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Migration and Refugees
- Association of European Migration Institutions: Institutions and organisations in Europe, whose field of interest concern migration, research and exhibitions portraying emigration, and who seek to promote understanding of common goals, have joined together in the formation of The Association
- Brookings-Bern Project on Internally Displaced Persons: Seeks to improve the international community's response to this global crisis by supporting the mandate of the Representative of the UN Secretary General on Internally Displaced Persons.
- BUBL Link to human migration
- Center for Immigration Research: Seeks to study the consequences of current immigration trends in order to inform decision making concerning international and national immigration policies, as well as to disseminate information to local institutions, organizations and policy-makers involved with the settlement and incorporation of America's “new immigrants” into their communities.
- Center for International and European Law on Immigration and Asylum, University of Konstanz
- Centrum voor Migratierecht, Nijmegen
- Centre for Refugee Studies: Engaged in research on refugee issues; it informs public discussion as well as policy development and practice innovation by international, governmental, advocacy and service organizations; and it supports teaching in refugee and migration studies. Refugee studies is conceived in broad terms, as being concerned with the displacement of populations and individuals across and within borders, for reasons of persecution, expulsion, violence, violation of fundamental human rights, and loss of essential human security and livelihood.
- Committee on Migration and Refugee Affairs: Works to help those who have been forced to flee their homes. The CMRA agencies focus on refugee protection, assistance, processing, resettlement and advocacy. They also address issues of immigration, naturalization and asylum reform. The CMRA provides a forum through which the agencies coordinate their programs and policies, build consensus on refugee issues, and interface with the US government, the UNHCR, and other international agencies.
- ERCOMER Virtual Library
- EU Networks on Integration of Refugees: The website is a source of information and ideas related to the Integration of Refugees in Europe.The aim of the EU Networks is to develop issue-oriented networks on refugee integration themes such as education, language, vocational training, health, reception and voluntary return.
- European Council on Refugees and Exiles: an umbrella organisation of 72 refugee-assisting agencies in 28 countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees
- European Forum for Migration Studies: a research institute studying the causes, consequences and broader implications of migration processes with the aim of contributing to an informed discourse on migration and integration in Europe.
- European Migration Information Network: a Web-based system designed to provide “one-stop-shopping” for information on international migration for a wide range of users.
- European Refugee Fund: Site provides information and news on the projects that have been funded by the European Union concerning reception and voluntary repatriation of refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers.
- European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations, Utrecht University: a research centre with a strong interest in comparative research in the fields of international migration, ethnic relations, racism and ethnic conflict within the European context.
- Forced Migration Review: In-house journal of the Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
- Immigration and Asylum: European Commission Justice and Home Affairs
- Institut für Migrationsforschung und Interkulturelle Studien, Universität Osnabrück: Examines historical and contemporary demographic, geographic, social, economic, political and legislative, women and gender, psychological and educational, language and linguistic issues of migration and integration from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, University of Amsterdam: an interdisciplinary research institute.The research programme promotes the encounter and - where possible - the integration of different perspectives. The research programme of IMES focuses on the Dutch case with specific attention given to the City of Amsterdam, but from an international and comparative perspective. A UNESCO program of comparison of European cities and the cooperation with Metropolis International are examples of this.
- Institute for the Study of International Migration: Part of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and affiliated with the Law Center at Georgetown University. ISIM brings social science, legal and policy expertise to the complex and controversial issues raised by international migration.
- The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre : The IDMC was established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries. Based on its monitoring and data collection activities, the Centre advocates for durable solutions to the plight of the internally displaced in line with international standards. The IDMC also carries out training activities to enhance the capacity of local actors to respond to the needs of internally displaced people (IDPs). In its work, the Centre cooperates with and provides support to local and national civil society initiatives.
- International Centre for Migration Policy Development: an inter-governmental organisation based in Vienna. The purpose of the Centre is to promote comprehensive and sustainable migration policies and to function as a service exchange mechanism for governments and organisations primarily on European migration issues.
- International Labour Migration : Goal of MIGRANT is to assist countries in policy formulation, and in establishing or strengthening legislation, administrative measures, structures and practices for effective management of labour migration. To achieve this goal, the activities of MIGRANT focus on three component objectives: Protecting the rights of migrant wrokers and promoting their integration in countries of destination and countires of origin; Forging an international consensus on how to manage migration; Improving the knowledge base on international migration.
- International Organization for Migration: Leading international organization working with migrants and governments to provide humane responses to migration challenges.Established in 1951 as an intergovernmental organization to resettle European displaced persons, refugees and migrants, IOM has now grown to encompass a variety of migration management activities throughout the world.
- Intute Social Sciences: International Migration
- Migration Policy Group: an independent organisation based in Brussels. MPG is committed to improving policy development on migration and the related issues of diversity, equality and anti-discrimination through the promotion of facilitated exchange between key stakeholders in Europe, North America and the international community, and through the production of substantive, comparative policy analysis.
- Migration Policy Institute: MPI is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think-tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels.
- Migration Research Unit, University College London: Purpose is to carry out high quality research, independently or in collaboration with others, designed to increase knowledge and understanding of international population migration issues.
- Odysseus Academic network for legal studies on immigration and asylum in Europe: The network aims to analyse the legislation of EU member states and legislation of the EU in the areas of migration and asylum. The objective is to furnish universities, policy-makers, practitioners and NGOs with a deeper insight on the relevant, from a European perspective.
- Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford: The Centre has three major objectives: to carry out multidisciplinary research and teaching on the causes and consequences of forced migration; to disseminate the results of its research to academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of forced migration and to understand the experience of forced migration from the point of view of forced migrants themselves
- Refugees International: a Washington-based non-governmental advocacy organization serving refugees, displaced persons, and other dispossessed people around the world.
- Relief Web: a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
- Southern African Migration Project: a multi-faceted research, policy and training programme designed to facilitate the formulation and implementation of new initiatives on cross-border population migration in the region.
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Office
- US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants : Defends the rights of all uprooted people regardless of their nationality, race, religion, ideology, or social group
- Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland
- WetWegWijzer Nederland Migratie