Forced Migration Current Awareness

Milestone/More on Accessing Journal Articles

2013-05-20T13:45:00.000-04:00

[An aside: This is my 2500th published post! It has taken me 7 1/2 years to get to this point, but maybe I'll get to 5000 posts in less time since my daily posting rate has increased over the years! At the same time, it's not so much about the numbers, but rather relevance and utility. My sincerest hope is that these posts have proven useful to you and the valuable work that you do to assist and protect forced migrants.]

Now here's the actual post...

Last month, I provided some suggestions for how to find the full-text of journal articles when you do not have subscription or database access to journal collections through your institution. One suggestion was to try to locate an article of interest via Google Scholar. However, if you don't find anything in Google Scholar, broaden the scope of your search to include all of the web. The reason is that it can take a little time for references to end up in Scholar's index, so information about newly published journal articles may not be available immediately.

Here's an example: Today, the PDES Facebook page included a link to an abstract of an article entitled "Early relationships and marriage in conflict and post-conflict settings: vulnerability of youth in Uganda." Full-text access requires payment, so I searched in Scholar for it but only found a citation. However, when I expanded my search to all of the web, I located the full-text on the Women's Refugee Commission web site. (As it turns out, the principal author is a WRC staff member.)

Likewise, the texts of the two law review articles I referenced in today's "gender issues" post are not yet in Google Scholar, but they are available online nonetheless.

If you give the suggestions in this and the earlier post a try but still cannot track down a certain article, let me know - I might be able to point you in the right direction, although no guarantees!

[Image credit: Spider Firework, Wikipedia]

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

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2012 Refugee Claim Data and IRB Member Recognition Rates (Canadian Council for Refugees, May 2013) [text]

Colombia: Between the Humanitarian Crisis and Hope of Peace (Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre, May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Lessons from the Earthquake in Haiti: A Survey on the IDPs and on the Resettled Households (Migration Policy Centre, May 2013) [text]
- English summary of a French-language research report by the ACP Observatory on Migration.

The Price of Fear (IRIN, May 2013) [text]
- Discusses fear of crime and gang violence.

Refugiados en México: Perfiles Sociodemográficos e Integración Social (UNHCR, 2012; launched May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Africa

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Destination Unknown: Eritrean Refugee Torture and Trafficking (NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre, May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Kampala Convention: Entry into Force (Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, May 2013) [access]

Libyans in North Africa Scared to Return Home (IRIN, May 2013) [text]

"Life in Transition: Ongoing Social and Economic Impacts of Internal Displacement on Young People in Liberia," Georgetown Public Policy Review, vol. 18, no. 2 (Spring 2013) [full-text]

Returns to South and Central Somalia: A Violation of International Law (Amnesty International, May 2013) [text via Refworld]

Tales of the Unexpected (Inside Story, May 2013) [text]

Voices from Exile: Daily Realities and Future Prospects of Congolese and Burundian Refugees in the Great Lakes Region (Danish Refugee Council, May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

2013-05-20T10:30:00.000-04:00

Event & opportunity:

FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Global Programs to Develop and Assess the Humanitarian Community's Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence (GBV) within Refugee and Conflict-affected Populations [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 5 June 2013.

Gender, the Refugee and Displacement (1900-1950), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 5 July 2013 [info]
- Registration is now open; a programme will be available at the end of the month.

Publications:

Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People (ILGA Europe, May 2013) [text via Refworld]
- See also other related materials from ILGA Europe including score sheets per country.

Female Refugees Fleeing Conflict (IntLawGrrls, May 2013) [text]

Invisible in the City: Protection Gaps Experienced by Sexual Minority Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Urban Ecuador, Ghana, Israel, and Kenya (HIAS, Feb. 2013) [text]
- See also related U.S. State Dept. speech.

"Nexus with a Convention Ground: The Particular Social Group and Sexual Minority Refugees in Ireland and the United Kingdom," Irish Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1 (2012) [full-text]

The Plight of LGBTI Asylum Seekers, Refugees (IRIN, May 2013) [text]

"Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and the Protection of Forced Migrants," Forced Migration Review, no. 42 (April 2013) [open access text]
-"Around the world, people face abuse, arbitrary arrest, extortion, violence, severe discrimination and lack of official protection because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This latest issue of FMR includes 26 articles on the abuse of rights of forced migrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex. Authors discuss both the challenges faced and examples of good practice in securing protection for LGBTI forced migrants."

UK Asylum Process Painful for Lesbians Fleeing Death Threats (Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 2013) [text]

"Women as a Particular Social Group: A Comparative Assessment of Gender Asylum Claims in the United States and United Kingdom," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 26, no. 2 (Winter 2012) [full-text via SSRN]

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

New Issues of Global Eye, JIRS, J. Intercult. Stud., J. Intl. Humanit. Legal Stud., MPP, Vivre Ens., WAN

2013-05-16T11:45:00.000-04:00

Global Eye on Human Trafficking, no. 12 (April 2013) [full-text]
- A news bulletin from IOM.

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 11, no. 2 (2013) [contents]
- Mix of articles including "Navigating Between Control and Autonomy: Recently Arrived Iraqi Refugees’ Perceptions Regarding Honor, Well-Being, and Risk for Intimate Partner Violence."

Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 34, no. 2 (2013) [contents]
- Focus is on migration in Australia.

Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 (2012) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Migration Policy Practice, vol. III, no. 2 (April/May 2013) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Mix of articles.

Vivre Ensemble, No. 142 (April 2103) [contents]
- Mix of articles on asylum and Syria. Some articles are provided in full-text.

Women's Asylum News, no. 117 (May/June 2013) [full-text via Refworld]
- Lead article is "Pregnant Women in Detention."

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Australia

2013-05-16T10:45:00.000-04:00

Australia's Parliament has passed an amendment that redefines its migration zone in such a way as to render illegal any boat arrivals on the mainland. Those who do arrive by sea will be subject to offshore processing and detention on Nauru or Papua New Guinea's Manus Island. The law does not apply to asylum-seekers who arrive by air. Previously, the zone was limited to islands off the northern coast of Australia (see map).

For more information and initial reactions:
- Australia’s Expanded Excision Law a New Low in Refugee Protection (Refugee Council of Australia, May 2013) [text]
- Government Removes Australia from its Own Borders to Avoid Obligations (Amnesty International, May 2013) [text]
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Excising Australia from the Migration Zone (The Conversation, May 2013) [text]
- "Parliament Excises Mainland from Migration Zone," ABC News, 16 May 2013 [text]
- What Does "Excising the Mainland from the Migration Zone" Mean? (Australian Immigration Law Weblog, May 2013) [text]

*For background on the consideration of the excision bill that took place earlier in the year, visit the Senate Committee's web pages where you can find, among other things, the submissions to the Committee and the final Committee report. See also the comment to this post from Jane McAdam.

*Interestingly, it has been reported that subsequent to the Parliament's passage of the new bill, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship released its quarterly asylum statistics showing that asylum-seekers arriving by boat have a higher refugee recognition rate than those who arrive by plane.

I will add more references as they become available.

[Map credit: "Maritime Boundaries and Application of Excision Legislation," Commonwealth of Australia, Jan. 2007]

*updated

Events:

Asylum Seekers: In Search of a Humanitarian Solution, Melbourne, 22 May 2013 [info]

Human Rights 2013: The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference, Melbourne, 26 July 2013 [info]
- Includes session on "Refugees, the rule of law and the ethics of protection." Registration is ongoing.

Publications:

Asylum Seekers and Refugees—How Will They be Affected by This Year’s Budget? (FlagPost, May 2013) [text]

"Australia’s Costly Asylum-Seeker Policy Contributes to Nation’s Deficit Woes," Time Magazine, 14 May 2013 [text]

Can Either Side of Politics Stop the Asylum Boats? (Off the Hustings, May 2013) [text]

PromiseWatch 2013: The Houston Panel (Centre for Policy Development, May 2013) [text]

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Events & Opportunities: May/June 2013

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Crisis and Migration – Perceptions, Challenges and Consequences, IMISCOE 10th Annual Conference, Malmö, Sweden, 25-27 August 2013 [info]
- Some 45 workshops have been organized, with a variety of CFP deadlines (mostly May and June 2013). Follow the link above to search for relevant fora, browse through workshop descriptions, or check out the overview.

Job Vacancy: Senior Programme Officer, Libya & Tunisia, Danish Refugee Council [info]
- Based in Tripoli. Application deadline is 22 May 2013.

The Political Geography of Refugee Camps, Panel proposal for International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014 [info]
- Submit a proposal by 24 May 2013.

Job Vacancy: Interim Campaigns & Communications Manager, Freedom from Torture [info]
- Based in London. Application deadline is 28 May 2013.

Regional Protection Programmes: An Effective Policy Tool?, Brussels, 30 May 2013 [info]
- The agenda is now available!

XV Humanitarian Congress, Berlin, 25-27 October 2013 [info]
- Online registration opens in June 2013.

FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and IDPs in the Balkans [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 3 June 2013.

FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Global Programs to Develop and Assess the Humanitarian Community's Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence (GBV) within Refugee and Conflict-affected Populations [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 5 June 2013.

FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Sri Lankan Refugees in Tamil Nadu, India [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 6 June 2013.

Summer School: European Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum, Brussels, 1-12 July 2013 [info]
- Apply by 7 June 2013.

Related posts:
- Employment Opportunities: May Deadlines
- Events & Opportunities: Even More May 2013

Tagged Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: General

2013-05-15T13:30:00.000-04:00

Opportunity:

Award for an Outstanding Master Thesis in Global Migration [info]
- Offered by the Programme for the Study of Global Migration to "promote innovative and high-quality research on global migration." The deadline for submissions is 9 September 2013.

Events after the fact:

Displacement and Migration Policies: Exploring the Interconnections, Washington, DC, 7 May 2013 [info]
- Follow link for audio and transcript.

Stranded Migrants: A New Challenge for the International Community, Washington, DC, 9 May 2013 [info]
- Follow the link for audio.

Publications:

Refugee Repatriation: Justice, Responsibility and Redress (Cambridge University Press, 2013) [info via
Brookings]
- Follow link for text of introduction.

Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms on Migration: Approaches, Recent Activities and Implications for Global Governance of Migration, Migration Research Series, no. 45 (IOM, May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Report on IASFM14: The 14th Conference of The International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Kolkata, 6-9 January 2013 [text]

Transitions and Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons: 21 Reasons for Optimism, Presentation at the Transitions and Solutions Roundtable, Amsterdam, 18-19 April 2013 [text]

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking/Smuggling

2013-05-15T12:00:00.000-04:00

Publications:

Analysis: Southeast Asia's Human Trafficking Conundrum (IRIN, May 2013) [text]

"Assistance and Protection of Smuggled Migrants: International Law and Australian Practice," Sydney Law Review, vol. 35, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]

Global Eye on Human Trafficking, no. 12 (April 2013) [full-text]
- A news bulletin from IOM.

In Brief: Raids Free Enslaved Migrants/Refugees in Yemen (IRIN, May 2013) [text]

'No to People Smuggling': A Review of Australia’s Anti-migrant Smuggling Awareness Campaigns (Migrant Smuggling Working Group, May 2013) [text]

Stuck in Traffic: How Helpful is the Trafficking Framework? (COMPAS Blog, May 2013) [text]

Web site:

Migrant Smuggling Working Group [access]
- Research group based at the University of Queensland. Its aim is to "expose and analyse the reality of and responses to migrant smuggling in Australia and continuously monitor national and international developments." Two recent outputs are listed above.

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Europe

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Asylum Applicants and First Instance Decisions on Asylum Applications: 2012, Data in Focus, no. 5/2013 (Eurostat, May 2013) [text via EMN Belgium]

"Asylum Seekers/Refugees' Orientations to Belonging, Identity & Integration into Britishness: Perceptions of the Role of the Mainstream and Community Press," Observatorio (OBS*), vol. 7, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]

A City Says Yes! Reflections on the Experiences of the Save Me Campaign to Promote Refugee Resettlement in Germany (European Resettlement Network, May 2013) [access]
- Launch of publication at event promoting resettlement. Follow link for text and event information.

Initial Observations by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representation for the Baltic and Nordic Countries on Law Proposal No. 579/Lp11 Amending the Asylum Law of the Republic of Latvia (UNHCR, May 2013) [text]

"Refugees in Serbia – Twenty Years Later," Journal of the Geographical Institute "Jovan Cvijić" SASA, vol. 63, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]

Social Networks, Social Capital and Refugee Integration (Nuffield Foundation, April 2013) [text]

Tagged Publications.