IASFM Working Group (WG) on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Further to interest expressed by members at the International
Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) 2009 conference in
Nicosia to form a series of Working Groups, two research clusters were
formulated. These included International Refugee Law (IRL) and
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
The IDP WG is presently online at the Refugee Research Network (RRN),
Centre for Refugee Studies at York University (see
http://www.refugeeresearch.net/). It is called IDP Working Group
(IASFM) and is under the ‘Groups’ facility in the portal
(http://www.refugeeresearch.net/node/381).
Below are basic information on the group / TOR
IASFM Working Group on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Founding members:
Danesh Jayatilaka, University of Colombo (Coordinator)
Tamlyn Monson, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Coordinator)
Elizabeth Ferris, Brookings Institute Project on IDPs, USA
Robert Muggah, Small Arms Survey, Switzerland
Amrita Lamba, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Rajith Lakshman, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
K.Amirthalingam, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Catherine Brun, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Jeff Crisp, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Switzerland
Shi Guoqing, National Research Centre for Resettlement, China
Zhou Jian, National Research Centre for Resettlement, China
Purpose:
The WG serves as a focal point for members of the IASFM working on and
interested in internal displacement.
Activities:
The WG will organize at least one panel / series of panels on a topic
related to internal displacement at the next IASFM conference. The
members of the WG will share information on displacement related
research findings; share details on funding; promote collaborations and
partnerships; encourage advocacy activities including workshops and
publications; and provide feedback to each other concerning working
papers and work in progress. The coordinators for the group will
maintain records of the activities as they take place.
Reporting:
The coordinators of the WG will report on a biannual basis to the
Executive Committee on the activities of the WG.
Sustainability:
The functioning of the WG remains the responsibility of the coordinators
and the membership. IASFM will provide publicity in the website and
circulate official notices, and give advice. The group is encouraged to
generate its own resources if/when such are necessary, whereas IASFM
would assist with contacts and recommendations for the initiatives.
Pending IASFM financial standing and the performance of the WG, some
funding could be made available along the way.
Membership:
Members of IASFM may join the WG. Non-members of IASFM may join the WG
but must take out membership in IASFM no later than the end of the next
conference of the Association.
For further information interested individuals can contact Danesh
Jayatilaka ([log in to unmask]) and Tamlyn Monson ([log in to unmask]).
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