New Publications and Reports

Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. A new International Crisis Group report available online at: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5563&l=1

Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words? A new International Crisis Group report available online at: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5589&l=1

Community Cohesion and Migration: Tenth report of Session 2007-08.

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmcomloc/369/369i.pdf

The House of Commons Communities & Local Government Committee has just published the 10th report of the Session 2007/8. The report looks at the effects of migration on cohesion; pressures on local services; responding to migration locally (eg local leadership and integration) and nationally (eg number of bodies involved, need for the Government to improve its provision); Government funding; and concludes with some 32 recommendations.

(Source: Welcome to your Library Digest – www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk)

Empowering agencies to engage communities

http://changesuk.net/empowering_agencies_report.pdf
This research (published March 2008), explores how public agencies can assess and improve their openness and ability to respond to community influence. It was produced by changes an independent consultancy based in the West Midlands specialising in community engagement, community development and active citizenship. More information at www.changesuk.net/
(Source: Welcome to your Library Digest – www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk)

Integration and Diversity in the UK
http://www.ippr.org/research/teams/project.asp?id=1409&pid=1409
Useful summary of work to date and in progress by the Institute for Public Policy Research on migration, equalities and citizenship. Research project in progress is called Moving up together: promoting equality and integration for the UK's diverse communities, and will address the pressing question of why some migrant and minority communities are lagging behind in socio-economic terms. More information at weblink above.
(Source: Welcome to your Library Digest – www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk)

Think research …

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/social_exclusion_task_force/think_research.aspx

The Social Exclusion Task Force, together with Barnardo's, Research in Practice and NFER, has developed a user-friendly tool to assist commissioners and service providers to select and monitor evidence-based services for vulnerable people. There is a wealth of data on ‘what-works’ – both from the research community, local authorities and service providers.

This immensely practical document – and other info – can be downloaded from the above weblink.

(Source: Welcome to your Library Digest – www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk)

Title - Enhancing Access to Human Rights
Source - International Council on Human Rights Policy
Date - Jul 2008
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/KKAA-7GH68R?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Checklist for Integrating Human Rights in Natural Disaster
Management in the Pacific
Source - UN Development Programme
Date - Nov 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/SHIG-7GLE4T?OpenDocument

(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance: Final Research
Report
Source - Transparency International
Date - Jul 2008
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/VDUX-7GMSX8?OpenDocument

(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Environmentally Displaced People: Understanding the Linkages
Between Environmental Change, Livelihoods and Forced Migration
Source - Refugee Studies Centre
Date - Dec 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7GMHJF?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - A Handbook on Planning Projects to Prevent Child Trafficking
Source - Terre des hommes
Date - Jan 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/ASAZ-7GMGY7?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Barbour, Brian and Brian Gorlick, Embracing the 'responsibility to protect': a repertoire of measures including asylum for potential victims, New Issues in Refugee Research paper no. 159 (UNHCR, July 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Black, Richard et al., Demographics and Climate Change: Future Trends and Their Policy Implications for Migration, DRC Working Paper no. T-27 (Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, June 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Fielden, Alexandra, Ignored Displaced Persons: the plight of IDPs in urban areas, New Issues in Refugee Research paper no. 161 (UNHCR, July 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Fletcher, Emily, Changing Support for Asylum Seekers: An Analysis of Legislation and Parliamentary Debates, Working Paper no. 49 (Sussex Centre for Migration Research, May 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Maxwell, Daniel et al., Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance (Feinstein International Center, Humanitarian Policy Group & Transparency International, July 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Munteanu, Alison, Partners for protection: a review of the organizational capacity of NGOs in Romania, New Issues in Refugee Research paper no. 160 (UNHCR, July 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Tiltnes, Åge A., Characteristics of Displaced Palestinian Refugees from the Nahr El-Bared Refugee Camp, Fafo-paper 2008:02 (Fafo, May 2008) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Vigneswaran, Darshan, A Foot in the Door: Access to Asylum in South Africa (Forced Migration Studies Programme, June 2008) [text]
- See the related research
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/).

Posted in: Publications.