*Forced Migration Review issue 33 – to be published in May 2009 – will 
include a feature on ‘**Protracted displacement situations’. *

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*Deadline for submission of articles: 18 January 2009*

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*See www.fmreview.org/protracted.htm 
<http://www.fmreview.org/protracted.htm>** for full details.*

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This issue of FMR seeks to provide a forum for practitioners, advocates, 
policy makers and researchers who are working in and researching 
protracted displacement situations to share experiences, debate 
perspectives and offer recommendations. In particular, the FMR Editors 
are looking for practice-oriented submissions, reflecting a diverse 
range of opinions, which address questions such as the following:


    * What is the nature and scope of protracted refugee situations and
      protracted IDP situations?
    * Is UNHCR’s current definition – 25,000 people for 5 years or more
      – adequate?
    * Are displacement situations becoming more protracted and, if so,
      why? How is the challenge of protracted refugee situations linked
      to other challenges of fragile states and peace building,
      security, development and changes in asylum policies?
    * What is the impact of prolonged displacement on people in that
      situation? Are these challenges more acute for certain groups,
      such as women, children born into these situations or the elderly?
      How do the challenges change as the years pass? 
    * What coping mechanisms do individuals or groups of displaced
      people employ? What initiatives have enhanced their livelihoods
      and self-reliance?
    * Does the prolonged presence of forced migrants bring burdens or
      benefits for host communities, or both?
    * How have the responses of host states either facilitated or
      frustrated efforts to find solutions? How has the existence of
      numbers of people in prolonged internal displacement affected the
      resolution of the situations that forced them into displacement?
      What role do processes of  Truth, Justice and Reparation play?
    * How do the challenges of protracted displacement situations affect
      the work of agencies and organisations working in these
      situations? Do the approaches of humanitarian agencies contribute
      to the protractedness of these situations or to their resolution?
    * How have protracted displacement situations been resolved in the
      past and what lessons do these examples hold for today? What are
      the short, medium and long-term components of a solution for
      protracted displacement situations? What role is there for the
      international community?
    * In the case of protracted refugee situations, how can repatriation
      and resettlement programmes be used to help unblock protracted
      refugee situations? Are other potential solutions, such as
      legalised migration or self-reliance strategies, viable options?
      Can the experience of prolonged exile contribute to peace building
      and reconstruction in the country of origin?
    * How do solutions to protracted displacement situations relate to
      broader peace and security, development and human rights
      initiatives in the region? How can changes in other sectors be
      used to help find solutions for protracted displacement situations?
    * How can the recent interest in protracted refugee situations be
      sustained and extended to include protracted situations of
      internal displacement? What lessons can be learned to help prevent
      future such situations?
    * How should displaced people and their interests be included in
      discussions? How should individual choice be integrated into the
      solutions framework?

Deadline for submission of articles: 18 January 2009
Maximum length: 2,500 words.

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We are particularly keen to reflect the experiences and knowledge of 
communities and individuals directly affected by protracted displacement.

Please email the Editors at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
if you are interested in contributing or have suggestions of colleagues 
or community representatives who may wish to contribute. If you are 
planning to write, we would be grateful if you would take note of our 
Guidelines for Contributors at: www.fmreview.org/writing.htm 
<http://www.fmreview.org/writing.htm>. 

 

Please also note:

 

Climate change and displacement special issue: FMR 31 will go online in 
late September and be printed by early October. The list of contents for 
the feature theme on climate change is now online at 
www.fmreview.org/climatechange.htm 
<http://www.fmreview.org/climatechange.htm>

 

If you usually receive FMR you do not need to request a copy of FMR31. 
However, if you wish to request *multiple copies for conferences and/or 
onward distribution, or if you do not usually receive FMR, please email 
us at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, giving your full 
postal address and number of copies required (in English, Arabic, French 
or Spanish). If you are requesting multiple copies, please let us know 
how you will be using them so we can avoid duplication. Many thanks. *

With apologies for cross-posting.

Marion Couldrey & Maurice Herson
Editors, Forced Migration Review

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