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Borderless Higher Education for Refugees

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Hungary, Canada and the Roma -- Aladàr Horvàth

Submitted by evan on Tue, 2012/01/03 - 15:03

This seminar examines the impact of 20 years of democracy on the Roma communities in Hungary, and why this changing context has caused many Roma to flee Hungary for Canada. A related article published by Embassy Magazine can be found here: http://embassymag.ca/dailyupdate/view/why_are_hungarian_roma_seeking_asylum_in_canada_12-19-2011

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Funding opportunity: UNHCR small grants

Submitted by paulap on Thu, 2011/05/05 - 15:11
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This story is a follow up on this announcement: http://www.refugeeresearch.net/unhcr_grant

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Borderless Higher Education for Refugees - BHER

Our mission is to take educational assets where they are available and deliver them to where refugees need them.

http://crs.yorku.ca/bher

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War crimes and refugee status: the application and interpretation of international humanitarian and international criminal law to the adjudication of refugee status in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand

James C. Simeon is the lead, with co-applicants Professor Kate Jastram, Faculty of Law, University of California at Berkeley. Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, Professor Geoff Gilbert, Department of Law, University of Essex, and Professor Jane McAdam, Senior Lecturer and Director of International Law Programs, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia.

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ReSearch Engine Repositories

Here is a list of repositories that will be monitored by the ReSearch Engine, that are yet to be fully integrated. This is a work in progress, and the list will continue to grow. If you would like to suggest a repository for inclusion, please email the link to mmillard@yorku.ca. Repositories are included under the following criteria:

  • They are online and at least partly Open Access
  • They contain resources that are relevant to Refugee and Forced Migration research

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New Research Project: asylum organisations in the UK and USA

Dear colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to a new research project and
request your help in distributing our research questionnaire.

The project is ESRC-funded and involves researchers in the UK and USA
(Nick Gill, Ceri Oeppen, Deirdre Conlon and Imogen Tyler).  We're
looking at the challenges faced by organisations that support asylum
seekers in the UK and USA.  You can read more about the project at
www.asylum-network.com and keep up to date with our research progress by

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Request: Assistance with statelessness research

Do you know of people who could be stateless? If yes, we would be interested to hear from you!

We are a team working on an innovative research project being undertaken jointly by UNHCR and Asylum Aid on the issue of statelessness in the UK. The purpose of the project is to complete a detailed mapping of the number, situation and profile of stateless people in the UK and an analysis of relevant UK law, policy and practice relating to stateless

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