Migration, conflict and crisis

In Episode 5, Lucinda is reflecting on some of the key things that have emerged from her podcast conversations with migration experts around the world who, like her, are working to better understand who moves, stays or returns in a conflict. To do this, she is joined by Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.  Further readingUNHCR website bringing together together data/reports from UNHCR intentions surveys. TranscriptRead a full transcript of the episodeCreditsPresenter: Lucinda Platt, London School of EconomicsGuest: Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, UNHCRProducer: Chris Garrington, Research PodcastsEditor: Anton Jarvis, Research PodcastsArtwork: Krissie Brighty-Glover, Research PodcastsMusic: Inspiring cinematic ambient Lexin_Music

In Episode 4, Lucinda is in conversation with Perry Colette DeMarche, a Research and Reporting Officer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Perry has been tracking the flows and experiences of internally displaced persons in Sudan and outlines the realities for people fleeing conflict, the impact it's had on people, places and the economy and the vast scale of the task ahead to provide humanitarian aid and support.NB: Correction: Approximately 170,000 displaced households, not individuals, were reportedly sheltering in schools and other public buildings. Further readingIOM-DTM Sudan Mailing List: IOM Sudan (list-manage.com) IOM-DTM Sudan Website: Sudan | Displacement Tracking Matrix (iom.int) Latest IOM-DTM Sudan Report, published this Tuesday 19 March: DTM Sudan Weekly Displacement Snapshot 24 | Displacement Tracking Matrix (iom.int)TranscriptRead a full transcript of the episodeCreditsPresenter: Lucinda Platt, London School of EconomicsGuests:Perry DeMarche, Institute of MigrationProducer: Chris Garrington, Research PodcastsEditor: Anton Jarvis, Research PodcastsArtwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover, Research PodcastsMusic: Inspiring cinematic ambient Lexin_Music

In Episode 3, Lucinda is in conversation with Dr Ala Alrababah, Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Bocconi University to discuss refugees from the longstanding conflict in Syria, particularly those who have fled to Jordan and Lebanon. Ala has been researching attitudes to Syrian refugees in Jordan as well as refugees’ own attitudes to return among those currently living in Lebanon.Further readingAttitudes Toward Migrants in a Highly Impacted Economy: Evidence From the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan The Dynamics of Refugee Return: Syrian Refugees and Their Migration IntentionsTranscriptRead a full transcript of the episodeCreditsPresenter: Lucinda Platt, London School of EconomicsGuests: Ala Alrababah, Bocconi UniversityProducer: Chris Garrington, Research PodcastsEditor: Anton Jarvis, Research PodcastsArtwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover, Research PodcastsMusic: Inspiring cinematic ambient Lexin_Music

In Episode 1, Lucinda is in conversation with Tymofii Brik, Rector of the Kiev School of Economics. Together Lucinda and Tymofii have been researching migration patterns since the start of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Tymofii explains what we know about who has moved where since then and offers his personal as well as professional take on the impact of the conflict on people's movements and lives.TranscriptRead a full transcript of the episodeCreditsPresenter: Lucinda Platt, London School of EconomicsGuest: Tymofii Brik, Kyiv School of EconomicsProducer: Chris Garrington, Research PodcastsArtwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover, Research PodcastsMusic: Inspiring cinematic ambient Lexin_Music 

Coming soon! Migration, conflict and crisis is a podcast from Professor Lucinda Platt from the London School of Economics and Political Science. In series of conversations with migration experts from around the globe, Lucinda looks at the decisions and attitudes of people faced with war at home about whether and why to move, return or stay put.