Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative
The Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) provides evidence-based analyses that translate research findings into practice and policy impact. Established in 2022 as a response to an ever-increasing number of people forcibly displaced from their homes by protracted conflicts and persecution, RAFDI aims to expand the space for new perspectives, constructive dialogue and sustainable solutions to inform policies that will improve the future for the displaced people.
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Catastrophic Flooding and its Impact on Displaced People in Chad
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Migration Through the Darien Gap: “It’s not a passage; it’s a jungle”
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Civilians in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria Face Humanitarian Crises
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Refugee Resilience and Talents
Staff
Fellows
Working Group
Hallam Ferguson
RAFDI Working Group Member; Former Public Policy Fellow;
Vice President for Global Operations, International Republican Institute
Vice President for Global Operations, International Republican Institute
Rez Gardi
RAFDI Working Group Member;
Founder, Empower; Co-Managing Director, Refugee Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT); Co-founder, Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
Founder, Empower; Co-Managing Director, Refugee Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT); Co-founder, Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
James Hollifield
RAFDI Working Group Co-chair; Global Fellow;
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU
Susan F. Martin
RAFDI Working Group Co-chair;
Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita, Georgetown University
Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita, Georgetown University
Sarah Miller
RAFDI Working Group Member;
Senior Fellow, Refugees International
Senior Fellow, Refugees International
Matthew A. Reynolds
RAFDI Working Group Member;
Regional Representative for the US and the Caribbean, UNHCR
Regional Representative for the US and the Caribbean, UNHCR
Laura Robson
RAFDI Working Group Member; Former Fellow;
Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History, The Pennsylvania State University
Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History, The Pennsylvania State University
Tim Ziemer
RAFDI Working Group Member;
Former Assistant Administrator, USAID
Former Assistant Administrator, USAID