Refugee History.

Understanding historical and political contexts to contemporary refugee movements.

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'Indignation and sorrow': responses to wartime internment, and immigration detention today.

Sep 14

Sep 14 'Indignation and sorrow': responses to wartime internment, and immigration detention today.

The Role of Dress in the Cultural Assimilation of Kindertransport Refugees

Sep 7

Sep 7 The Role of Dress in the Cultural Assimilation of Kindertransport Refugees

Review of Communities of Solidarity: The Story of Pikpa Refugee Camp

Aug 24

Aug 24 Review of Communities of Solidarity: The Story of Pikpa Refugee Camp

Europe’s successive failures have led to a human rights crisis on Lesvos

Aug 17

Aug 17 Europe’s successive failures have led to a human rights crisis on Lesvos

Alice Lucas & Charlotte Gallagher

10 Articles for 20 Years: UEA Refugee History’s Aid, Advocacy and Activism Series

Aug 10

Aug 10 10 Articles for 20 Years: UEA Refugee History’s Aid, Advocacy and Activism Series

Aid Advocacy Activism

Title: ‘A Paradoxical People’ – Britain’s Responses to Polish DPs, 1945-1951

Aug 3

Aug 3 Title: ‘A Paradoxical People’ – Britain’s Responses to Polish DPs, 1945-1951

Samantha Knapton

Defining the Refugee Child: A History

Jul 20

Jul 20 Defining the Refugee Child: A History

Jordanna Bailkin

Forced Migration and Digital Connectivity in(to) Europe

Jul 13

Jul 13 Forced Migration and Digital Connectivity in(to) Europe

Koen Leurs & Kevin Smets

4 Periods in the UK’s History of Voluntary Refugee Support

Jun 26

Jun 26 4 Periods in the UK’s History of Voluntary Refugee Support

Alyssa Girvan & Becky Taylor

Aid Advocacy Activism

Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees for Two Decades: Initiatives by the University of East London and Refugee Council Archive

Jun 24

Jun 24 Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees for Two Decades: Initiatives by the University of East London and Refugee Council Archive

Paul Dudman & Rumana Hashem

Aid Advocacy Activism