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Leir Institute

Leir Institute

Medford, MA

Our mission is to help policymakers and practitioners develop more equitable and sustainable responses to migration and its root causes by employing a human security approach.

Leir Migration Monitor: Navigating Trauma-Informed Research with Migrants on the Move

Leir Migration Monitor: Navigating Trauma-Informed Research with Migrants on the Move

Hopes, Fears, and Illusions: Navigating Trauma-Informed Research with Migrants on the Move In our latest Notes from the Field entry, Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Kimberly Howe and Project Manager Shenandoah Cornish share insights on HFI's trauma-informed methodology, which encourages researchers to be reflexive, to be aware of power dynamics,

Migrant Protection Categories in International Law & Practice

Migrant Protection Categories in International Law & Practice

The purpose of this briefing is to provide a first step in understanding the legal situation by clarifying some of the relevant terms and providing a brief overview of various categories into which migrants might fall under international law.

Leir Migration Monitor: "Before you make the journey, you don't understand anything"

Leir Migration Monitor: "Before you make the journey, you don't understand anything"

Our research teams posted their final findings from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia. We found that migrants rely primarily on information from other migrants to help them on their journey.

Leir Migration Monitor: "I want to achieve a lot of things..."

Leir Migration Monitor: "I want to achieve a lot of things..."

This month, we introduce a brief explaining and clarifying relevant migration terminology in international law & practice.

Leir Migration Monitor: Migrant Categories in International Law & Practice

Leir Migration Monitor: Migrant Categories in International Law & Practice

This month, we introduce a brief explaining and clarifying relevant migration terminology in international law & practice.

Leir Migration Monitor: "...at this point in the game you cannot look back."

Leir Migration Monitor: "...at this point in the game you cannot look back."

Our research teams posted their final findings from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia. We found that migrants rely primarily on information from other migrants to help them on their journey.

Leir Migration Monitor: "We leave it all behind because we have to."

Leir Migration Monitor: "We leave it all behind because we have to."

Our research teams have concluded six weeks of interviewing migrants in Mexico, Costa Rica, & Colombia. Interviews reveal migrants usually leave their homes out of desperation & with remarkably little information about what lies ahead.