What can the history of refugee labour mobility tell us about who gets access to third-country resettlement pathways today?

In a new blog post publishes in , Dr. Rachel McNally examines the history of economic immigration as a pathway for refugees between 1951 and 2011, highlighting an often-overlooked dimension of this history: the exclusion of refugees with disabilities.

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We are pleased to share a newly published article by Merve Erdilmen in . The article examines how Syrian women and queer refugees understand and engage with feminism, and how refugee-led organizations in TĂĽrkiye address gender-based inequalities in access to rights and services.

Drawing on 53 in-depth interviews with women and LGBTI+ members of refugee-led organizations, the article explores the diverse ways refugees approach feminism and how these approaches shape their efforts to advance gender equality and build solidarity across refugee and non-refugee communities.

The article introduces the concept of “subtle solidarity practices” to describe strategies used by refugee-led organizations to advance gender equality while navigating restrictive political environments, community resistance, and growing opposition to feminist and pro-migrant alliances.

Erdilmen, M. (2026). Rethinking feminist alliances: avoiding feminism, but advancing gender equality within refugee communities? International Feminist Journal of Politics, 1–23.

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