The Forced Migration Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego Center for Comparative Immigration Studies is pleased to introduce the Contemporary Topic in Forced Migration working paper series. The first six papers are listed below. To access them, please visit: _http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/fml/wp_series.htm_ For more information, please contact Nathaniel H. Goetz, Interim Director, at [log in to unmask] or visit: _http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/FML.htm_ Working Paper No. 1 (January 2005): Gendercide: From Forced Impregnation to Forced Prostitution, Repatriation in the Balkans, Jamie L. Bone, International Studies Program, University of California, San Diego Working Paper No. 2 (January 2005): Environmental Refugees: A Denial of Rights, Heidi A. Hermsmeyer, International Studies Program, University of California, San Diego Working Paper No. 3 (January 2005): Broken Promises and Loss of Trust: The Corruption Stemming from the Use of the Development Resettlement Policy at the Three Gorges Dam Site, Lauren E. Tanner, International Studies Program, University of California, San Diego Working Paper No. 4 (January 2005): Portrait of a Young Italy: Asylum Practice and Public Opinion, Jason Lee, International Studies Program, University of California, San Diego Working Paper No. 5 (January 2005): Where the Mandate Ends: The Absence of a Long-Term Refugee Development Plan, Kaitlyn L. Lucas, International Studies Program, University of California, San Diego Working Paper No. 6 (January 2005): The Role of the Russian Government in the Tragedy of Chechen Refugees, Laura E. Wainwood, International Studies Program, University of California, San Diego ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html