The Bridge Builders (BB) program is an initiative implemented by Refugee Community Partnership (RCP), an organization that centers refugees. This program matches volunteers with refugee families in...

Nonprofits have been described as resilient, though serving refugees in the U.S. is challenging due to the needs of vulnerable populations as well as contentious public debates over resources and p...

The 2022 Ukrainian refugee influx is unique due to its speed and gender composition. In less than three weeks, three million Ukrainians, predominantly women with children, crossed the border. Initi...

This article explores forced migrant women’s transnational experiences of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), emphasizing that dynamic forms of violence travel with women across international ...

The article examines the role of social capital in fostering individual resilience of refugees in Germany, with a case-study focused on Ukrainian refugees who moved to the middle-sized city of Biel...

Protracted displacement of refugees and IDPs (internally displaced people) is one of the most critical humanitarian problems today. Legislation often prohibits refugees’ rights to work, move beyond...

Within the context of extended displacement, this research examines the meaning of ‘place’ as perceived by long-term Palestinian refugees residing in two prominent West Bank camps, Balata and Jenin...

This study examines psychosocial mechanisms used by the Romanian community to facilitate the adaptation of Ukrainian refugees—a challenging process due to their low level of trust resulting from wa...

Current research on immigrant relations with native-born citizens suggests a strong association between xenophobia and attitudes toward immigrants. However, it is unclear whether xenophobia influen...

Despite increasing attention to images in the study of world politics, the role of visual representations in transnational governance processes in general and migration governance, in particular, h...

In August 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh to escape the Myanmar Army’s persecution and are now living in camps. Among them, about 200,000 are adolescent girls. This paper examines th...

This article explores transgenerational return migration to Galicia in north-west Spain. Specifically, it focuses on a scholarship programme within Galicia’s Return Strategy 2020 – a policy aimed a...

This study utilizes qualitative interview data to chronicle the migration journeys of 15 Black African international students who escaped the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. This research address...

This paper is based on a frame analysis of the media portrayal of Syrian refugees in the three highest circulating Canadian newspapers from 2011 to 2022. From 2011 to 2013 the focus was on the conf...

Refugee men are found to be less deserving of government support than refugee women. However, is this still the case if they engage in economic reciprocal behavior and attitudes? Following theories...

This study scrutinizes Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) software, a powerful instrument to expedite the translation process, and their unintended bias against Arabic speakers, particularly refuge...

This paper investigates the under-explored question of how migrants in so-called ‘transit countries’ make sense of migration aspirations. Drawing from recent scholarship on migration-related ambiva...

The attitude of host societies toward immigrants plays a pivotal role in the successful integration of immigrant groups. The main purpose of this study is to find examples of discrimination against...

We simulate the impact of an increase in immigration into the Atlantic Provinces based on the FOCUS macro-econometric model at the University of Toronto. That national model was adapted to reflect ...

This article focuses on the multiple feelings of belonging that refugee-background youngsters experience toward their country of origin (Syria) and their city of resettlement (Rotterdam). The conce...

The article analyzes media coverage of migration and refugees from 2015 to 2022 in five selected European countries during the European migration crisis, the adoption of international agreements fo...

This article suggests that recent transformation of the Swedish migration regime has exposed different categories of migrants working in Sweden to deportability, despite the promises that work perm...

This article explores the administrative burdens that refugee sponsors experience in their interaction with the state in the context of the Canadian Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program. Drawing...

Immigrant integration scholars increasingly emphasize the “local” level, yet most analyses of multilevel integration governance focus on municipal or other governmental actors. However, in the U.S....

The US Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) is the most common survey tool to measure food security status at the national level. No previous studies have sought to establish its content v...

This article utilizes data sourced from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to investigate the influence of various factors on the labor-force participation of young American women...

Frontline workers in host-country state organizations influence refugees’ life chances and social integration. Yet little is known about how the local organizational environment shapes the action o...

Migration is a complex social process not simply a response to development imbalances, or a solution to problems like unemployment, poverty or population aging. As such migration and mobility are s...

While 50% of displaced individuals worldwide are female, women comprised only 31% of the people seeking asylum in Europe between 2008 and 2018. This study utilizes data from Eurostat on 5.6 million...

New Zealanders are currently the largest nationality group of people deported from Australia. When a non-citizen has their visa cancelled on character grounds under Section 501 of the Migration Act...

This paper explores the role of calculated informality in the interplay of policies linked to Afghan migration and refuge in Turkey, particularly through the lens of their applicability to this pop...

Previous research has shown that those identifying with the perpetrator group experience emotions, such as guilt, shame, and anger. These emotions have also motivated people to confront the authori...

This article explores the interaction between the identity [re]construction, experiences of resilience and the sociocultural context of young Hazaras from refugee backgrounds. We conducted a qualit...

Immigrants in the United States suffer high rates of domestic violence (DV). Using data from six focus groups with 38 DV service providers, we examined how immigrant survivors navigate an often-hos...

Central America is experiencing rapidly-accelerating displacement crises. 400,000 have fled to neighboring states, and 500,000 throughout the Americas. In response, the international community impl...

In this paper, we argue in favor of expanding the reflexive turn in Migration Studies, which has neglected migratory phenomena in the Global South, to political migration research on Latin America....

This introduction frames the Special Issue by describing the rapid changes around migration and migration governance in the Americas over the last years – including the Venezuelan exodus, COVID pan...

Since 2000, Mexico has faced challenges in developing migration policies as it transformed from an emigration country into a country of return, transit, immigration, and forced internal displacemen...

The Global Compact on Migration and International Organizations pay increasing focus to fair migrant labor recruitment. By looking at the temporary migration of Guatemalans to Canada, this paper de...

This article discusses how strandedness is produced for asylum seekers and migrants in northern Mexico. We argue that it is fundamental to place these populations’ subjective experiences at the cor...

This paper develops a comparative assessment of the state of asylum in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay. It argues that an accelerated weakening of refugee protection, exacerbated during the pand...

Current European directives indicate that refugees must be afforded more leniency when certifying the family relationships in family visa applications. However, our research—based on an in-depth th...

This article is a study of Syrian women’s food practices in Turkey. Researchers have shown that food matters for belonging, but we need more research examining how migrants use food in memory-work;...

Boko Haram insurgency is a significant problem in Nigeria, leading to the loss of lives and properties and the displacement of hundreds of people. This study explored the internally displaced perso...

The evolution of the international refugee regime is ostensibly driven by three ongoing processes: the proliferation of protection frameworks, growing restrictiveness in the Global North, and the l...

In recent years, several European reception countries have made rapid labor-market integration a key part of refugee policy. Little is known about how such services work, how involved actors addres...

This research analyzes the main topics discussed on social media in Bangladesh surrounding the Rohingya crisis. Employing thematic analysis, we qualitatively analyzed 10,907 Rohingya-related commen...

Over the past two decades, the Australian policy environment has become increasingly focused on deterring asylum seekers. For people who arrived by sea between August 13, 2012 and January 1, 2014 (...

The article uses the concept of a focusing event to shed light on the specificity of the political transformation process in response to an unexpected event. The analysis shows that as a result of ...

Abstract To investigate the specific events and processes that contribute to volunteering in refugee aid, we conducted a qualitative study with volunteers in Germany (N = 220). Participants described in their own words critical incidents that motivated them to volunteer. Content analysis revealed contact with refugees (spatial closeness or conversation), contact with non-refugees (volunteers or xenophobic

Abstract Experiences of young people from refugee backgrounds in resettlement are impacted by their families, communities, and society. This study investigated factors that affected the psychological wellbeing of refugee-background youth, highlighting the complex relationships between these factors. Quantitative survey data collected from refugee-background youth in Australia, aged 14-26 (n = 556)

Abstract This article presents findings from research on women’s lived experiences with technology in refugee resettlement. Participants include focus group discussions with 22 refugee women and interviews with 26 staff from refugee serving organizations in Washington state. We adopt a feminist socio-technical approach and draw on feminist and transformative methodologies. The research engaged participants

Abstract In this paper, we explore Colombian secondary students’ views on Venezuelan migration. Despite contradictory feelings on the topic, our findings show the prevalence of (perceived) economic and security threats associated with migrants. Tensions emerged over perceptions that Venezuelan migration has shifted attention from unresolved domestic issues, contributing to nationalist and xenophobic

Abstract This study reports data on the effectiveness of Eltern-Aktiv, a culture-sensitive parenting program developed for refugee parents. We used a mixed-method approach, namely standardized questionnaire-based interview with refugee parents (Npre = 39, Npost = 21) and qualitative interviews with five trainers. Results indicated the effectiveness of the program for positive parenting behaviors (i

Abstract This article examines the extent to which integration is differentiated among Rohingya living in the relatively sequestered camps of southeastern Bangladesh. Interviews with multiple stakeholders, including stateless Rohingya, law enforcement, and political leaders collected across 3 years demonstrate divergence among the camp’s residents. Despite the outward appearance of evenness, these

Abstract In this contribution we will shed light on how individual and social post-migration factors affect the well-being of undocumented migrants. Using retrospective interviews, this study involves undocumented migrants who live in the Netherlands and have received psychosocial support. The stories of these undocumented migrants demonstrate that individual and social post-migration factors (such

Abstract Against current debates that the relationships between the host communities and the displaced elderly community are conflictual and friendly, the paper argues that the host community may either be hostile or warm to the displaced elderly refugees. Against this backdrop, this study examines the relationship between host communities and elderly refugees in post-Apartheid South Africa. A qualitative

Abstract Using a representative survey of 800 small and medium-sized employers across Atlantic Canada, we empirically tested factors associated with employers’ attitudes toward hiring immigrants. Results showed employers who recently hired immigrants reported more positive attitudes, consistent with our theory that deep contact fosters positive perceptions. Employers in New Brunswick reported less-positive

Abstract Are politicians more responsive to foreign citizens if they have the right to vote? To examine this question, we exploit regional variation in voting rights for foreign citizens in Switzerland. Our original audit experiments find no evidence that local politicians are more responsive to foreign citizens depending on whether foreign citizens have the right to vote. Another survey suggests that

Abstract We explore the role of personal values in the experiences and endeavors of a good life among Hmong and Somali former refugees who have resettled in the United States. Using thematic analysis of semi-structured qualitative interviews, we first identify and examine personal values central to their sense of a good life. With a person-centered analysis, we then highlight patterns showing how different