Leir Migration Monitor: Urban Citizenship and Mass Deportations
Leir Migration Monitor: Urban Citizenship and Mass Deportations
Leir Migration Monitor: Mediterranean Corridors - Tracing the Footsteps of Organized Crime Groups (OCGs) in Migrant Smuggling
Article for the April, web edition of Praxis The Fletcher Journal of Human Security, By Aristedis Bouras
In his article for Praxis, Aristedis Bouras analyzes migrant movements on the Mediterranean Sea. After describing the dangers awaiting migrants during their journey across, Bouras writes: "As the Mediterranean continues to bear
Leir Migration Monitor: Governance, Violence, and Migration: Lessons Learned from El Salvador and Honduras
By Leir-affiliated Faculty Anjuli Fahlberg, Katherine Garcia, Laura Garcia and Justin Pérez
For over a year, a team of four researchers from Tufts University, El Salvador, and Honduras has been investigating the impact of differing governance approaches on violence and human rights in El Salvador and Honduras. They share with
Leir Migration Monitor: Leaving Lebanon: A Panacea After the Financial Collapse?
In this issue of Leir Migration Monitor, Leir-affiliated faculty Tamirace Fakhoury shares her story for The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) on the dilemma of staying or migrating from Lebanon. As she puts it, "What happens when states no longer offer hope for their people? Is flight the
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,
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..."
This month, we introduce a brief explaining and clarifying relevant migration terminology in international law & practice.