New Online Reports and Research Publications

Please find below a list of updated and new publications on refugee studies and related topics. These have been accumulated from a range of online sources and links to the relevant full-text document are given where appropriate. This list will be made available on a regular basis via our Refugee Studies blog (http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com), as new resources become available.

If you find any other new resources, then do please let us know at: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

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Title: The impact of the race equality duty on council services

Authors: Scottish Accounts Commission.
Publication Date: November 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/media/article.php?id=90
Source: Audit Scotland - http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/

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Title: World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography.

Authors: The World Bank
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/EXTWDR2009/0,,contentMDK:21966544~menuPK:4231158~pagePK:64167689~piPK:64167673~theSitePK:4231059,00.html
Source: The World Bank - http://www.worldbank.org/ (Web)

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Title: Livelihoods in crisis: a longitudinal study in Pader, Uganda - Year two update

Authors: By Kevin Savage, Celia Petty and James Acidri.
Publication Date: November 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.odi.org.uk/hpg/papers/wp-longitudinal-uganda-year2.pdf
Source: Overseas Development Institute – http://www.odi.org.uk/ (Web)

Additional Info: HPG Working Paper.

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Title: Information Sharing Models and Interoperability in National,
Cross-Border and International Crisis Management

Authors: Crisis Management Initiative
Publication Date: June 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EVOD-7FRJD3?OpenDocument
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web)

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Title: Gender Sensitivity: Nicety or Necessity in Peace Process
Management?

Authors: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Publication Date: June 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/SHIG-7L5DGN?OpenDocument
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web)

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Title: Turkey and Iraqi Kurds: Conflict or Cooperation?

Authors: International Crisis Group.
Publication Date: November 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5777&l=1
Source: International Crisis Group - http://www.crisisgroup.org/ (Web)

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At a time when rising Arab-Kurdish tensions again threaten Iraq’s stability, neighbouring Turkey has begun to cast a large shadow over Iraqi Kurdistan. It has been a study in contrasts: Turkish jets periodically bomb suspected hideouts of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, PKK) in northern Iraq, and Ankara expresses alarm at the prospect of Kurdish independence, yet at the same time has significantly deepened its ties to the Iraqi Kurdish region. Both Turkey and Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG, a term Turkey studiously avoids) would be well served by keeping ultra-nationalism at bay and continuing to invest in a relationship that, though fragile and buffeted by the many uncertainties surrounding Iraq, has proved remarkably pragmatic and fruitful.

Full Summary and PDF Download at: http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5777&l=1

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Title: Microcredit and other loan programs in protracted refugee situations-- Lessons from the Alchemy Project

Authors: Karen Jacobsen.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/Microcredit+and+other+loan+programs+in+protracted+refugee+situations--+Lessons+from+the+Alchemy+Project
Source: Feinstein International Center. Tufts University - https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/Feinstein+International+Center (Web)

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Title: 2006 Demographic Yearbook

Authors: United Nations.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/default.htm
Source: UN Pulse – http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web)

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Title: Civilians in the line of fire. The Georgia-Russia conflict.

Authors: Amnesty International.
Publication Date: November 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR04/005/2008/en/d9908665-ab55-11dd-a4cd-bfa0fdea9647/eur040052008eng.pdf
Source: Amnesty International – http://www.amnesty.org/ (Web)

Additional Info: EUR 04/005/2008. See also the Amnesty International Press Releases for this report, namely: Counting the civilian cost of the Georgia-Russia conflict at: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/counting-civilian-cost-Georgia-Russia+conflict-20081118 ; and Georgia/Russia conflict: Counting the cost of war: Return, security and truth still a long way off at: http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/georgiarussia-conflict-counting-cost-war-return-security-and-truth-still

See also:
The human cost of war in Georgia (web feature) http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/the-human-cost-of-war-in...

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Title: Toolkit to Combat Human Trafficking

Authors: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/HT_Toolkit08_English.pdf
Source: UN Pulse – http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web)

Additional Info: The 2nd edition of the Toolkit to Combat Human Trafficking (full-text, pdf) has been released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The 123 tools contained in the Toolkit offer guidance, recommended resources, and promising practices to policymakers, law enforcers, judges, prosecutors, victim service providers and members of civil society who are working in interrelated spheres towards preventing trafficking, protecting and assisting victims and promoting international cooperation. Read more about the work UNODC is doing in the area of human trafficking.

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Title: EU Accession and Public Service Performance.

Authors: Cardiff University’s Centre for Local and Regional Government.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.caerdydd.ac.uk/carbs/research/groups/clrgr/research/public/euaccession.pdf
Source: Welcome To Your Library Digest - www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk (Web)

Additional Info: Cardiff University’s Centre for Local and Regional Government analysed immigration data on new arrivals from the so-called A8 European accession countries of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia between 2005 and 2006.

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Title: Papers Please: the impact of the civil penalty regime on the employment rights of migrant workers in the UK.

Authors: Migrants’ Rights Network
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address:
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

Additional Info: Papers Please is the first attempt to look at the impact of this new regime on migrant workers themselves. Based on interviews with migrants affected by the changes, trade union officials, and employer associations, it identifies worrying trends towards discrimination and an increase in tensions in workforces where migrant workers are present. The report relates these developments to wider concerns about increases in the vulnerability of migrant workers to exploitation and the erosion of basic employment rights. It calls for civil society organisations to better engage with the range of problems emerging in this troubled area, and for determined efforts to counter the effects of discrimination and the abuse of power. Report at weblink above or send an A4-size SAE with a 56p stamp to ‘Papers Please’ report, Migrants’ Rights Network, 253 Upper Street, London N1 1RY. For delivery outside the UK, or to inquire about receiving multiple copies of the report, email info@migrantsrights.org.uk to inquire about terms of delivery.

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New Publications and Research

Please find below a list of updated and new publications on refugee studies and related topics. These have been accumulated from a range of online sources and links to the relevant full-text document are given where appropriate. This list will be made available on a regular basis via our Refugee Studies blog (http://refugee-archives.blogspot.com), as new resources become available.

If you find any other new resources, then do please let us know at: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

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Title: The changing pattern of earnings: employees, migrants and low-paid families.

Authors: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: https://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/pdf/2323.pdf
Source: Welcome To Your Library Email Digest - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/ (Web)

Additional Info: JRF Press Release - https://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2323.asp

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Title: UNHCR Report to the UNHCR General Assembly.

Authors: UNHCR.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/63/12(SUPP)
Source: UN Pulse - http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web)

Additional Info: The report of the UN High Commissioner for Reguees to the 63rd session of the General Assembly is now available (A/63/12). The report covers the work of the UNHCR for the period from 1 January 2007 to 30 June 2008.

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Title: Your Place or Mine? The local economics of migration.

Authors: Max Nathan / Institute for Public Policy Research, (IPPR).
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=627
Source: IPPR – http://www.ippr.org/ (Web)

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Title: 2007 Yearbook on Immigration Statistics

Authors: U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/019705.html
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Does Deployment Matter? Examining the Conditions under which Peacekeeping Missions Effectively Protect Displaced Persons and Refugees

Authors: Ford Institute for Human Security
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.fordinstitute.pitt.edu/ford_bulletins/DoesDeploymentMatter.pdf
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: ECRE Recommendations to the 2008 Ministerial Conference on Integration

Authors: ECRE
Publication Date: November 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.ecre.org/resources/Policy_papers/1262
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Iraqi Refugees: Plan for Ongoing Support in an Unstable Region

Authors: Refugees International
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/10873
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: OECD Factbook 2008: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics

Authors: OECD
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://masetto.sourceoecd.org/vl=12005221/cl=37/nw=1/rpsv/factbook/
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Humanitarian Action and Older Persons: An Essential Brief for Humanitarian Actors

Authors: IASC
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/ASAZ-7KQDRK?OpenDocument
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

Additional Info: Via ReliefWeb (http://www.reliefweb.int/)

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Title: Manual for the Health Care of Children in Humanitarian Emergencies

Authors: World Health Organization
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.who.int/diseasecontrol_emergencies/guidelines/child_health_care.pdf
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Isolated, Exploited, Abused: Jordan's women migrant domestic workers

Authors: Amnesty International
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE16/002/2008/en
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

Authors: UN General Assembly.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/63/35(SUPP)
Source: UN Pulse - http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web)

Additional Info: Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (A/63/35) was issued. The report covers activities of and actions taken by the Committee from 5 October 2007 to 6 October 2008.

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Title: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - report

Authors: UN General Assembly.
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/63/38(SUPP)
Source: UN Pulse - http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf (Web)

Additional Info: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (A/63/38) was issued. The report covers 40th and 41st sessions of the Committee that took place 14 Jan.-1 Feb. 2008 and 30 June-18 July 2008 respectively.

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Title: Migration and Development: Achieving Policy Coherence

Authors: International Organization for Migration, (IOM).
Publication Date: 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/1674?entryId=19847
Source: International Organization for Migration – http://www.iom.int/ (Web)

Additional Info: MRS N°34.

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Title: Africa's Human Rights Architecture

Authors: Centre for Conflict Resolution
Publication Date: June 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/EVOD-7FVGUF?OpenDocument
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web)

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Title: The Use of Private Security Providers and Services in Humanitarian
Operations

Authors: ODI - Humanitarian Policy Group
Publication Date: September 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-7KW8S6?OpenDocument
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web)

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Title: Consolidating the Profession: The Human Rights Field Officer - Fourth Expert Consultation on Human Rights Fieldwork

Authors: University of Nottingham.
Publication Date: September 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7KWEH2?OpenDocument
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web)

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Title: Operating in Insecure Environments

Authors: Government of the United Kingdom
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/ASAZ-7KWJ8V?OpenDocument
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web)

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Title: The Struggle after Combat. The Role of NGOs in DDR Processes:
Synthesis Study

Authors: Cordaid
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7L3EPS?OpenDocument
Source: ReliefWeb – http://www.reliefweb.int/ (Web)

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Title: Data and Research on Human Trafficking: Bibliography of Research-Based Literature

Authors: Institute for the Study of International Migration
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://isim.georgetown.edu/Publications/ElzPubs/NIJ_BIB_FINAL_REPORT-1.pdf
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Title: miniAtlas of Human Security

Authors: Human Security Report Project, Simon Fraser University & World Bank.
Publication Date: October 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://www.miniatlasofhumansecurity.info/en/
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

Additional Info: Access.

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Title: A Tale of Two Disasters: The plight of migrants caught up in Hurricane Katrina and the Asian Tsunami

Authors: Journal of Humanitarian Assistance.
Publication Date: November 2008.
Publication URL Address: http://jha.ac/
Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog – http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/ (Web)

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Posted in: Refugee Studies and Publications.