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Free Access to Sage Journals via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog October 1st, 2008 at 18:06

Sage Journals Online is offering free access to 500+ journals through the end of October 2008. Interested researchers are asked to register and create a login/password. Sage publishes a number of journal titles in the social sciences. A quick search just on "refugees" in article titles produces 389 results. Posted in Web Sites/Tools. Cross-posted on Researching...

Climate Change Resources, New…and Less New via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog September 26th, 2008 at 18:32

The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) has just released the following trio of resources that discuss the nexus between climate change and displacement. Forced Migration Review no. 31 (Sept. 2008) [access] - Articles provide definitions, case studies, possible solutions, and research agendas. FMO Research Guide (Sept. 2008) [access] - Provides an introduction to the issues. FMO Resource Summary...

New Issues of AJEM, Citizenship Stud., Dis. Prev. & Mgmt., JIRS, Reprod. Health via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog September 23rd, 2008 at 16:30

Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 23, no. 3 (August 2008) [full-text] - Mix of articles with several focusing on communication during emergencies. Citizenship Studies, vol. 12, no. 5 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 17, no. 4 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, vol. 6, no. 1 (2008)...

More New Issues: Disasters, EJML via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog September 12th, 2008 at 01:11

Disasters, vol. 32, no. 3 (Sept. 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 10, no. 2 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles, including one on the detention of asylum-seekers. Posted in...

New Issues of Childpsych Clinics, GILJ, IJRL, JEMS, WAN via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog September 10th, 2008 at 13:30

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, vol. 17, no. 3 (July 2008) [contents] - Special issue on "Refugee Mental Health." Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 3 (Spring 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 20, no. 3 (Oct. 2008) [contents] - Includes articles on non-refoulement, property restitution, asylum in the Western...

New Issues of AJEM, Conflict Tr., HR Brief, HRQ, Hum. Sec. J., IJMHSC, Intervention, JEMS, JMRI, RSQ, TWQ via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog August 21st, 2008 at 13:43

Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 23, no. 2 (May 2008) [full-text] - Mix of articles. Conflict Trends, no. 2008/2 [full-text] - Mix of articles. Human Rights Brief, vol. 15, no. 3 (Spring/Summer 2008) [full-text] - Mix of articles. Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3 (August 2008) [contents] - Includes articles on Darfur and sexual violence in Bosnia and Rwanda. Human...

New Issues of Dev. in Practice, Hum. Exch., Mig.& Id.; Calls for Papers via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog July 17th, 2008 at 13:27

New Issues: Development in Practice, vol. 18, nos. 4&5 (August 2008) [contents] - Focus is on participatory research and gender analysis; includes a literature review. Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, no. 39 [full-text] - Features articles on the humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Migrations & Identities, vol. 1, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. Calls...

New Issues of APMJ, Conflict Trends, Cultures & Conflits, Dis. Prev. & Mgmt., FEX, HHRJ, IJRL, JHA, JIMI, Torture, WAN via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog July 3rd, 2008 at 14:11

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 17, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Includes an article on displacement from the Three Gorges dam in China. Conflict Trends, no. 1 (2008) [full-text] - Tenth anniversary issue. Cultures & Conflits, no. 69 (printemps 2008) [texte intégral] - Focus of this issue is "Xénophobie de gouvernement, nationalisme d'Etat." Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 17,...

New Issues of AJDTS, AWR, GILJ, IMR, ICRC Review, JRS via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog May 30th, 2008 at 16:36

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, no. 2008-1 [full-text] - This issue focuses on psychosocial support programs. AWR Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles on migrants/asylum seekers in Europe. Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 2 (Winter 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles including one on the use of teleconferencing in asylum removal...

New Issues of Asylons, Dev. in Practice, Hum. Sec. J., JHA via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog May 22nd, 2008 at 13:38

Asylon(s), no. 4 (mai 2008) [full-text] - Focuses on xenophobia in France. Development in Practice, vol. 18, no. 3 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. Human Security Journal, no. 6 (Spring 2008) [full-text] - Special issue on "Human Trafficking." Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (May 2008) [full-text] - New article on the theory of obligation in the context of humanitarian assistance....

New Issues of Conflict & Health, HRQ, Intl. Mig., Refuge, Women’s Asylum News via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog May 12th, 2008 at 14:49

Conflict and Health (March 2008) [access] - Several full-text articles posted to this open access journal focus on infectious diseases in the displaced Burmese population. Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 2 (May 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. International Migration, vol. 46, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles including one on forced displacement in Darfur. Refuge, vol....

New Issues of EJML, FMR, Govt. & Opposition, RSQ via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog May 1st, 2008 at 20:03

European Journal of Migration and the Law, vol. 10, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Articles address different aspects of the war on terrorism. Forced Migration Review, no. 30 (April 2008) [full-text] - Theme of this issue is "Burma's Displaced People." Government and Opposition, vol. 43, no. 2 (Spring 2008) [contents] - Special issue on the "Refugee in Trans/national Politics and Society:...

New Issues of AJEM, APMJ, Disasters, HR Brief, IJMHSC, Intervention, Migration Lett., Women’s Asylum News, via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog April 7th, 2008 at 15:16

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 16, no. 4 (2007) [contents] - Theme is "The Migration and Development Prism: A Lens on Vulnerabilities and Capabilities." Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 23, no. 1 (Feb. 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles, including one on "Australasian libraries in the emergency sector." Disasters, vol. 32, no. 2 (June 2008) [contents] - Mix of...

New Issues of Dev. in Practice, IJMS, IMR, JEMS, Researcher via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog March 21st, 2008 at 15:32

Development in Practice, vol. 18, no. 2 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles, including one analyzing the international humanitarian relief system. International Journal on Multicultural Societies, vol. 9, no. 2 (2007) [full-text] - Special issue on "Migration and Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region." International Migration Review, vol. 42, no. 1 (March 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles,...

New Issues of AWR, FEX, JRMI, RSQ, Women’s Asylum News via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog March 5th, 2008 at 15:07

AWR Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 4 (2007) [contents] - Mix of articles on asylum and migration policies in Europe and North America. Field Exchange, no. 32 (Jan. 2008) [text] - From the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN). Journal of Refugee and Migration Issues, vol. 4, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Two articles, including one on immigration and asylum law in Australia. Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol....

New Issues of IJRL, JRS via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog February 28th, 2008 at 14:30

International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 19, no. 4 (Dec. 2007) [contents] - Article titles include: "Assessing Testimonial Evidence in Asylum Proceedings: Guiding Standards from the International Criminal Tribunals," "Shadows in Paradise – Exploring Non-Refoulement as an Open Concept," "International Law and Detention of US Asylum Seekers: Contrasting Matter of D-J- with the United Nations...

Newsletters: Conflict, Human Security, Humanitarian Assistance, Refugee Rights, UN via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog February 22nd, 2008 at 20:18

Human Security Research, no. 38 (Feb. 2008) [text] - Reviews recent studies on human security-related topics. Monday Developments, vol. 25, no. 12 (Dec. 2007) [info.] - Focus is "Tackling Accountability"; online version coming soon. Programme on Conflict and Peacebuilding Monthly Newsletter, no. 23 (Jan. 2008) [text] - Includes feature article on Kenya. Refugee Rights News, vol. 4, no. 1...

New Issues of Dis. Prev. & Mgmt., Disasters, EJML, HRQ, JEMS via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog February 18th, 2008 at 13:48

Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 17, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles including one on learning the lessons of disasters from the past 105 years. Disasters, vol. 32, no. 1 (March 2008) [contents] - Mix of articles including one on IDP women in Colombia. European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 9, no. 4 (2007) [contents] - Mix of articles. Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 30,...

Periodicals: AWR, Conflict & Health, Conflict Trends, Dev. in Practice, IJMHSC, JEMS, JPR, Torture via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog January 22nd, 2008 at 13:30

AWR Bulletin, no. 3/2007 [contents - scroll down] - Mix of articles with several focusing on asylum in the EU. Conflict and Health (Dec. 2007) [full-text] - Three new articles in Dec. 2007. Conflict Trends, no. 3/2007 [full-text] - Theme is "Peace Agreements." Development in Practice, vol. 18, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Mix of articles. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social...

Newsletter: Women’s Asylum News via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog January 10th, 2008 at 14:40

The latest issue (no. 71) of Women's Asylum News from the Refugee Women's Resource Project (RWRP) is now available on Asylum Aid's web site. The lead article is entitled "Safe to Return? Pakistani women, domestic violence and access to refugee protection." Previous issues are available through the publications library. Posted in...

Newsletters: COI, Conflict, Human Trafficking, Humanitarian Assistance, Peace via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog January 8th, 2008 at 16:30

Global Eye on Trafficking, no. 1 (Dec. 2007) [text] - From IOM. Monthly Newsletter, no. 22 (Dec. 2007) [text] - From the Programme on Conflict and Peacebuilding at the School for a Culture of Peace. PeaceWatch, vol. 13, no. 4 (Dec. 2007) [text] - From the U.S. Institute of Peace. The Researcher, no. 8 (Dec. 2007) [text] - Published by the Refugee Documentation Centre, Ireland. VOICE Out...

New Issue of Refugees Magazine via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog December 14th, 2007 at 16:00

The December 2007 issue of Refugees magazine has been published. Its theme is "Refugee or Migrant? Why It Matters." Both an HTML version and a PDF version of the magazine are available. To coincide with the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, the UNHCR web site recently launched a new sub-section which examines many of the same concerns addessed in the Refugees magazine...

New FMR Issue on Humanitarian Reform via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog November 29th, 2007 at 14:31

The theme of the 29th issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR) is "Humanitarian Reform: Fulfilling its Promise?" Some 25 articles from a range of contributors address the myriad facets of this issue, while another 10 discuss other non-theme issues, including Iraq, Darfur, Colombia, Bulgaria, Bhutanese refugees, accountability, protection, profiling IDP populations, and the role of the private...

New Issues of AJDTS, Asylons, CSD, Disasters, HRQ, Intl. Rev. of the RC, Intervention, JEMS, Yrbk. of IHL via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog November 26th, 2007 at 16:00

Asylon(s), no. 2 (nov. 2007) [full-text] - Theme of this issue is "Terrains d'ASILES." Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, no. 2007-2 (Nov. 2007) [full-text] - Mix of articles, with several on psychosocial aspects of disasters. Conflict, Security & Development, vol. 7, no. 4 (2007) [contents] - Mix of articles, including one on conflict-generated diasporas. Disasters, vol....

Measuring and Monitoring Conflicts via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog November 13th, 2007 at 16:45

Behind the Numbers: Assessing Indices of Peace, Conflict and Instability, USIPeace Briefing (U.S. Institute of Peace, Nov. 2007) [text] - This briefing summarizes the panel discussions that took place during a USIP event that looked at the utility of conflict indices. Several other resources can help you monitor new and unfolding conflicts and determine whether existing conflicts are improving...

New Issues of ASR, Dev. in Practice, Disasters, NICS, Women’s Asylum News via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog November 7th, 2007 at 15:52

African Security Review, vol. 16, no. 3 (Sept. 2007) [full-text] - Theme of this issue is "Conflict Prevention and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ in Africa." Development in Practice, vol. 17, no. 6 (2007) [contents] - Focus is on violence and development in Central and South America. Includes article on "Violence in development: the logic of forced displacement on Colombia's Pacific coast."...

New Issues of AJCR, APMJ, JHA, IJMS, IJRL, IMR, RSQ via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog November 2nd, 2007 at 13:50

African Journal on Conflict Resolution, vol. 7, no. 1 (2007) [full-text] - Mix of articles, including "The Case against Taylor’s Asylum: A Review of Nigeria’s Domestic and International Legal Obligations." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 16, no. 3 (2007) [contents] - Mix of articles. Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (28 Oct. 2007) [full-text] - Two new articles posted: "Local and...

New RSQ Issue and Blog via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog November 1st, 2007 at 14:09

A new issue of Refugee Survey Quarterly is out. The theme is "researching refugees." I contributed the article entitled "Keeping up with refugee research" as well as the bibliography of refugee research resources. I also created a companion blog for my article which I plan to use to report on new services and tools that are available to help researchers keep up with information developments...

Journal News/New Issues of IFIR, JRS, Resettlement News, Transcult Psych. via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog October 17th, 2007 at 18:22

Journal News: Disasters now offers access to articles published online prior to their inclusion in the print edition; visit the OnlineEarly page for titles and abstracts. Health and Human Rights will become an open access journal online as of the issue Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2008. For more information, visit the journal's web page. New Issues: Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 20, no. 3...

New Periodical Issues: Harvard Human Rights J., JEMS, Migration Lett., Researcher, Torture via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog October 4th, 2007 at 22:30

Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 20 (Spring 2007) [full-text] Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 33, no. 8 (2007) [contents] Migration Letters, vol. 4, no. 2 (Oct. 2007) [full-text] - Special issue on "Migration and Human Security in the Balkans." The Researcher, vol. 2, no. 3 (Sept. 2007) [full-text] Torture Journal, vol. 17, no. 2 (2007) [full-text] - Shared reports from the...