Policy Briefings
The RSC Forced Migration Policy Briefings series seeks to stimulate debates on issues of key interest to researchers, policymakers and practitioners from the fields of forced migration and humanitarian studies. Written by academic experts, the briefings provide policy-relevant research findings in an accessible format.
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9. Displacement, transitional justice and reconciliation: assumptions, challenges and lessons
Author(s):
Dr Megan Bradley
Date:
April 2012
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8. Stabilising the Congo
Author(s):
Emily Paddon and Guillaume Lacaille
Date:
December 2011
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7. Protracted Sahrawi displacement: Challenges and opportunities beyond encampment
Author(s):
Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh
Date:
May 2011
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6. Responding to protracted refugee situations: Lessons from a decade of discussion
Author(s):
Dr James Milner and Prof Gil Loescher
Date:
January 2011
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5. Protecting Palestinian children from political violence: The role of the international community
Author(s):
Dr Jason Hart and Claudia Lo Forte
Date:
September 2010
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4. Iraq’s refugees – beyond tolerance
Author(s):
Dr Philip Marfleet and Dr Dawn Chatty
Date:
December 2009
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3. Statelessness, protection and equality
Author(s):
Prof Brad K. Blitz
Date:
September 2009
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2. Development assistance and refugees: Towards a North-South grand bargain?
Author(s):
Dr Alexander Betts
Date:
June 2009
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1. Environmentally displaced people
Author(s):
Prof Roger Zetter, Dr Camillo Boano, and Dr Tim Morris
Date:
November 2008
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Permanent crises? Unlocking the protracted displacement of refugees and internally displaced persons
This policy overview considers how international actors should frame protracted displacements and the search for ‘solutions’ to such crises. It draws on the findings of three case studies (Central America during the 1980s and 1990s and contemporary displacements in Somalia and Iraq) as well as wider research on protracted refugee situations and the politics of refugee ‘solutions’. (October 2011)
Forced migration research and policy: Overview of current policy trends and future directions
This paper by Dr Katy Long provides a strategic overview of current developments in
forced migration research and policy interests, concentrating on those
areas in which the RSC offers its particular expertise to policymakers.
It maps current research areas and policy trends as of the end of 2009,
as well as identifying areas likely to demand attention in the future (April 2010).
