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Global Responsibility to Protect, vol. 1, no. 4 (Oct. 2009) [contents]- Mix of articles.INSCAN, vol. 23, no. 2 (Fall 2009) [contents] - Focus is on schools.International Journal of Water Resources Development, vol. 25, no. 3 (Sept. 2009) [contents]- Focus is on the involuntary resettlement caused by large dam projects in Asia.International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 91, no. 874 (June 2009) [

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Jobs: Apply for an Indexer/Cataloguer job with Pambazuka by 1 December 2009.Apply for the Web Content Coordinator position with Forced Migration Online by 6 January 2010.Opportunities: Attend ICAR's seminar on "Gathering Evidence Effectively," London, 8 December 2009.Participate in the Center for Research Libraries' "Human Rights Electronic Evidence Study," "a study of how NGOs think about and

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Beyond IDP Camps (IntLawGrrls, Nov. 2009) [text]- Comment on the recent ICRC report on internal displacement in the context of armed conflict.Hunger, Disaster, Hope: Rethinking Humanitarian Action in Africa (IFRC, Nov. 2009) [text]Internally displaced people: facing up to the challenges (ICRC, Nov. 2009) [text]The Policy Will Kill Us: Somali nationals seeking asylum in India (Pambazuka News, Nov.

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Following on from my earlier post: My next experiment with self-archiving was with the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). This service was established to promote the rapid dissemination of research findings via abstracts and full-text papers. It was recently ranked number one by the "Ranking Web of World Repositories." I post a number of links to SSRN papers on this blog, particularly

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European Migration and Asylum Policies: Coherence or Contradiction? – An Interdisciplinary Evaluation of the EU Summits of Tampere (1999), The Hague (2004) and Stockholm (2009), Scribani International Conference 2010, Madrid, 8-10 September 2010 [info]- Applications and paper proposals due 1 December 2009.Immigrant Legal Resource Center Webinar Trainings [info]- On offer are "Asylum and 'Material

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Advancing a Gendered Interpretation of the Refugee Convention: Refugee Appeal No. 76044 (New Zealand Refugee Law, Sept. 2009) [text]The Common European Asylum System with particular reference to the Qualification Directive (2004/83/EC) (QD) and the Procedures Directive (2005/85/EC) (PD) (IARLJ, Oct. 2009) [text]Permanent Residency for Human Trafficking Victims in Europe: The Potential Use of

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Applying Technology to Crisis Mapping and Early Warning in Humanitarian Settings (Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Sept. 2009) [text]Colombia: Displaced Women Demand Their Rights (Refugees International, Nov. 2009) [text]DR Congo: Protect Civilians and End Military Operations (Refugees International, Nov. 2009) [text]Humanitarian Horizons Working Papers (Humanitarian Futures Programme, Nov. 2009)

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International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 21, no. 4 (Dec. 2009) [contents]- Includes articles on recognizing socio-economic refugees in South Africa; credibility, proof and refugee law; misidentifying human trafficking victims; and protecting stateless persons. Also included is a book review of "Stormy Weather: The Challenge of Climate Change and Displacement" (see related extract).Journal of

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During Open Access Week, I posted on open access repositories and on options for authors who wish to archive eprints of their scholarly journal articles. Both posts were intended to encourage forced migration researchers to more regularly deposit their research output in either institutional or disciplinary repositories. However, since I have never actually archived anything myself, I thought I

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Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN)Asian civil society mobilizes in support of refugee rights (UNHCR, Oct. 2009) [text]Climate ChangeClimate change and migration in Asia and the Pacific (Asian Development Bank, 2009) [exec. summary via PreventionWeb]- "This draft study discusses how climate change is likely to influence population displacement, migration and settlement patterns and

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A Civilised Society: Mental Health Provision for Refugees and Asylum-seekers in England and Wales (Mind, 2009) [text]Improving Mental Health Support for Refugee Communities: An Advocacy Approach (Mind, 2009) [text]Migration and Detention: Mapping the International Legal Terrain (Global Detention Project, Nov. 2009) [text]The Settlement Experiences of Refugees and Migrants from the Horn of Africa

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The 2009 meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) was held in Toronto, 3-6 September 2009. Participants are "strongly encouraged" by conference organizers to upload their papers to the Annual Meeting repository. SSRN was selected as the repository for 2009 papers.Browse/search through the conference program or view it in PDF for more information about conference sessions.

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Multimedia Collection:Peace Media Clearinghouse (U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) & Georgetown University's Conflict Resolution Program) [access]- "A collection of key audio and visual resources and best practices related to conflict management." Search by subject, e.g., "humanitarian efforts" or "refugees/idps" to locate relevant media.Individual Resources:Affected for Life (UNODC, Oct. 2009) [

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A free issue of Australian Journal of Politics & History (vol. 55, no. 1, March 2009) includes Binoy Kampmark's review of Human Rights Overboard: Seeking Asylum in Australia, by Linda Briskman, Susie Latham, and Chris Goddard (Melbourne: Scribe, 2008). Go to the book review section and scroll down to p. 134 of the text. Information about the book is available here.The recently published

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"Border Burdens: China’s Response to the Myanmar Refugee Crisis," China Security, vol. 5, no. 3 (2009) [text via Human Security Gateway]Denial and Delay: The Impact of the Immigration Law’s “Terrorism Bars” on Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the United States (Human Rights First, Nov. 2009) [text]- See also press release.The fifth ripple: Australia’s place in the global refugee crisis (Inside

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A Note on Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (ImmigrationProf Blog, Nov. 2009) [text]Refugees Living in Wales: A Survey of Skills, Experiences and Barriers to Inclusion. Executive Summary (Swansea University et al., Sept. 2009) [text]Slavery & the Trafficking of Women (IntLawGrrls Blog, Nov. 2009) [text]"'Two People Can’t Share the Same Pair of Shoes': Citizenship, Land and the Return of Refugees

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Development Outreach, vol. 11, no. 2 (Oct. 2009) [full-text]- Focus of this issue is "Fragility and Conflict."Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 32, no. 9 (Nov. 2009) [free full-text]- I already posted a reference to this issue, but I noticed it is now freely accessible so here it is again! Includes "First generation decline: downward mobility among refugees and immigrants."European Journal of

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International Refugee Law and Socio-Economic Rights: Refuge from Deprivationby Michelle Foster, Cambridge University Press, 2007 [publication info.]In International Refugee Law and Socio-Economic Rights: Refuge from Deprivation, Michelle Foster confronts the over-simplistic line frequently drawn between the ‘economic migrant’ and the ‘political refugee’ in both refugee and migration studies

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African Immigrants and Refugees in Europe (BAJI Blog, Nov. 2009) [access]- Series of blog posts from two researchers who are "spending two weeks in Italy and Greece to learn more about the plight of African refugees as they make their way to Europe to find work to support themselves and their families back home.""Deliver us from our Protectors: Accountability Violations Committed by Humanitarian

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Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4 (Nov. 2009) [contents]- Mix of articles, including "Is Neutral Humanitarianism Dead? Red Cross Neutrality: Walking the Tightrope of Neutral Humanitarianism."Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, vol. 6, no. 2 (2008) [contents]- Includes two articles on human trafficking.Journal of Peace Research, vol. 46, no. 6 (Nov. 2009) [contents]- Mix of

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Committed to the Diaspora: More Developing Countries Setting Up Diaspora Institutions (Migration Information Source, Nov. 2009) [text]The Consequences of Forced Displacement in Northern Uganda, HiCN Working Paper 65 (Households in Conflict Network, Oct. 2009) [text]Hidden Children: Separated Children at Risk (Children's Society, Nov. 2009) [text]Kampala declaration on refugees, returnees and

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Apply for the Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program, American Society of International Law; applications are being accepted between 12 October 2009 and 12 February 2010.Participate in the "Trafficking in Sex and Labor: Domestic and International Responses" symposium, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, 13-14 November 2009; register by 11 November 2009.Sign up for CMRS Winter

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Intersentia has just published Methods of Human Rights Research, edited by Fons Coomans, Fred Grünfeld, and Menno T. Kamminga. (Note: A paper written earlier in the year with the title "Methods of Human Rights Research: A Primer" is available through SSRN.) One of the chapters addresses "Methodological Challenges in Country of Origin Research" (pp. 187-212). Written by Marco Formisano, it

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I posted earlier on U.S. legal developments relating to domestic violence asylum claims. On Oct. 29th, the New York Times reported that "the administration had taken a major step toward clarifying a murky area of asylum law and defining the legal grounds on which battered and sexually abused women in foreign countries could seek protection here." For more background on the case in question,

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This blog was launched 1 November 2005. Four years later, it is still alerting readers to the availability of new forced migration-related publications, journal issues/articles, events, and web sites/tools. Its main aim is to support the research process by helping to seek out and identify potentially relevant information resources.Read more about the blog in the FAQ. (See especially "How can

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