JDC Literature Review

The JDC literature review contains summaries of recent publications and academic scholarship on issues relating to forced displacement.

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Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2021

The 2021 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) presents global figures for internal displacement in 2020. The report includes the following key statistics on internal displacement due to conflict and violence: An estimated 48 million people in 59 countries and...

Reflections and Directions for Research in Refugee Studies

Refugee studies emerged as an area of scholarship in the 1980s. This review piece discusses developments in the field of refugee studies and identifies areas for future research. Main points: Attempts to theorize refugee migration are relatively recent, compared to...

Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2020

This report presents data compiled by UNHCR on forced displacement in 2020 due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.   Key findings: By the end of 2020, the number of people forcibly displaced due...