From: Centre for Refugee Studies

Children at Risk

Guest Editor: Geraldine Sadoway

Refuge invites contributions to an upcoming issue dedicated to examining
the uniquely vulnerable situation of children in the context of forced
displacement. Applying a human rights lens, this issue seeks to explore
the challenges faced by children in countries of origin, in flight, and
in countries of asylum, as well as the extent to which governments,
international organizations, and non-governmental groups have risen to
meet these challenges.

Refuge particularly invites submissions on topics including but not
limited to: comparative or case studies of the position of unaccompanied
minors in refugee determination systems; the unique obstacles faced by
refugee girls; the particular issues confronting internally displaced
children; children as victims and survivors of trafficking; innovations
in programming to assist refugee children in displacement and/or in the
context of resettlement; the impact of the Convention on the Rights of
the Child as a tool to advance the position of displaced children; the
detention of unaccompanied children and alternatives to detention; and
the social/psychological resources of children themselves in the process
of flight, resettlement, and/or return.

Contributions must be received by November 15, 2001. Papers, not
exceeding 30 pages or 7500 words, should be typed, double-spaced and
referenced according to the Chicago Manual of Style, or, if the paper is
legal in nature, the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (see
style sheet at http://www.yorku.ca/crs for details.) Shorter papers on
issues related to forced migration, book reviews and case comments are
also welcome. A brief abstract (100-150 words) and a two sentence
institutional identification of the author must be provided. All
submissions must be word processed and sent on disk or by email
attachment. On accepte aussi des articles en français. Le style doit
conformer aux normes exigés pour les articles rédigés en anglais.

Deadline: November 15th, 2001.

For further information, please contact:
Lene Madsen, Managing Editor
Centre for Refugee Studies
York Lanes, Suite 322, York University
4700 Keele Street
North York, Ontario M3J 1P3
Email: [email][email protected]

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