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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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

On Wednesday March 11, Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Refugee Policy at Carleton University, gave a talk to... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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:... 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 -... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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... 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... More

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Archive and Display: Five conversations on Lebanese forced migrations

Historians Dr. Laura Madokoro and Dr. Dominique Marshall are welcoming Lebanese filmmaker and oral historian Hicham Kayed to Ottawa during October 26-30. Hicham Kayed’s... More

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Film Screening of “Aisle”

About this Event Join us for a movie night showcasing inspiring and powerful stories! While Palestinian refugees residing in Lebanon are aware of the risks that come with unlawful immigration, 156,000 asylum seekers travelled to... More

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Reflections on Canada and the Global Refugee Regime: Opportunities for Partnered Research

By Rachel McNally, Carleton University   On 3 October 2019, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) organized a panel... More

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Highlights: Book Launch of Refugees’ Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace

The book launch of Refugees’ Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace was a huge success! The resolution of displacement and... More

Friday, October 4, 2019

Reflections on 50 Years of OAU Refugee Pact

On 2 October 2019, Khoti Kamanga, co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Forced Migration at the University of Dar es Salaam, and Co-Applicant for LERRN, published an op-ed in The Citizen, one of Tanzania’s leading... More

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