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DESCRIPTION:A guest lecture by Professor James Milner of Carleton Universit
 y and Mustafa Alio of R-SEAT.\n\nAbstract\n\nThis presentation examines th
 e emerging norm of meaningful refugee participation in the governance of t
 he global refugee regime (Milner\, Alio and Gardi 2022). A prominent theme
  of UN agreements on refugees since 2016 has been a commitment to enhancin
 g the role of refugees in the making and implementation of policies that a
 ffect them. As articulated in Paragraph 34 of the UN’s 2018 Global Compact
  on Refugees: “responses are most effective when they actively and meaning
 fully engage those they are intended to protect and assist.” This arguably
  reflects a belief that responses will be more effective and seen as more 
 legitimate if refugees are involved in the design of refugee responses. Th
 is is a potentially significant area of innovation for the governance of t
 he global refugee regime\, especially given the regime’s history of claimi
 ng that the core institution of the refugee regime has the moral and exper
 t authority to represent the needs and interests of refugees. In response\
 , this presentation considers three questions: What is meant by “meaningfu
 l refugee participation”? What difference could refugee participation make
  in the governance of the refugee regime? And what critical questions shou
 ld be raised in future work on the meaningful participation of refugees in
  the governance of the global refugee regime?\n\nSpeakers\n\nMustafa Alio 
 is Co-Managing Director of R-SEAT: Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Ta
 ble. Prior to joining at R-SEAT\, Mustafa Alio was a co-founder and former
  Managing Director of Jumpstart Refugee Talent\, an organization devoted t
 o the economic inclusion of refugees. In 2017\, Jumpstart pioneered the Ec
 onomic Mobility Pathways Program (EMPP)\, currently supported by IRCC to h
 elp resettle Ukrainian refugees. In 2019\, Mustafa became the first refuge
 e to formally represent Canada at the Global Refugee Forum. In 2021\, he w
 as awarded the Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) from the O
 ffice of the Governor General in Canada. Mustafa sits on multiple national
  and international advisory boards. He has worked closely with multiple go
 vernment partners\, international refugee networks\, UNHCR\, civil society
  actors from around the globe\, and other stakeholders to address gaps and
  improve programing that meet refugee needs internationally\, and especial
 ly within Canada.\n\n \n\nJames Milner is an Associate Professor of Politi
 cal Science at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is also currently Project
  Director of LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network\, a 7-ye
 ar\, SSHRC-funded partnership between researchers and civil society actors
  primarily in Canada\, Jordan\, Kenya\, Lebanon and Tanzania. He has been 
 a researcher\, practitioner and policy advisor on issues relating to the g
 lobal refugee regime\, global refugee policy and the politics of asylum in
  the global South. He has worked as a Consultant for the United Nations Hi
 gh Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in India\, Cameroon\, Guinea and its 
 Geneva Headquarters. He is author of Refugees\, the State and the Politics
  of Asylum in Africa (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2009)\, co-author (with Alexand
 er Betts and Gil Loescher) of UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee 
 Protection (Routledge\, 2012)\, and co-editor of Refugees’ Roles in Resolv
 ing Displacement and Building Peace: Beyond Beneficiaries(Georgetown Unive
 rsity Press\, 2019) and Protracted Refugee Situations: Political\, Human R
 ights and Security Implications (UN University Press\, 2008).\n
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LOCATION:Room 160 (Arts Council Room)\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\
 , H3A 0G5\, 853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:The Politics and Practice of Refugee Participation in the Governanc
 e of the Global Refugee Regime
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