{"id":622,"date":"2019-10-06T14:02:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T18:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=622"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:34:26","slug":"highlights-book-launch-of-refugees-roles-in-resolving-displacement-and-building-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2019\/highlights-book-launch-of-refugees-roles-in-resolving-displacement-and-building-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights: Book Launch of Refugees\u2019 Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The book launch of Refugees\u2019 Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace was a huge success!<\/p>\n<p>The resolution of displacement and the conflicts that force refugees from their homes is often explained as a top-down process led and controlled by governments and international organizations. This book takes a different approach. Through contributions from scholars working in politics, anthropology, law, sociology and philosophy, and a wide range of case studies, it explores the diverse ways in which refugees themselves interpret, create and pursue solutions to their plight.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to the panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Megan Bradley \u2013 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University<\/li>\n<li>Mustafa Alio \u2013 Managing Director\/ Co-Founder, Network for Refugee Voices; Managing &amp; Development Director\/ Co-Founder, Jumpstart \u2013 Refugee Talent<\/li>\n<li>Muzna Dureid \u2013 Syrian Refugee and Founder of Women Refugees Not Captives<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Christina Clark-Kazak \u2013 Associate Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa<\/li>\n<li>Prof.\u00a0James\u00a0Milner \u2013 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your contributions are helping make refugees active partners in research and practice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content__video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Refugees&#039; roles in resolving displacement and Building Peace&quot; Book Launch Fall 2019 UOttawa\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZIIFXUf5ynY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreenRefugees' roles in resolving displacement and Building Peace\" Book Launch Fall 2019 UOttawa\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/press.georgetown.edu\/book\/georgetown\/refugees-roles-resolving-displacement-and-building-peace\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to view Refugees\u2019 Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace on the Georgetown University Press website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content__video\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Didn&#39;t get a chance to attend the panel discussion &amp; book launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Refugees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Refugees<\/a>\u2019 Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace? Don&#39;t worry, catch up on the action here! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WithRefugees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WithRefugees<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZuhUbOywX\">pic.twitter.com\/FZuhUbOywX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LERRN (@Lerrning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lerrning\/status\/1180902083446358016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The book launch of Refugees\u2019 Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace was a huge success! The resolution of displacement and the conflicts that force refugees from their homes is often explained as a top-down process led and controlled by governments and international organizations. This book takes a different approach. 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