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Forced Migration Review
Forced Migration Review
Acronym
FMR
Journal
Phone number
+44 (0)1865 281700

Location

Forced Migration Review / Refugee Studies Centre / Oxford Department of International Development / University of Oxford
3 Mansfield Road
OX1 3TB
Oxford
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
Working languages
Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Affiliated Organization
RSC
University or Research Institution

The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was est

Forced Migration Review (FMR) is the most widely read publication on forced migration – available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, and free of charge in print and online. It is published by the Refugee Studies Centre in the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. Through FMR, authors from around the world analyse the causes and impacts of displacement; debate policies and programmes; share research findings; reflect the lived experience of displacement; and present examples of good practice and recommendations for policy and action.

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Resources

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Dilemmas of Burma in transition

Reports & Research
February, 2011
Myanmar

Until a government of Burma is able to accept the role of non-state armed groups as providers for civilian populations and affords them legitimacy within a legal framework, sustained conflict and mass displacement remain inevitable.

Burma's Displaced People

Reports & Research
April, 2008
Myanmar

The feature section on Burma includes 29 articles exploring the extent of the displacement crisis, factors affecting displaced people and the search for solutions. The issue also includes 19 articles on other aspects of forced migration.....
Forced displacement of Burmese people,
Inge Brees...
Burma: in urgent need of change,
Douglas Alexander...
The international community's Responsibility to Protect,
Kavita Shukla... .
Landmines: reason for flight, obstacle to return,
Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan....

Under attack: a way of life

Reports & Research
April, 2008
Myanmar

Much of what is happening in the conflict zones of
eastern Burma is difficult to capture with photos, video
and reports. It is a slow and insidious strangulation of the
population rather than an all-out effort to crush them...

Defining 'forced migration’ in Burma - discussion

Reports & Research
April, 2008
Myanmar

Most Burmese people fleeing their homes do so for a combination of reasons. The root causes for leaving, however,
determine which ‘category’ they belong to: ‘internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) or ‘economic migrants’. There is
some discussion as to whether people leaving their homes due to exhaustion of livelihoods options are IDPs
according to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement1 – or not. Ashley South and Andrew Bosson present
their views below...