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Call For Proposals: ARC-UNHCR Conference on Refugee Studies and Forced Displacement 2025
The ASEAN Research Center at the Asia School of Business is excited to announce the fifth iteration of the ARC-UNHCR Conference on Refugee Studies and... Read More
How can we preserve the human capital of countries affected by forced migration?
Universities and other higher education institutions (HEi) not only provide highly-skilled workforce, but they also produce human capital that is crucial for the political, economic,... Read More
New UK Government Rescinds ‘Rwanda Plan’ But Cruel System Remains
After their landslide victory in the 2024 UK General Election, one of the first policy announcements from the Labour government was to drop proposals to... Read More
Book Review – Suffering, Redemption and Triumph: The First Wave of Post-war Australian Immigrants
“Suffering Redemption and Triumph: The first wave of postwar Australian immigrants”, Peter Brune, Big Sky Publishing, 2023, 436 pages After discovering a box of his... Read More
Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference November 2023 University of Melbourne
Organised and hosted by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute, the annual Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference showcases the work of refugee and migration scholars... Read More
The Greater Manchester Migrant Destitution Fund: Promoting Dignity amidst the Hostile Environment
The Greater Manchester Migrant Destitution Fund supports people who are forced into destitution by their immigration status with cash grants of £80 per month. The... Read More
Map of Hope and Sorrow: Stories of Refugees Trapped in Greece, Helen Benedict & Eyad Awwadawnan
Footnote Press, 2022, 328 pages Helen Benedict is a well-known journalist, academic, novelist and non-fiction writer, often writing on themes of war and violence against... Read More
Book Review: The World is not Big Enough
Vanessa Russell, Hardie Grant Books, 2021 With some nervousness, this refugee supporter took the plunge in 2001 and did what many others have boldly attempted:... Read More
Freedom of expression at risk as US agency ends COVID-era interpretation services
Introduction In a move that has caused much anger and confusion, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is no longer providing free interpretation... Read More
Book Review: Visiting Immigration Detention: care and cruelty in Australia’s asylum seeker prisons – Michelle Peterie
Michelle Peterie, Bristol University Press, 2022, 176 pages With the UK and others competing to become the least attractive destination for refugees and asylum seekers... Read More