Events and Websites

Events

The Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford invites you to:

'No Peace of Mind: Stories of displacement in the Democratic Republic of
Congo'

Join us for a photo exhibition showcasing stunning images from
photojournalists and field practitioners highlighting the effects of the
lengthy conflict in the DRC on individuals and communities.

Please see: http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/PDFs/DRCPhotoExhibition.pdf for more
information.

Where: University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BJ
When: 1-14 December 2010 (9 am to 5 pm)

For more information, please contact Héloïse Ruaudel: rscpolicy@qeh.ox.ac.uk

(Source: Forced Migration Discussion List - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

Websites

Economics of Migration - http://www.ippr.org/research/teams/project.asp?id=1452

IPPR have just pulled together all their work on migration - very useful starting-off point.

(Source: Network Bulletin -  http://www.seapn.org.uk/)

MigrationOxford website launched

The University of Oxford is a world-leader in the study of international migration, whether forced or voluntary. We are happy to announce the launch of a new website which showcases this work: MigrationOxford
(www.migration.ox.ac.uk).

MigrationOxford has been developed by three collaborating centres in the Social Sciences Division: Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), the Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS) and the International Migration Institute (IMI).

MigrationOxford provides:

* A downloadable calendar of migration-related events across the University
* A list of all academics within the University who have an interest in
international migration
* An introduction to the University's portfolio of research into the
causes and effects of migration
* Information about migration-related teaching programmes within the
University
* Links to the latest publications for policy, practitioner and academic
audiences

Please send all replies to: migration@socsci.ox.ac.uk

(Source: Forced Migration Discussion List - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html)

New Journal and Newsletter Volumes

Please find below a list of new and journal and newsletter releases relating to refugee studies and related topics. These have been accumulated from a range of online sources and links to the relevant full-text document are given where appropriate. Alternatively, a link will be given to the associated Table of Contents, (ToC). This list will be made available on a regular basis via our Refugee Studies blog (http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com), as new resources become available.

If you find any other new resources, then do please let us know at: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

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Title: Refugee Survey Quarterly.

Volume: Vol. 27 No.3
Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl
Source: Oxford Journals - http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ (Web)

Additional Info: Special issue on Asylum and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Title: Asylum Support Partnership (ASP) Newsletter

Volume: 78.
Date: September 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/howwehelp/partners/partnership/newsletter.htm
Source: Refugee Council - http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/ (Web)

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Title: Conflict and Health

Volume: 2
Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://conflictandhealth.com/ (full-text)
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Conflict Trends

Volume: 3
Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.accord.org.za/downloads/ct/ct_2008_3.pdf (full-text).
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: European Journal of Migration and Law

Volume: Vol. 10 No. 3
Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mnp/emil/2008/00000010/00000003 (contents)
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Humanitarian Exchange

Volume: No. 40.
Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.odihpn.org/report.asp?id=2956 (full-text)
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog: http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volume: Vol. 12 No. 5
Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117980142/home
Source: (Web)

Posted in: Periodicals.

New film: 'Iraqis in Egypt: Time is Running Out"

The film 'Iraqis in Egypt: Time is Running Out' is now available to view
on the Forced Migration Online website.

This documentary film looks at the lives of six Iraqi families who have
been forced to flee their homes and are now living as refugees in the
massive urban sprawl of Cairo. As the years pass by, their situations
are becoming increasingly desperate, with little or no rights in their
country of first asylum.


Iraqis in Egypt: Time is Running Out:
http://www.forcedmigration.org/video/iraqis-in-egypt/

More videos can be viewed at:
http://forcedmigration.org/video/

To learn more & to find out how you can help, visit:
http://www.iraqisinegypt.org/


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Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the
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Studies Centre (RSC), Department of International Development,
University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the
RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this
message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should
include attribution to the original sources.

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http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html

Posted in: Multimedia.

International Summer School in Forced Migration

Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
International Summer School in Forced Migration
30 June-18 July 2008

Applications are invited for this year's International Summer School in
Forced
Migration, to be held at Wadham College, Oxford. Apply by 1 March (bursary
applicants), 1 May (self-/employer-funded applicants). Now in its 19th year,
the course offers an intensive, interdisciplinary and participative approach
to
the study of forced migration. It aims to enable people working with refugees

and other forced migrants to reflect critically on the forces and
institutions
that dominate the world of the displaced.

Participants
Experienced practitioners involved with assistance and policymaking for
forced
migrants. Graduate researchers specialising in the study of forced migration.


Fees
£2,800. Early-bird fee (apply and pay by 31 March): £2,600.

For further information, please click on:
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/index.html?teaching_summer

or contact
International Summer School Administrator
Refugee Studies Centre
Department of International Development (QEH)
University of Oxford
3 Mansfield Road
Oxford, OX1 3TB
UK
tel: +44 (0) 1865 270723
fax: +44 (0) 1865 270297/270721
email: summer.school@qeh.ox.ac.uk
website: http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk

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Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the
Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies
Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the
views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or
re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts
should include attribution to the original sources.

List archives are available at:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html

Posted in: Conferences and Meetings

5th Postgraduate Conference on Forced Migration

5th Postgraduate Conference on Forced Migration

The 5th Forced Migration Student Conference will be held at St. Antony's
College, University of Oxford on March 1st 2008. Registration is now
open for participants who wish to attend the Conference, including
students, independent scholars and practitioners.

http://www.forcedmigration.org/events/2008/fmsc/

Posted in: Conferences and Meetings.

New Online Publications

Newly listed online publications from ReliefWeb and the Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog:

Title - Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines
for the Promotion of Disaster Mitigation
Source - Pan American Health Organization
Date - Jul 2003
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/MTRA-79C9QH?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Human Development Report 2007/2008 - Fighting Climate Change: Human
Solidarity in a Divided World
Source - UN Development Programme
Date - Nov 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-79CHHF?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Discussion Paper: Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the
Context of International Migration
Source - UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Date - Nov 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-79CHR9?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - UNFPA - Annual Report 2006
Source - UN Population Fund
Date - Jan 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EMAE-79CN8N?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - UNFPA - Rapport Annuel 2006
Source - UN Population Fund
Date - Jan 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EMAE-79CNGV?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Title - Forced Migration Review No. 29 - Humanitarian Reform: Fulfilling
Its Promise?
Source - Forced Migration Review, University of Oxford
Date - Dec 2007
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EMAE-79CR53?OpenDocument
(Source: ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/)

Iraqi Refugees: A Lot of Talk, Little Action (Refugees International, Nov. 2007) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Refugee Diet in a context of Urban Displacement (Forced Migration & Refugee Studies Program, AUC, Oct. 2007) [Part one] [Part two]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the Context of International Migration (UNHCR, Nov. 2007) [text]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Study of Iraqis in Jordan (Fafo, Nov. 2007) [access]
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Posted in: Publications.

The Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program - AUC

The Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program at the American University in Cairo has just announced the following courses for the forthcoming year:

Summer Short Courses 2008

· Addressing the protection of Refugee Women and Girls
· Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Refugees
· International Refugee and Human Rights Law

Application procedures - Please send a letter of application stating:

a) Interest in the Summer School
b) The course(s) you are applying for.
c) Why the course(s) is/are important to your work or academic interest.

And include your updated curriculum vitae.

Addressed to:

Ms. Maysa Ayoub Email: fmrs@aucegypt.edu
Projects Manager Tel: (202) 27976921
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Fax (202) 27956681 American University in Cairo FMRS/AUC, 113 Kasr El Aini Street, PO Box 25000, Cairo 11511, Egypt

Deadline for applications is - March 30th 2008.

For further information regarding accommodation in Cairo and further
updates on FMRS up-coming events access: www.aucegypt.edu/fmrs (under
Outreach).

Posted in: News.

Moving Here: New online resource reveals UK migration history

The Moving Here website has now been updated to include significant new resources on the history of migration to the UK, especially designed for schools. Further details of which are included in the following highlights from the associated press release:

Moving Here: New online resource reveals UK migration history: A new online learning resource launches today, offering free and unparalleled access to first-hand experiences of migrants in the UK. Moving Here Schools www.movinghere.org.uk/schools, created in partnership and led by The National Archives, has published contemporary primary source materials to encourage pupils to explore Britain’s multicultural society.

A broad range of learning resources, including interactive activities, has been designed to be used across the school curriculum. The site is ideal to support pupils at Key Stage 2 and 3 (ages 8-14) for History, Geography, Citizenship and ICT. Working with a range of heritage institutions, the project has enabled different minority communities to record their own stories of migration using a variety of sources - stories are told through audio, video, photographs, film and crafts.

For further information, please contact Elise Oliver, press officer at The National Archives
Tel: 020 8392 5237
Email: severine.gould@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Posted in: Multimedia.

FMR 29

Issue 29 of Forced Migration Review (http://www.fmreview.org) – to be published
in October 2007 – will include a feature section on

The implications of humanitarian reform

There is currently much debate within the international community about the
proposed reforms to the humanitarian architecture (see
http://www.humanitarianreform.org) and the proposed introduction of the ‘One
UN’ approach. To what extent will these reforms help ensure more effective
international responses to forced migration? The FMR editors would welcome
practice-oriented submissions, reflecting a diverse range of opinions, which
address questions such as the following:

- Is the objective of improving humanitarian response enhanced or endangered by
the ‘One UN’ proposal?
- What are the implications for principles of impartiality and neutrality?
- What does partnership between UN and non-UN humanitarian agencies mean in
practice for refugees and IDPs?
- What are the potential implications of the 'One UN' pilots on humanitarian
space?
- To what extent will the proposed reforms help plug the gap in terms of
protection of and assistance to IDPs?
- Is the pooling of humanitarian funds under the Central Emergency Response
Fund (CERF) proving effective?
- Do newly prominent, non-traditional donors - those outside OECD/DAC - have a
sufficient voice in humanitarian decision-making processes?
- What lessons are being learned from the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD)
initiative pilots?
- Given that GHD's Principle 6 stresses allocation of funding on the basis of
need, how can humanitarian organisations and donors work together to ensure
this Principle is realised and better humanitarian outcomes are achieved?
- What is the likely impact of the Global Humanitarian Platform (GHP) and
proposed Principles of Partnership (PoP)?
- Given that some UN agencies have shown greater willingness and/or capacity
than others to cooperate with NGOs, can there be consistency in approaches to
partnership?
- How can humanitarian organisations ensure that their responses are motivated
by the humanitarian imperative and that humanitarian principles guide their
work?
- How far can humanitarian organisations cooperate and coordinate with
political and/or military actors without their motivations being called into
question?
- How can organisations ensure they are viewed as independent and impartial,
particularly in situations like Iraq and Afghanistan?
- How can we avoid the ‘command and control’ approach to coordination,
especially when there is a large number of local, national and international
humanitarian actors?
- To what extent have the views of civil society and refugees/IDPs themselves
been taken into account in developing proposals for humanitarian reform? Do the
proposals reflect their needs and wishes?
- What role should the private sector play in contributing to humanitarian
responses?
- What is the impact of recent reforms on the selection and training of UN
humanitarian personnel?

Deadline for final submission of articles: 1st September 2007.

Information for FMR authors is at: http://www.fmreview.org/writing.htm. Please
write to us at fmr@qeh.ox.ac.uk as soon as possible if you are interested in
contributing or have suggestions of colleagues who may be able to.

New Issue of Forced Migration Review

The latest issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR28)

Enhancing Southern capacity: rhetoric and reality

is now online at http://www.fmreview.org/capacitybuilding.htm

Virtually every humanitarian agency talks about their commitment to building –
or enhancing – Southern capacity. To our surprise, however, our call for papers
for this issue did not produce the flood of articles we expected. Perhaps this
tells us something about lack of fit between rhetoric and reality? Do
international agencies still define ‘capacity building’ in a way which implies
that Southern recipients have no capacity to start with? Is the capacity-
building industry a North-driven, patronising and uni-directional transfer of
knowledge? Is there genuine commitment to helping nationally-based
organisations respond to future crises? The first 15 articles in this issue
address these and other questions.

FMR 28 – which will be published in English, Arabic, Spanish and French – also
includes 23 articles on a wide range of other subjects.

FMR would appreciate your help to maximise impact.

This issue will be distributed to our usual mailing list shortly, accompanied
by our special issue on Iraq (‘Iraq’s displacement crisis: the search for
solutions’, online at http://www.fmreview.org/iraq.htm). If you usually receive
FMR, you do not need to request either of these issues (unless you require
multiple copies).

If you do not usually receive FMR but would like to receive a hard copy for
your organisation, or multiple copies for distribution to partners and policy-
and decision-makers, please contact the Editors at fmr@qeh.ox.ac.uk We will
need your full postal address and indication of how many copies in which
language you require.

Please feel free to reproduce any articles in either issue, crediting ‘Forced
Migration Review’ and citing the URL of the particular issue.