El Zahraa Majed, Rasha Fahim, and Lucie Lévesque uncover how physical activity shapes newcomer women's sense of belonging during resettlement in Canada, promoting social connections and aiding in integration. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Manoug Antaby maps how the Syrian refugee crisis reshaped Turkey's bilateral relations with Syria across three distinct phases, driving power imbalances and a disrupted security dynamic between the two countries. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Just published a new #FilmReview! Athina Pitta and Serafeim Savvidis reviewed “The Swimmers” directed by Sally El Hoseini - out now on Netflix. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Brett Shadle debunks the commonly accepted mistranslation of Kakuma as "nowhere," tracing how this false narrative erases the Turkana people's history and consigns a region to pre-modernity. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Just published a new #BookReview! Ananya Bhardwaj reviewed “Castaways and Other Writings, 1996-2024” by Diego Bastianutti - out now on Club Giuliano Dalmato di Toronto . Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Michael Ungar, Nilüfer Kuru, and Oksana Tashkinova uncover how displaced families safeguard vital records across migration, with mothers emerging as the primary guardians of documents tied to identity and continuity. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Nerina Weiss pulls back the curtain on the moral dilemmas Norwegian resettlement officers face when humanitarian commitment collides with legal, social, and municipal constraints. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Just published a new #BookReview! Ola G. El-Taliawi reviewed “Refugee Governance in the Arab World” edited by Tamirace Fakhoury and Dawn Chatty - out now on Bloomsbury Academic. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Sheri Dutton, @colleendavison, and Yu Jier Kou showcase the health and social impacts of arts-based therapy on refugee wellbeing in the context of a small Canadian city. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Ragna Lillevik unpacks four decades of Norwegian refugee policy to reveal how "vulnerability" became a double-edged concept, simultaneously opening asylum pathways and legitimizing restriction. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Monika Thakur sheds light on the overlapping integration struggles of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees navigating life in Sault Ste. Marie, uncovering new possibilities for settlement models in smaller cities. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Just published a new #BookReview! Won Geun Choi reviewed “Refugee Policies in East Asia” by Petrice R. Flowers - out now on Cambridge University Press. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Josephine T. V. Greenbrook and Kjell Reichenberg introduce "medicolegal alienation" to capture physicians' fraught experience caring for undocumented patients under restrictive migration regimes. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Nesa Bandarchian Rashti puts photovoice in the hands of adolescent girls and young women with refugee backgrounds in Quebec, uncovering the systemic barriers that block full integration despite physical safety. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Andrew Chan examines how forensic medical evaluations in U.S. asylum cases can inadvertently reproduce suspicion and uncertainty, becoming tools of state control rather than neutral evidence. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Brigitte Suter problematises Sweden’s prioritisation of female refugees, demonstrating how gendered refugee selection represents a shift from a rights-based perspective to a humanitarian approach. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Daniel Engel maps institutional trust among young refugees in Germany, measuring the impact of perception of being in control, sense of belonging, and purpose in life. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Jessica Schultz scrutinizes the logic and consequences of the refugee “women at risk” category, weighing the value of a gendered category in addressing women’s protection needs. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…
Pelin Kılınçarslan, Müge Dalkıran, and Ahmet İçduygu survey vulnerability among Syrian refugee youth in Türkiye, tracking the impact of migration policy, politicization, and institutional barriers on resettlement futures. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.4…