Solutions Working Group
The Solutions Working Group: A core objective of the global refugee regime is to support the achievement of “durable solutions” for refugees, traditionally through voluntary repatriation to their country of origin, integration in the host country or resettlement to a third country. Yet durable solutions for refugees have proven increasingly elusive, with millions of refugees now trapped in protracted displacement. New thinking on the meaning of solutions, and obstacles to their achievement, is needed. The Solutions Working group explores this issue through research on contemporary as well as historical refugee situations.
Lead
Contributors
Chris Chanco
- Research Assistant
Ian Van Haren
- Student Coordinator, McGill Refugee Research Group
James Milner
- Project Director, LERRN
Merve Erdilmen
- Student Researcher
Relevant Publications
New Op-Ed: Falling Back into the Shadows? How to Keep Internal Displacement on the Humanitarian Agenda
We’re pleased to share a new op-ed by Megan Bradly and Jennifer Welsh published in The Conversation, which emphasizes the growing need to focus international attention …
New Article: Being “resettlement-minded”: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and Refusals in Jordan
We are proud to announce the publication of a new article in Ethnic and Racial Studies: Being “resettlement-minded”: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and …
Event Report: Migration Research in the Age of Messy Politics Roundtable
On March 25, 2024, Professor Laura Madokoro from Carleton moderated the roundtable “Migration Research in the Age of Messy Politics.” Three professors from different universities …
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 unknowing in international migration management: the International Organization for Migration reconsidered …
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 and Socialising UNHCR in Geopolitics. Drawing …
Durable Solutions and the Humanitarian-Development Nexus: A Literature Review
Working Paper 2 Merve Erdilmen, PhD Student, Department of Political Science, McGill University Executive Summary This paper provides a brief review of the literature on …
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 the conflicts that force …
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Megan Bradley (2019). Unresolved and Unresolvable? Tensions in the Refugee Regime. Ethics and International Affairs 33(1): 45-56.
Megan Bradley (2019). Canada Must Step Up to Help Millions Displaced Inside Their Own Countries. The Conversation, 26 June 2019.
Megan Bradley (2019). The Return of Internally Displaced Persons: Patterns, Possibilities and Gaps in Knowledge. McGill ISID Global Governance Lab Policy Brief, Montreal: McGill University Institute for the Study of International Development.
Merve Erdilmen’s LERRN working paper Durable Solutions and the Humanitarian-Development Nexus: A Literature Review.