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James Milner is a Professor of Political Science at Carleton University. He is currently Project Director of\u00a0LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is also Director of the\u00a0Migration and Diaspora Studies<\/a>\u00a0program at Carleton University, Co-Chair of the\u00a0Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network<\/a>, and Canada\u2019s first\u00a0De Mello Chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He has been a researcher, practitioner and policy advisor on issues relating to the global refugee regime, global refugee policy, meaningful refugee participation and the politics of asylum in the global South. He has undertaken field research in Burundi, Guinea, Kenya, India, Tanzania and Thailand, and has presented research findings to stakeholders in New York, Geneva, London, Ottawa, Bangkok, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and elsewhere. He has worked as a Consultant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in India, Cameroon, Guinea and its Geneva Headquarters.<\/p>\n

He is author of\u00a0Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa\u00a0(Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), co-author (with Alexander Betts and Gil Loescher) of\u00a0UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection\u00a0(Routledge, 2012), and co-editor of: Canada in the Global Refugee Regime (McGill-Queens University Press, 2026),\u00a0Refugees\u2019 Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace: Beyond Beneficiaries (Georgetown University Press, 2019) and\u00a0Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Human Rights and Security Implications\u00a0(UN University Press, 2008).<\/p>\n

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Friday, December 12, 2025<\/p>

Event Report – UNHCR at 75: Challenges and Opportunities<\/h3>

https:\/\/youtu.be\/FwUxmajpzKc   On 26 November 2025, LERRN in partnership with the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network (GAIN), hosted a webinar titled \u201cUNHCR at 75:... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025<\/p>

Event Report: Towards a New Response to Forced Migration<\/h3>

On the 12th of September 2025, a panel discussion titled \u201cTowards a New Response to Forced Migration through Local Engagement Refugee Research Network\u201d concluded the three-day LERRN 2.0... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025<\/p>

LERRN and James Milner Named SSHRC Impact Partnership Awards Finalists<\/h3>

We\u2019re proud to share that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has recognized our work through LERRN partnership \u2013 the Local Engagement Refugee Research... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div>

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