refugee crisis
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Accountability to Humanitarian Aid Respondents: The Need for Institutional Change
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“They’re sending us to die,” lamented a 40-year-old Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh facing a planned repatriation program to the country from where he had just fled. Another man nearby broke down into tears, “The military came, killed our people, set fire to our houses, and threw our kids in the…
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Why Do Migrants Still Struggle to Integrate into Europe’s Workforce?
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In 2015, a record 1.3 million people sought asylum in European Union (EU) states — the largest annual flow into the continent in 30 years. Although the number of persons annually seeking refuge in Europe has fallen since 2015, the EU now faces a significant public policy challenge: the integration…
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The Policy and Politics of Refugees: A conversation with Pascal Brice (Part 1)
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Pascal Brice is the Executive Director of France’s Office of Protection for Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA). He was invited to the University of Chicago by The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and sat down with Prabhat Singh to discuss the refugee crisis in Europe…
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The Policy and Politics of Refugees: A conversation with Pascal Brice (Part 2)
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Pascal Brice is the Executive Director of France’s Office of Protection for Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA). He was invited to the University of Chicago by the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and sat down with Prabhat Singh to discuss the refugee crisis in Europe…
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What Are the Drivers of Anti-Immigration Sentiment?
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In Western countries, anti-immigration sentiment is becoming more and more widespread. In the United States, President Trump has issued executive orders imposing severe restrictions on arrivals, while in the European Union, the Syrian refugee crisis has sown division among member states. The free movement of persons may be at risk…