World Refugee Day: Misconceptions and How to Help
On World Refugee Day, Kelsey Norman, director of the Women’s Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, discussed common misconceptions surrounding migration and highlighted core reasons why refugees flee their home country.
How Climate Change Could Exacerbate the World’s Refugee Crisis
Will climate change exacerbate the refugee crisis by displacing millions of people? Kelsey Norman, director of the Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, joined Houston Matters to discuss the role Houston could play in a climate refugee crisis. (Starts at the nine-minute mark.)
Is Research with Migrants and Refugees Inherently Extractive?
In the American Political Science Association's newsletter on Middle East and North African (MENA) politics, Kelsey Norman, the director of the Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program at the Baker Institute, reflected on her own experience conducting qualitative, interview-based research with migrants and refugees in the MENA region as a way to explore some of the ethical questions surrounding this type of work.
Border Crossings Among Venezuelans Soared in August
“Part of the reason that we're seeing this increase in irregular migration, so people coming here, trying to cross the southern border irregularly, is that there aren't opportunities to get here via any regular routes,” said Kelsey Norman, the director of Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program.