6
Oct
The EU-Turkey deal breakdown: how securitisation narratives are reproduced through externalisation
When Turkey opened its borders in February 2020, the responses from EU states clearly illustrated the fact that externalisation is a tool used to exacerbate securitisation narratives within the international refugee regime. Such narratives have harmful impacts upon displaced people across the globe.[i] The EU-Turkey deal breakdown Turkey has hosted the majority of individuals who... Read More
21
Sep
Are Tibetan refugee schools in India creating gender disparity?
Thousands of Tibetans have settled in India since 1959. Resettlement in India has given the Tibetan community an opportunity for mass education. However, the journey has not been easy, especially for the female Tibetan refugees. Studies have indicated a subtle gender disparity exists in the Tibetan Children Village Schools in India. According to Sewell (1992)... Read More
7
Sep
Creating Social Cohesion Through a Common Language
Introduction Positioned at the border between the Middle East and Europe, Turkey has become a country of transit for refugees on their way to the West. As the number of forcibly displaced people continues to increase globally, Turkey hosts more refugees than any other country in the world, including 3.6 million Syrians. The United Nations... Read More
28
Jul
Syrian Torture Trial: German Court Upholds The Principle of Universal Jurisdiction
Background of the case On 24 February, 2021, a German court in Koblenz sentenced Eyad al Gharib, a low-ranking former officer of the Syrian secret service to four-and-half years of imprisonment for complicity in crimes against humanity. The prosecutors have described the role of Eyad along with Anwar Raslan, the principal defender who is still... Read More
13
Jul
Gender in Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: An Ethnographic Study of Northern Uganda
Introduction In 1995, the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action formally established the undertaking of the integration of gender perspectives in matters of international peace and security. The indispensable role of fostering gender equality was broadly recognised by governments and international organisations and further integrated in several national and international declarations and humanitarian responses.... Read More
9
Jun
Upcoming Event: ‘We don’t want to give away how you hack the system’: An Emotional History of the Department of Immigration and Child Refugees
Dr Jordy Silverstein explores what can be learnt about the place of child refugees in Australian policy history. Presented by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute as part of the Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Seminar Series, in partnership with the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness There are many ways in which we can write a history... Read More
30
Apr
Liberation bibliography: Towards open access to powerful knowledges to enhance forced migration advocacy
The new Australian Research on Refugee Integration Database (ARRID) clearly demonstrates that there has been a proliferation of research on issues relating to forced migration over the last 10 years. This research translates into a large and rich body of scholarship, mostly published by academics in academic journals that are hidden behind paywalls. According to... Read More
28
Apr
Collateral diplomacy: Kenya’s diplomatic failure with Somalia
In March 2020 President Kenyatta warned Somalia to ‘stop and desist from unwarranted provocations’ from what he termed as ‘provoking Kenya by violating her territorial integrity’. Fast forward to March 2021, Kenya pulls out of the Kenya-Somali maritime dispute hearing at the International Court of Justice and then gives a 14 day ultimatum for the... Read More
14
Apr
Reflections on Refugee Backlash and Gendered Harms
Within a window of 15 hours, I virtually travelled in time zones from GMT -5 to GMT +5. These journeys reminded me yet again about some of the most haunting downfalls of humanity. First, I participated in the Bold New Voices in Migration Research Conference organised by the Immigration Initiative at Harvard and Perry House. Sarah Mardini and Salaam... Read More
10
Feb
Can Uganda’s global refugee-assisting image subsist in a possible shift in political regimes?
Uganda’s legacy of accommodating forcibly displaced people dates back to pre-independence when our British colonial masters offered refuge to 7,000 prisoners of war in 1942 during World War II. Standing with over 1.4 million forcibly displaced people, Uganda holds the highest refugee population on the African continent, and ranks fourth globally following Turkey, Colombia and... Read More