{"id":7175,"date":"2023-06-19T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=7175"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:44","slug":"iom-unbound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2023\/iom-unbound\/","title":{"rendered":"IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>LERRN Partner <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/megan-bradley\/\">Megan Bradley<\/a> has co-edited a new open-access collection entitled <em>IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion. <\/em>A brief description of the book, which features contributions from leading scholars of international law and international relations, is below. The book is available<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/iom-unbound\/63DD0B11FD174F2BFEB94DEC458F9E1D#fndtn-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/iom-unbound\/63DD0B11FD174F2BFEB94DEC458F9E1D%23fndtn-information&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689706118980000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bu_iVeDZqo7zJRaZ3TlKT\">&nbsp;open access via the CUP website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong>(Cambridge University Press, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer-240x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer-240x311.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer-160x207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer-400x518.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer-360x466.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer-200x259.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/IOM-Unbound_Flyer.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM&#8217;s expansion in a new way. Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), the book illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A full PDF of the book is available from Cambridge University Press:<\/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.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/iom-unbound\/63DD0B11FD174F2BFEB94DEC458F9E1D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LERRN Partner Megan Bradley has co-edited a new open-access collection entitled IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion. 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