{"id":3663,"date":"2021-04-22T17:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T21:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=3663"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:55","slug":"gil-loescher-book-launch","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/event\/gil-loescher-book-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Launch | Gil Loescher\u2019s Refugees: A Very Short Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_8bRHF9cAQJ2jqeNidl_6dA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster.png 1920w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster-360x203.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Gil-Loescher-Book-Launch-poster-200x113.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/Book-Launch-Gil-Loescher-Refugees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View this info in PDF form<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Please join us as we launch <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/refugees-a-very-short-introduction-9780198811787\"><em>Refugees: A Very Short Introduction<\/em><\/a>, Gil Loescher\u2019s last book. The book offers a concise and compelling introduction to the causes and impact of contemporary refugee responses. By drawing on Loescher\u2019s 40-year legacy as an authority on UNHCR and global refugee issues, the book offers critical insight on the impact of today\u2019s responses to refugee movements for states, global order and refugees themselves. The book also draws on more recent developments to call for a new approach that engages with the root causes of displacement, the politicization of refugee responses, and an enhanced role for civil society actors and refugee-led responses. Speakers will reflect on the meaning of the book for the future of refugee research and responses, including from the perspective of global policy discussions, national responses in the global South, and refugee leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/learn-with-lerrn\/webinars\/#webinar-27-may-2021\">Video recording &amp; post-event report<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsc.ox.ac.uk\/gil-loescher-memorial-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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