Refugee research in the shadow of fear

Bose, Pablo S.

doi:10.1007/s10708-020-10342-w

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“…Consequently, research findings can be coopted for particular political agendas (Scalettaris 2007;Andersson 2018;Baldwin-Edwards, Blitz, and Crawley 2018). Data, statistics, and individual stories may be taken out of context or used to support xenophobic, racist, or anti-immigrant policies (Chimni 2009;Van Hear 2012;Bose 2020). For example, Landau (2019, 34) has "advocated the need to promote African-based interventions that can aid and absorb those who move by choice or compulsion.…”

Section: Specificities Of Ethics In Migration Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Given heightened media and government attention to migration, there is also the ethical problem of causing harm through over-research (Luetz 2019;Omata 2019;Bose 2020;Banki and Phillips2022). Participating in research diverts time and energy away from survival activities and also involves emotional labor of retelling one's experiences over and over (Lammers 2007;Clark-Kazak 2017).…”

Section: Minimize Harm and Maximize Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, too often research participants expressed concerns about persistent unfulfilled expectations and promises (Bilotta 2020). In response, several researchers suggest the importance of reciprocity (Lammers 2007;Pittaway, Bartolomei and Hugman 2010;Clark-Kazak 2013;IASFM 2018;Bose 2020). As Pittaway, Bartolomei and Hugman (2010, 234) explain, "the principle of reciprocity suggests that the risks and costs associated with participation in research can be offset by the delivery of direct, tangible benefits to those who participate.…”

Section: Minimize Harm and Maximize Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

Clark-Kazak

2021

Journal on Migration and Human Security

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Migration research poses particular ethical challenges because of legal precarity, the criminalization and politicization of migration, and power asymmetries. This paper analyzes these challenges in relation to the ethical principles of voluntary, informed consent; protection of personal information; and minimizing harm. It shows how migration researchers — including those outside of academia — have attempted to address these ethical issues in their work, including through the recent adoption of a Code of Ethics by the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM). However, gaps remain, particularly in relation to the intersection of procedural and relational ethics; specific ethical considerations of big data and macrocomparative analyses; localized meanings of ethics; and oversight of researchers collecting information outside of institutional ethics boards. The paper concludes with the following recommendations: Institutional Research Ethics Boards should familiarize themselves with the particular ethical challenges in migration research, as well as available resources, such as the IASFM Code of Ethics. Ethics boards should include researchers and community representatives who are familiar with migration in reviews of related projects. Academic and training programs in migration studies should include sessions and resources on migration-specific research ethics. Nonacademic organizations, including migrant-led organizations, should provide information resources and training to their staff and clients to ensure that they understand procedural ethics requirements, relational ethical principles, as well as the rights of those asked to participate in research. Organizations conducting their own research should establish ethics review processes and relational ethics norms. A leading migration studies center or institution should map existing ethical guidelines and processes in different countries and contexts to be better aware of overlap and gaps. This mapping should take the form of an open access, interactive database, so that information can be accessible and updated in real time. Researchers should engage in more dissemination of lessons learned on ethics in migration. While there is some emerging consensus on key ethical principles for migration research, it is in their application that researchers face dilemmas. Honest reflection and sharing of these experiences will help researchers to anticipate and manage similar dilemmas they encounter while undertaking research. Researchers at all stages of their careers should not undertake migration research without having first reviewed some of the literature on ethics and migration, which is partially cited in this paper. Research centers should facilitate dialogue on ethical issues in languages other than English, particularly languages most spoken by people in migration, and by people who are underrepresented in formal ethics processes and debates, especially those with direct experience of migration.

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Section: Minimize Harm and Maximize Benefitsmentioning

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Section: Minimize Harm and Maximize Benefitsmentioning

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Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

Clark-Kazak

2021

Journal on Migration and Human Security

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“…The EU has extended its borders by signing agreements and providing incentives to certain governments, such as those in Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey, to regulate migration and detain or encamp displaced people heading to Europe (Bose 2020b;Stierl 2020). These arrangements often involve non-EU actors, such as intergovernmental organizations of the UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), national agencies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and are implemented via "'informal processes', 'dialogues', and regional consultations" (Karamanidou et al 2020, p. 13).…”

Section: The Extension Of Borders: "Abuse Mislead and Expel"mentioning

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“…Even though many international human rights agreements allow displaced people seeking safety and protection to find legal protection and material sustenance in a new country, this is not what many displaced people, such as asylum seekers and refugees, experience. While the need for protection may have expanded across regions of the globe, many states have been providing less sanctuary, especially in the Global North, where many governments have been accepting fewer and fewer refugees in recent years (Bose 2020b). Only a small proportion of those refugees seeking protection settle permanently in these countries.…”

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The Border Harms of Human Displacement: Harsh Landscapes and Human Rights Violations

Ilcan

2021

Social Sciences

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Building on the work of critical migration and border studies, particularly the scholarship on the suffering of displaced people through border-related violence, the article focuses on bordering practices and human rights violations relating to the Syrian civil war. It advances the argument that during peoples’ fragmented journeys to seek safety and protection within and outside of Syria, which are often punctuated by stops and starts, they encounter one or more of three kinds of bordering practices—hardening of borders, expansion of borders, and pushbacks—that can injure them and violate international human rights and often the principle of non-refoulement. The article refers to these encounters as the “border harms of human displacement”. The analysis emphasizes the experiences of people on the move and the cruelties and spatial violence they endure. The latter include lengthy periods of walking and running, travel across hazardous lands and seas, family separation, state restrictions, and mistreatment by border authorities. Yet, in response to such difficulties, they continue to assert their agency by negotiating bordering practices and harsh landscapes.

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Practicing community geography in times of crisis

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Community geography emphasizes the centrality of community engagement to socially transformative research. This introduction to a special issue of GeoJournal on community geography outlines how this growing subfield provides a model for collaborative action with the crises of our time, from white supremacy through climate change. As the co-editors of this special issue, we summarize the contents of these 14 articles, grouping them by the shared themes of power, institutional partnerships, pedagogy, and methods.

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Refugee research in the shadow of fear

Abstract: What does it mean to conduct communitybased and praxis-oriented research at a time when those whose lives you study and with whom you work are the subjects of increasing levels of xenophobia, marginalization, and demonization? How does one

Cited by 15 publications

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Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

The Border Harms of Human Displacement: Harsh Landscapes and Human Rights Violations

Practicing community geography in times of crisis

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