"The policies that the Trump administration has pursued at the Southern border are overwhelmingly defensive, rather than deterrent in nature," writes fellow Kelsey Norman …
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The author examines why migrants and refugees have been able to mobilize to a greater extent in Morocco than in Egypt.
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This article examines the 2013 migration policy liberalizations in Morocco and Turkey in order to understand whether predominantly “human rights-centric” or “diplomatic” factors influenced …
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When advocates tout “refugees as a resource” and emphasize the economic benefit that refugees bring to receiving states, their framing risks eroding the distinctiveness …
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Fellow Kelsey Norman examines the U.S. refugee resettlement system, which the Trump administration is steadily dismantling.
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The Center for the Middle East’s program on Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees in the Middle East and North Africa produces in-depth research and substantive policy recommendations to help practitioners and policymakers assess ongoing developments and improve knowledge on these critical topics. The program also hosts public lectures and academic conferences to disseminate research and to build bridges between scholars and policymakers in the MENA region and the United States.
The Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees program area focuses on five main areas of study:
Led by Kelsey Norman, Ph.D., the Baker Institute’s Kelly Day Fellow, this research program takes an interdisciplinary and data-driven approach, collaborating with partner organizations and regional scholars with a wide range of expertise. It aims not only to produce impactful and timely policy recommendations that address these areas of research but also to promote a better understanding of the intertwined factors shaping outcomes for women’s representation and respect for human and refugee rights in the Arab world.
Kelsey Norman, Ph.D., is a fellow for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute and director of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees …
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