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Journal of Refugee Studies 2009 22(1):1-10; doi:10.1093/jrs/fen050
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© The Author [2009]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Refugees and Forced Migrants at the Crossroads: Forced Migration in a Changing World

John Nassari

School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, University of East London Docklands Campus, University Way, London E16 2RD j.nassari@uel.ac.uk

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The 11th IASFM Conference highlighted a multiplicity of issues related to forced migration studies. These issues were tackled from a wide array of disciplines and perspectives. In general, the conference was regarded as a resounding success, with a broad range of studies presented utilizing multidisciplinary approaches. Yet as the field of forced migration studies grows and expands, research expectations are complex and ever-changing. There is undoubtedly much to consider in upcoming research, policy and practice with forced migrants, and specifically during future IASFM conferences.

The 11th Bi-Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration was held on 6–10 January 2008, in Cairo, Egypt. It was hosted by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program of the American University in Cairo. Roughly 280 participants were in attendance and engaged in 53 concurrent sessions. The conference provided the occasion for an extensive range of presentations, debates, and performances, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Multiplicity of Issues
 

   Expanding the Field
 

   Methods
 

   Policy and Research
 

   Art and Cultural Production
 

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