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Developing an independent anti-racist model for asylum rights organizing in England [PDF]

, 2013
Since the mid 1990s third sector professionals and organizations have come under increasing pressure to help enforce restrictive and punitive policies toward refugees and asylum seekers.
Vickers, T
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Refugees and the Vatican: Rebuilding the Social and Gender Order Through Refugee Assistance in the Early Cold War

Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
This article examines the Vatican’s involvement in assisting refugees and displaced persons (DPs) during the early Cold War, highlighting the role of religious networks in post‑Second World War relief efforts.
Katarzyna Nowak
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Playing with Words: The Securitization Construction of “Refugee” in ASEAN Politics

Jurnal Hubungan Internasional, 2018
ASEAN is playing with words among migrant, immigrants, asylum seekers, trafficked people and smuggled people terms to describe the enormous forced human movement from Myanmar.
Irawan Jati, Emily Sunderland
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The Growing Influence of the Courts over the Fate of Refugees [PDF]

, 2008
A number of migration scholars suggest that domestic courts have become the key protective institution for refugees. How can we explain this claim? One prominent explanation identifies group litigation as the key source of the increasing influence of the
Soennecken, Dagmar
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Effect of Socio-Cultural Factors on Service Delivery: Evidence from Selected Refugee Organizations in Kenya

Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies
Purpose: The study focused on Effect of Socio-Cultural Factors on Service Delivery of Refugee Organizations: Evidence from Selected refugees in Kenya. Design/Methodology: The study utilized descriptive and explanatory research designs targeting 300 ...
Audan Leah Lokala, Robert K.W Egessa, Edwin Simiyu   +2 more
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Classifying Displacement: UNRRA, Political Authority and Refugee‑making in Greece, 1944‑1949

Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
This article examines the evolving and competing classifications of displaced persons and refugees in Greece from 1944 to 1949. Drawing on UNRRA archives, the study reveals how the organisation’s imprecise refugee classification criteria enabled Greek ...
Panagiotis Karagkounis
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Global Refugee Policy: The Case for a Development Oriented Strategy

Refuge, 1983
Global Refugee Policy: the Case for a Development Oriented Strategy", a public issues paper of The Population Council (a John D. Rockefeller III, in- dependent non-profit organization in- stituted in 1952) prepared by Charles Keely with Patricia ...
Refuge Editor
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Negotiating Refugee Futures: Resettlement of Russian Refugees from the Philippines to the United States, 1950‑1951

Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
This article examines the 1950 US resettlement scheme for “White” Russian displaced persons (DPs) from China who transited through the International Refugee Organization (IRO) camp in Tubabao, Philippines (1949‑1953).
Lena Christoph
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A New Protection Orientation and Framework for Refugees and Other Forced Migrants

Laws, 2017
The unprecedented current “refugee crisis,” with its 65 million plus uprooted people, demands a new protection orientation and framework for refugees and other forced migrants that are focused on the “root causes” of refugeehood, non-international ...
James C. Simeon
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Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Challenges, Promising Practices and Recommendations [PDF]

, 2009
Reviews research on intimate partner violence in immigrant and refugee communities and examines victims' needs, challenges for agencies, and promising practices for prevention.
Michael Runner, Mieko Yoshihama, Steve Novick   +2 more
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