AbstractThis conceptual article examines the interplay of forced displacement and resettlement across the Asia Pacific, situated against the backdrop of unprecedented global

displacement, rapid uptake of information communication technologies, and strong border governance regimes. [...]

AbstractThe number of countries participating in resettlement has increased substantially in recent years: since 2010, one-third of resettlement countries officially began

offering permanent homes to refugees. The services provided to refugees upon resettlement are surprisingly distinct, even among countries with similar political and [...]

AbstractThe global refugee system prioritises self-sufficiency as a prime objective, but refugees may have different views of their success. To assess how refugees across varying

contexts of exit and reception conceptualise success, this study draws on in-depth interviews with 36 adult refugees from Iraq and Democratic Republic of Congo resettled [...]

AbstractResettlement is a limited resource available to only a fraction of refugees. Selection criteria, set by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and receiving

States, may impose conflicting demands on refugees to exhibit both vulnerability and integration potential to be chosen, a phenomenon termed “promising victimhood”. [...]

AbstractRetrenchment and erosion of refugee protections have been on the rise in multiple contexts around the world. In the United States, the Trump Administration’s refugee

policies threatened the very survival of domestic resettlement institutions. The administration reduced the number of refugees, cut funds, and sewed confusion. [...]

AbstractFollowing the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, there were notable differences in access to resettlement and other pathways

of humanitarian migration. Drawing on an analysis of statements by US policymakers, this article considers the global context and implications of the disparate language [...]

AbstractRefugee resettlement is implemented by service providers who translate standardised policies into tangible services that meet the immediate needs of their diverse refugee

clients on a daily basis. These service providers play a vital role in supporting newly arrived refugees, yet we know little about the work that resettlement entails. [...]

Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine produced a shock to the world order. The conflict has led to immense suffering for the Ukrainian people, many of whom have fled

their homes or are directly involved in the fighting. In some instances, the use of improper tactics by both sides exacerbates the devastation, even amounting to [...]

Migrant farmworkers who seasonally enter the United States to work on farms using H-2A visas suffer well-documented abuses. Dependent on their employers for legal status, housing,

transportation, and food, H-2A workers succumb to a power dynamic that keeps workers from speaking out for fear of being fired and possibly deported. [...]