Research Reports

VULNER Research Report 2 Series

The following research reports present the intermediate research findings in each of the country under study. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among migrants seeking protection and interviews, they document and analyse their experiences of vulnerabilities.

Lived Vulnerabilities in Asylum and Migration. Confronting the ‘Vulnerability’ Label with Migrants’ Experiences

June 02, 2023

Introductory Report on the VULNER Research Report 2 series by Luc Leboeuf | Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Through the Eyes of the “Vulnerable”: Exploring Vulnerabilities in the Belgian Asylum System

Research report on the experiences of migrants seeking protection in Belgium - by Sylvie Saroléa, Francesca Raimondo, Zoé Crine| Université catholique de Louvain

Migrant Vulnerability in the Canadian Protection System: The View of Migrants, Public Servants and on-the ground Practitioners

Research report on the experiences of migrants seeking protection in Canada - by Delphine Nakache, Anna Purkey, Melissa Anderson, Ritika Tanotra, Dagmar Soennecken, Christiana Sagay, Oula Hajjar, Biftu Yousuf, François Crépeau | University of Ottawa, McGill University, York University

EXPLORING ASYLUM SEEKERS’ LIVED EXPERIENCES OF VULNERABILITY IN GERMANY

June 15, 2023

VULNER Research Report 2 by Jakob Junghans and Winfried Kluth | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU)

Vulnerabilities and the Italian Protection System: An ethnographic exploration of the perspectives of protection seekers

Research report on the experiences of migrants seeking protection in Italy - by Dany Carnassale and Sabrina Marchetti | Ca’Foscari University of Venice

Vulnerability amidst Compounded Crises in Lebanon: The experience of Syrian and Palestinian Refugees

Research report on the experiences of migrants seeking protection in Lebanon - by Cathrine Brun and Maria Maalouf | Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University

Protection Seekers’ Lived Experience of Vulnerability in Times of Stricter Migration Policy. The Case of Norway

Research report on the experiences of migrants seeking protection in Norway - by Hilde Lidén, Erlend Paasche and Dorina Damsa| Institute for Social Research

Lived Vulnerabilities under Constraints: An Emprical Account of how Refugees Experience Uganda’s Protection System

Research report on the experiences of migrants seeking protection in Uganda - by Sophie Nakueira

VULNER Research Report 1 Series

The following research reports present the intermediate research findings in each of the country under study. Based on the study of the relevant domestic regulations and interviews with public servants and social and aid workers, they document and analyse the various existing legal and bureaucratic approaches and practices in identifying ‘vulnerable’ migrants seeking protection, and in assessing and addressing their special needs.

Humanitarianism and Juridification at Play: ‘Vulnerability’ as an Emerging Legal and Bureaucratic Concept in the Field of Asylum and Migration

Introductory Report on the VULNER Research Report 1 series by Luc Leboeuf | Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Exploring Vulnerability’s Challenges and Pitfalls in Belgian Asylum System

Research Report on the Legal and Policy Framework and Implementing Practices in Belgium by Sylvie Saroléa, Francesca Raimondo, Zoé Crine | Université catholique de Louvain

Vulnerability in the Canadian Protection Regime

Research Report on the Legal and Policy Framework in Canada - by Midori Kaga, Delphine Nakache, Melissa Anderson, François Crépeau, Anthony Delisle, Nicholas Fraser, Edit Frenyó, Anna Purkey, Dagmar Soennecken, Ritika Tanotra | University of Ottawa, McGill University, York University