Arar Contributes to Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies
Posted: 5/21/2026 (CSDE Research)

CSDE Affiliate and Executive Committee Member Rawan Arar (Law, Societies, and Justice) contributed to a new entry to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies on “Refugee Systems.” A refugee system is both (a) a social phenomenon made up of those connections, and (b) an analytical approach toward understanding displacement that builds upon systems theories, most notably Akin Mabogunje’s elaboration of a migration system. Arar juxtaposes a systems approach with siloed approaches to demonstrate its value for knowledge generation and its implications for uncovering reality and inequalities.