Migration, conflict and crisis

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 Podcasts

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 Podcasts

In Episode 2, Lucinda is in conversation with Dr Karolina Czerska-Shaw from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow Poland and by Dr Luke Cooper from the Conflict and Civicness Research Group at LSE to discuss the role of civic networks and civil society in responding to refugees from Ukraine to Poland. Further readingThe Polish School of Assistance, report from the Migration ConsortiumThe PeaceRep projectMapping Ukrainian Civicness Abroad in the War Effort: A Case Study of PolandPoland's Role in Ukraine's Security Amid the Challenge of MigrationTranscriptRead a full transcript of the episodeCreditsPresenter: Lucinda Platt, London School of EconomicsGuests: Karolina Czerska-Shaw and Luke CooperProducer: Chris Garrington, Research PodcastsEditor: Anton Jarvis, Research PodcastsArtwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover, Research Podcasts

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.