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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

El Zahraa Majed, Rasha Fahim, and Lucie Lévesque uncover how physical activity shapes newcomer women's sense of belonging during resettlement in Canada, promoting the development of social connections and aiding in integration. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Manoug Antaby maps how the Syrian refugee crisis reshaped Turkey's bilateral relations with Syria across three distinct phases, driving power imbalances and a disrupted security dynamic between the two countries. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just published a new #FilmReview! Athina Pitta and Serafeim Savvidis reviewed “The Swimmers” directed by Sally El Hoseini - out now on @netflix.com. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Brett Shadle debunks the commonly accepted mistranslation of Kakuma as "nowhere," tracing how this false narrative erases the Turkana people's history and consigns a region to pre-modernity. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Just published a new #BookReview! Emel Coskun reviewed “Forced Migration in Turkey” by Berna Zülfikar Savcı, Ludger Pries, and M. Murat Erdoğan (Eds.) - out now on Routledge. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Just published a new #BookReview! Ananya Bhardwaj reviewed “Castaways and Other Writings, 1996-2024” by Diego Bastianutti - out now on Club Giuliano Dalmato di Toronto . Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Michael Ungar, Nilüfer Kuru, and Oksana Tashkinova uncover how displaced families safeguard vital records across migration, with mothers emerging as the primary guardians of documents tied to identity and continuity. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Nerina Weiss pulls back the curtain on the moral dilemmas Norwegian resettlement officers face when humanitarian commitment collides with legal, social, and municipal constraints. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Just published a new #BookReview! Ola G. El-Taliawi reviewed “Refugee Governance in the Arab World” edited by Tamirace Fakhoury and Dawn Chatty - out now on @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Stacey Haugen, Rachel McNally, and Lars K. Hallström survey refugee settlement supports in rural Canada, cataloguing six models of settlement services with benefits, challenges, and recommendations. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Sheri Dutton, Colleen Davison, and Yu Jier Kou showcase the health and social impacts of arts-based therapy on refugee wellbeing in the context of a small Canadian city. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Ragna Lillevik unpacks four decades of Norwegian refugee policy to reveal how "vulnerability" became a double-edged concept, simultaneously opening asylum pathways and legitimizing restriction. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Monika Thakur sheds light on the overlapping integration struggles of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees navigating life in Sault Ste. Marie, uncovering new possibilities for settlement models in smaller cities. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Just published a new #BookReview! Won Geun Choi reviewed “Refugee Policies in East Asia” by Petrice R. Flowers - out now on Cambridge University Press. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 @drgreenbrook.bsky.social and Kjell Reichenberg introduce "medicolegal alienation" to capture physicians' fraught experience caring for undocumented patients under restrictive migration regimes. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Nesa Bandarchian Rashti puts photovoice in the hands of adolescent girls and young women with refugee backgrounds in Quebec, uncovering the systemic barriers that block full integration despite physical safety. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Andrew Chan examines how forensic medical evaluations in U.S. asylum cases can inadvertently reproduce suspicion and uncertainty, becoming tools of state control rather than neutral evidence. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Brigitte Suter problematises Sweden’s prioritisation of female refugees, demonstrating how gendered refugee selection represents a shift from a rights-based perspective to a humanitarian approach. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 @dengel.bsky.social maps institutional trust among young refugees in Germany, measuring the impact of perception of being in control, sense of belonging, and purpose in life. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 @jesslschultz.bsky.social scrutinizes the logic and consequences of the refugee “women at risk” category, weighing the value of a gendered category in addressing women’s protection needs. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Pelin Kılınçarslan, Müge Dalkıran, and Ahmet İçduygu survey vulnerability among Syrian refugee youth in Türkiye, tracking the impact of migration policy, politicization, and institutional barriers on resettlement futures. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Anyck Dauphin and Luisa Veronis capture the role of host communities in the process of refugee language acquisition through their examination of Syrian refugees resettled in Gatineau, Quebec. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Cathrine Degnen, Silvia Pasquetti, Hannah Barnes, Chiara Marchetti, and Michele Rossi investigate third-sector refugee organisations’s response to repressive asylum policies in Newcastle, UK, and Parma, Italy. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Just published a new #BookReview! Prateeksha Pathak reviewed “Resettlement as Protection: Integrating Resettlement of Refugees in International Refugee Law” by Marjoleine Zieck - out now on Edward Elgar Publishing. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Just published a new #BookReview! Hsiang-Yu Liu reviewed “Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia: Perspectives from Japan and Taiwan” edited by Lara Momesso and Polina Ivanova - out now on Palgrave MacMillan Signapore. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Eirini Adamopoulou, Marietta Papadatou-Pastou, and Evangelia Styliani Konstantinidi uncover risk and protective factors of academic and psychosocial supports for refugee adolescents in Greece. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Just published a new #BookReview! Noufal Naheem Kottekkadan, Rigin Sebastian, and Toney K. Thomas reviewed “Welcoming the Stranger: Abrahamic Hospitality and Its Contemporary Implications” edited by Ori Z. Soltes and Rachel Stern. Read the #OpenAccess review here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

In honour of #UNDay, Refuge is spotlighting this 2017 article from our archives, where Gil Loescher maps out UNCHR’s origins and early days, examining its agency, infuence, and use of power in the global refugee regime: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

“What does it mean for the refugee-serving sector to be an ally to Indigenous Peoples?” This #Truth&Reconciliation Day, Refuge is highlighting this 2022 article from our archives, where Chizuru Nobe-Ghelani and Mbalu Lumor propose decolonisation of the refugee-serving sector: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Jasmine See and Adelina Asmawi showcase the role of translanguaging pedagogy for refugees at alternate learning centres, blending practicality and inclusivity to suit the needs of refugee learners and volunteer teachers. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Rana Telfah captures the settlement stories of Syrian refugee women who find themselves in rural Ontario, highlighting the increased responsibilities and independence women take on as they navigate new landscapes. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Mateusz Krawczyk and Ana Beatriz Pelicioni illuminate art’s role in Uganda’s Nakivale settlement, where refugee artists use their craft as a tool to rebuild their lives, negotiate their identity, and wield political agency. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Zeynep Çirkin, Halis Sakiz, and Pinar Çuhadar map the journey of career construction and higher education for Syrian refugee women, charting opportunities and obstacles encountered. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Tony Fang, John Hartley, and Shanawaz Khan contrast the lives of Syrian adult and child refugees living in St John’s, measuring experiences with socialisation, food, weather, and transportation. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Dustin Ciufo assesses unaccompanied children’s rights throughout their refugee claim process in Canada, highlighting gaps at the Canadian Border Services Agency and the Immigration and Refugee Board. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Finahliyah Hasan, Randy W. Nandyatama, Bayu D. Kurniadi, and Ni Made Diah Apsari Dewi scrutinize the refugee regime in Indonesia, highlighting the role of non-state actors within a fragmented governance framework. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Fawziah Rabiah-Mohammed, @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social , and Yasmin Hussain explore via photovoice how integration is experienced and navigated in relation to relationships, school, work, and community for Syrian refugee youth. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Just published a new #BookReview! @kaelynnnarita.bsky.social reviewed @thenewpress.bsky.social 's "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" by @petramolnar.com . Read the #OpenAccess review here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Just published a new #BookReview! Sarah Nandi reviewed @uchicagopress.bsky.social 's "Displacing Territory: Syrian and Palestinian Refugees in Jordan" by Karen Culcasi. Read the #OpenAccess review here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Just published a new #BookReview! Yuriko Cowper-Smith from reviewed "Citizenship and Genocide Cards: IDs, Statelessness and Rohingya Resistance in Myanmar" by @natbrinham.bsky.social . Read the #OpenAccess review here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Aman Mohamedsaid Adem, Getahun Fenta Kebede, and Teferee Makonnen Kassa spotlight Addis Ababa as a city of refugee resilience using Edward Soja’s thirdspace theory. Read the #OpenAccess article here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Just published a new #BookReview! Zoe Bell reviewed three books on the Australian Asylum Seeker Policy by Antje Missbach, Julia Caroline Morris, and @michpeterie.bsky.social. Read the #OpenAccess review here: refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/re...

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Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees @refugejournal.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Just published! Yasmin Nayrouz examines how Christy Lefteri’s The Beekeeper of Aleppo and Atia Abawi’s A Land of Permanent Goodbyes challenge portrayals of Syrian refugees by humanizing male protagonists and highlighting resilience. Read the #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.25071/192...

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