Thursday, April 2, 2020

Education Response(s) to COVID-19 in Jordan: Ongoing Education at all Costs

By Dina Batshon Written: 31/3/2020 2,372,736 learners in Jordan from pre-primary all the way to tertiary education, nationals and non-nationals, are affected by the nationwide closures of educational institutions [1] as the country comes towards the end of its second week under lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. This past March has had... More

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

How global is the Journal of Refugee Studies?

By Rachel McNally and Nadeea Rahim 80% of the world’s refugees are in the Global South. But what about refugee research? In 2019, the editors of the journal Migration Studies embarked on a self-reflection process about the geography of submissions to the journal, resulting in a blog post asking the critical question: Does the... More

Saturday, March 21, 2020

The Urgency of Racing Forced Migration: Conversations on the Experiences of Black Refugees

By Mohamed Duale The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1966 to remember the day when South African police massacred 69 unarmed people protesting in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws which managed and restricted the movement of Black South Africans... More

Monday, March 16, 2020

Tanzania’s National Legal Framework for Refugees

In the summer of 2019, Leonard Chimanda, a Masters candidate of Laws in Migration and Refugee Law at the University of Dar es Salaam and Stéfanie Morris, a researcher at the University of Ottawa were tasked to evaluate whether there are gaps in Tanzania's current national legal and regulatory framework. Discrepancies between international law... More

Friday, March 13, 2020

Global Research Partnerships: Beyond the North-South Divide?

In the recent years, collaborative partnerships between research centres in the Global North and the Global South became one of the central spaces for producing knowledge on refugee issues. In this literature review, Salma Essam El Refaei, a PhD student at Carleton University, analyzed the Forced Migration field to study how these partnerships... More

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Dr. Ola El-Taliawi on the Current Divide Between the Norm and Practice of Refugee Protection

On Wednesday March 11, Dr. Ola El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at Carleton University, gave a talk to outline her research agenda for advancing the study of refugee policy. During her talk, she presented her doctoral research on state policy responses to the Syrian refugee movement. Her research focused on refugee... More

Saturday, March 7, 2020

An Equal World is an Enabled World: Reflections on Gender Equality in Refugee Contexts

By Amanda Klassen March 8th, 2020 marks the 55th year that International Women’s Day (IWD) has been celebrated around the world. This year the IWD theme is #EachforEqual, an equal world is an enabled world which highlights the difference that individuals can make. IWD is an opportunity to celebrate the many amazing accomplishments of women... More

Friday, March 6, 2020

Muzna Dureid’s Journey to Advancing Women’s Rights

With International Women’s Day around the corner, it’s a good time to celebrate women who have played an extraordinary role in advancing women’s rights. LERRN is thrilled to highlight Muzna Dureid and the amazing work she has done - and continues to do - for women and girls. In 2011, Muzna and her family... More

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Dr. Ola El-Taliawi to Outline her Agenda on Refugee Policy on March 11

What explains why governments decide to admit refugees or reject them? Why do states that are non-signatory to the Geneva Convention grant protection to forced migrants, and what influences their policymaking processes? Dr. Ola El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy, will outline her research agenda that seeks to advance our... More

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Remembering Stories of Refugees of African Descent

“When it comes to African refugees, and the ways they have contributed to Canadian society, that story is yet to be fully documented and to be visible,” says Mohamed Duale, a PhD candidate at  York University and LERRN researcher. Refugees of African who found asylum in Canada have brought culture, economic prosperity and  other... More

Thursday, February 20, 2020

DIGNITY Kwanza: Pursuing Social Justice For All

In commemoration of the World Day of Social Justice, LERRN is proud to share the stories of our partners committed to the social justice for all. For DIGNITY Kwanza, our lead partner in Tanzania, the pursuit of social justice for every individual, even the most marginalized and vulnerable is at the heart of their... More

Friday, February 14, 2020

Youth Engagement in Lebanon: Christina Klassen’s Research Placement Experience

By Christina Klassen “Youth engagement.” This compelling but vaguely defined term drew me to apply for the LERRN Youth Engagement research placement in Lebanon in the summer of 2019. I submitted my application more out of a curiosity to understand why the local team in Lebanon had chosen this as an area of research... More

Friday, February 7, 2020

Dr. Ola El-Taliawi: Bridging the Gap Between Public Policy and Refugee Studies

LERRN is thrilled to welcome Dr. Ola El-Taliawi for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship focusing on Global Refugee Policy. Dr. El-Taliawi holds a Ph.D. from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from the American University in Cairo. Her doctoral... More

Friday, February 7, 2020

Podcast on New Challenges and New Hopes at the Global Refugee Forum

This past December the United Nations High Commission for Refugees held its first Global Refugee Forum. At the forum, Canada made history when it included a refugee advisor, Mustafa Alio, as a formal member of the Canadian delegation. However, refugee participation doesn't stop there, as LERRN Director James Milner discussed in a podcast created... More

Friday, February 7, 2020

LERRN’s Roundtable Discussion on Refugee Participation

LERRN is committed to the participation of refugees in all stages of research and policy, which aligns with the emphasis for increased refugee participation in the Global Compact on Refugees. On January 30th 2019, LERRN hosted a roundtable discussion on the next steps for refugee participation following the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in December... More

Monday, February 3, 2020

Now Recruiting for 2020 Research Placements!

LERRN is excited to announce 2020 Research Placements in Lebanon and Kenya. Placements are eligible for graduate students studying at Carleton University, McGill University, York University or the University of Ottawa. As a student researcher, you will be contributing to the larger partnership goal of co-creating knowledge on the most pressing... More

Monday, January 27, 2020

After the Forum: New Directions in Global Refugee Policy

After more than 2,000 people met in Geneva for the first Global Refugee Forum, our partner and Co-applicant Dr. Jeff Crisp of the Refugee Studies Centre, shared his reflection on the international community’s future response to the refugee flow. Dr. Crisp predicts there will be a “continuation of the exclusionary refugee policies currently... More

Monday, January 27, 2020

Civil Society and the Everyday Politics of the Global Refugee Regime

LERRN’s Project Director, James Milner and Associate Professor of political science at Carleton University, visited our partner, the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University’s Keele campus on Thursday, Jan. 23 to share lessons and ideas on how to make refugee research, policy and practice more inclusive and equitable, in partnership with... More

Thursday, January 23, 2020

International Day of Education: Putting youth at the forefront

By Yasmeen Shahzadeh and Dr. Oroub El-Abed January 24th is the International Day of Education. The significance of this day is monumental: it is a celebration of the power of education to bring peace, to encourage sustainable development, to create opportunities, and to empower generations. For many around the world, access to education continues... More

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Lessons from the Dadaab Camps in Building Capacity in Education

 By Mohamed Duale The International Day of Education on January 24th was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on December 6, 2018 as a day of action to highlight the role of education in sustainable development and peace, and to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels.”[i] In this blog post for... More

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Refugee Participation: Where next after the GRF?

Date: Thursday, 30 January 2020 Time: 3:00 p.m – 4:30 p.m. Location: A 631 LOEB building Carleton University History was made by Canada at the UN’s Global Refugee Forum in Geneva in December 2019 when it included a refugee advisor, Mustafa Alio, as a formal member of the Canadian delegation. This event will share... More

Sunday, January 12, 2020

LERRN partner Mustafa Alio featured in Toronto Star

Read this article from the Toronto Star about how LERRN partner Mustafa Alio made history as a delegate to the Global Refugee Forum in December 2019: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/01/12/canadian-refugee-makes-history-as-state-delegate-at-unhcr-forum.html This is an exciting step forward in the long journey towards greater refugee... More

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

CRS Seminar: Civil society and the everyday politics of the global refugee regime

WHEN: January 23, 2020 @ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM WHERE: 626 Kaneff Tower - 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 CONTACT: Michele Millard - Email Guest Speaker: James Milner, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University While there is a rich literature on the politics of the global refugee regime and the politics... More

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Event report: Localization: What? Why? How?

On the eve of the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, LERRN partnered with the IDRC and Asylum Access to host a roundtable on “localization” and the importance of local actors in guiding refugee responses. The event brought together eight dynamic partners for a discussion at the Geneva Press Club on 16 December 2019. The... More

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Filmmaker and Activist Hicham Kayed’s Visit to Canada

In October, LERRN had the pleasure of inviting filmmaker and activist Hicham Kayed to Canada to share the work of Al-Jana with a wider audience and explore ways that LERRN could support Al-Jana’s important work. Al-Jana is a member of LERRN's Lebanon Working Group active in setting LERRN's priorities.    We are constantly working... More

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Intersectionality and Other Critical Approaches in Refugee Research: An Annotated Bibliography

DINA TAHA PhD Candidate, York University Executive summary: This literature review highlights migration and refugee research engaged with intersectionality as a critical framework that challenges homogenizing experiences and categories in the global refugee context. Intersectionality seeks to enable the analysis of multiple experiences, recognize... More

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Durable Solutions and the Humanitarian-Development Nexus: A Literature Review

MERVE ERDILMEN PhD Student, Department of Political Science, McGill University Executive summary: This paper provides a brief review of the literature on the link between humanitarian and development approaches to durable solutions for refugees. By shedding light on the meaning, scope, and timing of durable solutions; strengths and shortcomings of... More

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Protection and the Humanitarian-Development Nexus: A Literature Review

MIDORI KAGA PhD Candidate, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa DELPHINE NAKACHE Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Executive summary: Attempts to bridge the Humanitarian-Development (HD) nexus are not new, but in recent years this idea has received renewed interest in light of the... More

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

LERRN Student Network

LERRN welcomes students to participate in events and apply for summer research placements. We are working on more opportunities for students to be involved with LERRN. To stay in touch, we invite you to join the LERRN Student Network Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/433838990583520/ and follow LERRN on Facebook and... More

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Curated Research Needs List

LERRN is in the process of working with our NGO and refugee-led organization partners to identify research questions that they would like to answer and compiling a list of these research needs. Students will be able to select questions from the list to research for course papers, research papers, and theses. It will be... More

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

LERRN hosts Lebanese filmmaker Hicham Kayed

From October 28th to 30th, LERRN welcomed filmmaker Hicham Kayed to Carleton for three days of workshops and the Canadian premiere of his film “Aisle.” Hicham is a member of LERRN’s Lebanon Working Group and the Deputy General Coordinator of Al-Jana, a Lebanese NGO that seeks to empower marginalized communities through creative arts. On... More

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Brainstorming Ways to Support Refugee Participation

In September 2019, LERRN and the Refugee Hub convened researchers, practitioners and policymakers for a Policy Dialogue to explore how Canada can support meaningful refugee participation. Refugee-led organizations often express the principle “nothing about us without us” to highlight the importance of including refugees in discussions and... More

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Localization: What? Why? How?

  A roundtable organized by IDRC, Asylum Access and LERRN The Geneva Press Club Monday, 16 December 2019 11h30 to 13h00 Lunch to follow       Purpose On the eve of the Global Refugee Forum (GRF), the purpose of this roundtable is to make progress in commitments to localization, stemming both from the... More

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

International Refugee Law Seminar Series

The Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) is pleased to announce full details of the 10th International Refugee Law Seminar Series, held jointly with UNHCR. The full series schedule is available at https://rli.sas.ac.uk/10th-international-refugee-law-seminar-series, and additional information about the next event in the series is below. This series will... More

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Migration Student Research Conference

Come hear about the latest student research in migration at Carleton and beyond! The Migration Student Research Conference is hosted by the Migration and Diaspora Studies Initiative and the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN). It will feature presentations from students who went on summer research placements in Kenya, Lebanon, and... More

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