Publication, particularly in peer-reviewed journals, remains one of the most tangible ways to share knowledge on forced displacement, to advance scholarship and individual career goals, and to inform policy debates. A 2020 study of the Journal of Refugee Studies, arguably…
Our goal in writing this article is to raise awareness about the issues facing unaccompanied children and youth (UCY)[1] and to inspire greater inclusion of their voices – our voices – in decision-making and policy discussions. We also hope to…
Public participation is critical to the development of good public policy. Based on the belief that those who are affected by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process, it contributes to the empowerment of communities…
Statelessness affects over ten million people worldwide.[1] A perpetual issue for stateless people[2] and those helping to resolve statelessness is the notable lack of awareness from the world at large about the issue. With limited awareness about it, there is…
How can the agency of Rohingya refugees and IDPs be more fully embraced as part of responses to their displacement? How can advocacy in such contexts go beyond their voices being ‘amplified’ by intermediaries, instead enabling Rohingya themselves to steer…
When three young Syrian workers were burned to death at a factory in Izmir in Western Turkey, the racist attack was not featured in Turkey’s main media outlets, and only became known 35 days after the incident when documented by…
I, Bahati Kanyamanza, have been a refugee for 22 years. When I came of age in a refugee camp in Uganda, I wondered whether the State of Uganda or the State of my birth – the Democratic Republic of Congo…