researchers of the RLO study in East Africa - Abis Getachew (Ethiopia), Andhira Kara (Kenya), Uwezo Ramazani (Tanzania) and Mary Gitahi (Uganda) -  and the... More

Friday, May 13, 2022

GAIN Webinar Series: Translating Academic Research into Effective Responses to Forced Displacement

LERRN is pleased to announce our participation in the upcoming webinar series from the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN):... More

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Who has published in the Journal of Refugee Studies? Examining author affiliation and geographic representation in articles and book reviews

By Lilly Neang, Rachel McNally, and Nadeea Rahim Original version published 25 March 2020. Revised version... More

Saturday, April 30, 2022

LERRN Congratulates Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees on its 40th Anniversary!

Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees marked its 40th anniversary as a journal dedicated to the study of forced migration with the... More

Thursday, April 28, 2022

TRAFIG Final Conference: Understanding Protracted Displacement and Peoples’ Own Responses

LERRN Partner Janemary Ruhundwa, Lead of the Tanzania Working Group and Executive Director of Dignity Kwanza, will be participating in the... More

Thursday, April 28, 2022

[CLOSED] New Partnership Supports Student Research on Canada’s Immigration History

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. This Post courtesy of Nick Ward, Communications & Content Editor,... More

Friday, April 22, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Journal of Refugee Studies – Reviews Co-editor

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. LERRN is pleased to announce the following opportunity from The... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

[CLOSED] Refugee Advisory Network of Canada: Call for Applications 2022

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. The Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) is now accepting applications for three new Advisors to... More

Sunday, April 10, 2022

LERRN-RRN Webinar | Changing the Structures of Forced Migration Research

Event details and recordings available here. The last webinar in a series on Ethics in Forced Migration Research, co-hosted by the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network... More

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Upcoming Virtual Roundtable: Ukraine’s Refugees in Europe – Needs, Policies, Responses

External Link: LERRN is pleased to be participating in the following event to be held by the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian... More

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Launch of Reflection Paper: Beyond Consultation

LERRN is pleased to be participating in the following event to be held by the European Chapter of the GRN (the European Coalition of Migrants and Refugees, EU-COMAR), in collaboration with New Women Connectors and Oxfam... More

Monday, March 21, 2022

LERRN-RRN Webinar | Haunted by Violence

Please note: this webinar was held as a meeting; no video recording will be made available.   Event details available here. On March 11, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Refugee Research Network (RRN)... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Refugee Advisory Network of Canada: Public Statement on Ukrainian Refugees

Today, the Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) issued the following statement on the Ukrainian refugee situation:  ... More

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Research Chair on Forced Displacement in the Middle-East and East Africa

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. CRDI & l’Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth lancent la chaire... More

Friday, March 11, 2022

Whither the Refugees? International Organisations and “Solutions” to Displacement, 1921–1960

LERRN Partners Megan Bradley and Laura Madokoro, together with PhD students Merve Erdilmen and Christopher Chanco, have published Whither... More

Friday, March 11, 2022

From Vulnerability to Empowerment: Critical Reflections on Canada’s Engagement with Refugee Policy

Amanda Klassen, LERRN Project Officer and PhD Candidate in Political Science at Carleton University, has published From Vulnerability to... More

Thursday, March 10, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Research Chair on Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. IDRC & Chang Mai University launch Research Chair on Forced... More

Thursday, March 3, 2022

[CLOSED] Call for Proposals: Online Migration and Diaspora Student Research Conference

PLEASE NOTE: The submission period for this call has closed. For conference schedule and registration details, visit the Migration and... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

R-SEAT’s statement on Ukraine

In response to the rapidly evolving refugee situation in Ukraine, Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT) calls on all parties to uphold six key principles when designing and implementing responses, now or for any refugee... More

Monday, February 28, 2022

[CLOSED] Request for Papers and Commentaries on Protracted Refugee Situations, Creative Solutions, and Refugee-Led Initiatives

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this opportunity has closed. The Journal on Migration and Human... More

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