Institute for the Study of International Migration

https://lnkd.in/epTRfQCg Georgetown’s Online Certificate in Global Displacement & Migration Studies offers deep knowledge and information about the different groups of people on the move (including labor migrants, refugees, internally displaced, asylum seekers, and others), as well as the multiple causes and consequences of such movements. It also provides a global overview of displacement and migration numbers and trends, drivers of and policy responses to population movements, and the resulting impacts on origin, transit, and host countries. The program curriculum analyzes demographic trends and migration dynamics, the particular characteristics of labor migration and displacement, the challenge of integration of migrants into receiving societies, environmental migration and displacement, U.S. immigration policy, and global governance. The course will also cover current and emerging issues of concern, including trafficking, internal displacement, and irregular migration. Throughout the program, you’ll also examine how research questions are answered in an effort to enhance existing knowledge and improve policies and practices. By the end of the program, you’ll have a deeper understanding of displacement and migration trends, drivers, and repercussions on a global scale. The professional certificate is offered in partnership with the Institute for the Study of International Migration and presented by Professors Elizabeth Ferris, PhD and Katharine Donato, PhD. #GeorgetownUniversity #GeorgetownSCS #GlobalMigration #RefugeeStudies #MigrationPolicy #RefugeeCrisis #USImmigrationPolicy #HumanTrafficking #AsylumSeekers #MigrationResearch #HumanRights #ForcedDisplacement

IOM - UN Migration's Global Data Institute and the Institute for the Study of International Migration have released a series of Focus Group Discussion Reports as part of the PROGRESS initiative. The first is from Colombia. Navigating the Effects of Displacement: Colombia Insights From Internally Displaced Populations Following the publication of the first edition of PROGRESS 2023, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) conducted focus group discussions to better understand the effects of displacement and progress towards durable solutions from the perspectives of displaced individuals. This report from the Colombia country team presents a deeper country-specific dive into the findings of the qualitative analysis of two focus group discussions conducted between 1 and 15 August 2023 in Bogotá with 19 representatives of the internally displaced population. Over half (68%) of the respondents were female, and all were between 18 and 59. More than a third (36%) were Afro-Colombian, and 16 per cent belonged to Indigenous groups. The PROGRESS initiative, including the upcoming 2024 edition, supports the urgent need to accelerate coordinated action to find solutions to prolonged internal displacement. PROGRESS amplifies the experiences of the internally displaced, returnees, and host communities through analyses and posing new questions, facilitating data for action. https://lnkd.in/g7DSZ9eh OIM Colombia #Data4Action #PROGRESS #VoicesOfCommunities

The United States #Refugee policy recognizes that America is a ‘nation of immigrants’ and that welcoming the persecuted was and continues to be a reflection of US identity. In this policy brief, Susan F. Martin, Wilson Center Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative Working Group Co-chair, and Elizabeth Ferris, Research Professor of the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, discuss how the US must lead by example in supporting refugees and the countries that host them. https://buff.ly/3OF2GSS

“We need a new way of looking at solutions for #refugees and #IDPs. Traditional ways are simply not working. And unless we figure out a way to stop the conflicts that are forcing people from their communities and to resolve protracted #displacement, we are going to keep seeing the number of displaced people rise,” nonresident fellow Elizabeth Ferris and Georgetown University Institute for the Study of International Migration's director argues. Read her new issue brief to learn about alternative solutions such as self-reliance: https://lnkd.in/dCb_zT2D

Positive approaches to #refugee issues are often overlooked in media coverage. Nonresident fellow and Institute for the Study of International Migration director Elizabeth Ferris explores successful initiatives undertaken by #Mexico and #Brazil to absorb and welcome refugees through relocation programs. https://lnkd.in/dS256fTJ

The Institute for the Study of International Migration, through Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies, provides professionals with an opportunity to undertake a one-week, intensive, online certificate program in Global Displacement & Migration Studies. Applications are now open for the Spring session: January 8-12, 2024. For more information and to apply, visit scs.georgetown.edu