James Milner. Department of Political Science Carleton University.

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1 James Milner Department of Political Science Carleton University B640 Loeb Building Tel: , ext Colonel By Drive Fax: Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 5B6 A EDUCATION D.Phil. Development Studies (2006) St. Antony s College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Student Associate, Queen Elizabeth House Thesis title: The Politics of Asylum in Africa: The cases of Kenya, Tanzania and Guinea M.Phil. Development Studies (1999) St. Antony s College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Thesis title: Towards an effective response to conflict-induced forced migration and the security burden in Tanzania: Burden sharing and the convergence of refugee protection and state security BA (Honours) (1997) University College, University of Toronto, Canada Graduated with High Distinction (top 2%) Peace and Conflict Studies (Specialist), Political Science (Major), African Studies (Minor) Thesis title: Youth mobilization and conflict in Western Kenya: 1991 to 1996 B EMPLOYMENT Academic Appointments Associate Professor (2008 to present) Department of Political Science Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Promoted to Associate: April 2012 Awarded tenure: December 2011 Engaged in teaching and research on issues relating to forced migration, peacebuilding, African politics, global politics and the United Nations system, as outlined below. Cross-appointed to the Institute of African Studies. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow (2006 to 2008) Munk Centre for International Studies University of Toronto, Canada Research concentrated on the links between domestic and international politics, asylum policies and refugee protection in Africa; protracted refugee situations in Asia and Africa; and the regional dynamics of peacebuilding. Coordinator of the Munk Centre Postdoctoral Colloquium ( )

2 Course Director (2007) International Studies Department Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Canada Designed and taught a 12-week bilingual (English/French) 4 th Year undergraduate course on International Refugee Protection. Other Employment Consultant (2003 to 2004) Immigration Research and Statistics Service, Home Office (UK) London, United Kingdom Served as external advisor for a comprehensive review and assessments of pre-departure cultural orientation in the context of resettlement programmes. Consultant (2003) Resettlement Section, Department of International Protection United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland Compiled a global review of refugees under UNHCR s mandate in need of resettlement consideration based on data submitted by UNHCR Field Offices. Prepared UNHCR: Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2004 for discussion at the 2003 Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement. Researcher (2001 to 2002) European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) London, United Kingdom Conducted field and archival research and analysis further to a trans-atlantic collaborative study on the feasibility of joint European Union resettlement processing and standards of protection in regions of refugee origin, funded by the German Marshall Fund. Consultant (2002) Resettlement Section, Department of International Protection United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland Revised and expanded UNHCR s Resettlement Handbook to address procedural and management issues relating to the identification and processing of refugees in need of resettlement as a durable solution. Resettlement Consultant (2001) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Branch Office, Conakry, Guinea Identified refugees in need of resettlement, conducted resettlement eligibility interviews and prepared resettlement dossiers for submission to resettlement countries. Worked closely with UNHCR and resettlement countries to develop and launch a resettlement plan of action for Guinea. The plan is intended to address the resettlement need of vulnerable refugees in need of resettlement, involving the deployment of 6 additional consultants and caseworkers and the identification and processing of approximately 3,000 refugees in need of resettlement in the initial 12-month period. Milner CV p.2

3 Resettlement Consultant (2000) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Liaison Office, Yaoudé, Cameroun Identified refugees in need of resettlement, conducted resettlement eligibility interviews and prepared resettlement dossiers for submission to resettlement countries. Responsible for identifying a solution for Congolese refugees in the Langui Transit Site in the North of Cameroon. Intervened with local officials on behalf of urgent resettlement cases in detention. Junior Professional Consultant ( ) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office of the Chief of Mission, New Delhi, India Interviewed and counselled UNHCR-recognised refugees who faced individual protection or legal problems, assessed their claim and proposed follow-up action for the Legal Officer. Assisted with special resettlement submissions by interviewing and assessing the refugee claims of Afghan, Iranian and Iraqi cases identified for potential resettlement submission. Facilitated the logistics of a number of events and meetings further to the first visit of a UN High Commissioner for Refugees to India. C PROFESSIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS Capital Educators Award (Nominee) (2012) Ottawa-Carleton Learning Foundation Capital Educators Award (Finalist) (2011) Ottawa-Carleton Learning Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship ( ) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Trudeau Scholarship ( ) Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Holly Wyatt-Walter Scholarship (2003) St. Antony s College, University of Oxford Stahl Fund Travel Grant (2003) St. Antony s College, University of Oxford Cyril Foster Travel Grant (2003) Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford British Chevening Scholarship ( ) British Council, United Kingdom Gilbert Murray Trust Junior Award (1998) Gilbert Murray Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom Milner CV p.3

4 University of Toronto Alumni Association Scholar (1997) University of Toronto University College Award for Meritous Service (1997) University College, University of Toronto Cressy Award for Student Leadership (1997) University of Toronto Anna and Alex Beverly Memorial Fellowship (1997) University College, University of Toronto Elizabeth Brown Travel Award (1996) University College, University of Toronto Malcolmson Prize for Peace and Conflict Studies (1995) University College, University of Toronto Adelaide Sinclair/UNICEF Memorial Award (1995) University College, University of Toronto D PUBLICATIONS Refereed Scholarly Publications Books Alexander Betts, Gil Loescher and James Milner, UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection, second edition, Abingdon: Routledge, James Milner, Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, Reviewed in: International Studies review, Vol. 14, issue 1, 2012 African Affairs, Vol. 110, no. 440, 2011 Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 24, no. 1, 2011 Gil Loescher, Alexander Betts and James Milner, UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection into the 21 st Century, Abingdon: Routledge, Reviewed in: International Journal of Refugee Law, Vol. 23, no. 2, 2011 Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 22, no. 2, 2009 Refugee Survey Quarterly, Vol. 27, no. 4, 2008 Articles in refereed journals James Milner, Refugees and the regional dynamics of peacebuilding (lead article), Refugee Survey Quarterly, Vol. 28, no. 1, 2009, Gil Loescher and James Milner, The Long Road Home: Protracted Refugee Situations in Africa, Survival, Vol. 47, no. 2, Summer 2005, Milner CV p.4

5 Gil Loescher and James Milner, Protracted Refugee Situations and State and Regional Insecurity (lead article), Conflict, Security and Development, Volume 4, number 1, April 2004, Gil Loescher and James Milner, The Missing Link: The need for comprehensive engagement in protracted refugee situations, International Affairs, Volume 79, number 3, May 2003, Edited Books Gil Loescher, James Milner, Edward Newman, and Gary Troeller (eds.) Protracted Refugee Situations: Politics, Human Rights and Security Implications, Tokyo: United Nations University Press, Chapters in Edited Books Gil Loescher and James Milner, UNHCR and the Global Governance of Migration in Alexander Betts (ed.), Global Governance of Migration, Oxford: Oxford University Press, James Milner, Refugees, peacebuilding and the regional dynamics of conflict in Gil Loescher and Alexander Betts (eds.), Refugees In International Relations, Oxford: Oxford University Press, Gil Loescher and James Milner, Understanding the problem of protracted refugee situations, in G. Loescher, J. Milner E. Newman, and G. Troeller (eds.) Protracted Refugee Situations: Politics, Human Rights and Security Implications, Tokyo: UN University Press, Gil Loescher and James Milner, Burmese refugees in South and Southeast Asia: A comparative regional analysis, in G. Loescher, J. Milner E. Newman, and G. Troeller (eds.) Protracted Refugee Situations: Politics, Human Rights and Security Implications, Tokyo: UN University Press, Gil Loescher and James Milner, A framework for responding to protracted refugee situations, in G. Loescher, J. Milner E. Newman, and G. Troeller (eds.) Protracted Refugee Situations: Politics, Human Rights and Security Implications, Tokyo: UN University Press, James Milner with Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, The militarization and demilitarization of refugee camps and settlements in Guinea, in Robert Muggah (ed.), No Refuge: The Crisis of Refugee Militarization in Africa, London: Zed Books, Working papers James Milner, Refugees in the peacebuilding process, New Issues in Refugee Research, Paper no. 224, Geneva: UNHCR, November James Milner and Gil Loescher, Responding to Protracted Refugee Situations: Lessons from a decade of discussion, Forced Migration Policy Briefing, No. 6, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, January James Milner, Refugees and the Regional Dynamics of Peacebuilding, Controversies in Global Politics and Societies, No. IX, Toronto: Munk Centre for International Studies, Milner CV p.5

6 Other Gil Loescher and James Milner, Understanding the challenge: Editorial introduction to the special issue on protracted displacement, Forced Migration Review, Issue 33, September Other (non-refereed) Scholarly Publications Chapters in non-refereed books Gil Loescher and James Milner, Protracted refugee situations: The search for practical solutions, in The State of the World s Refugees: Human Displacement in the New Millennium, Oxford: Oxford University Press for The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, James Milner, The militarization and demilitarization of refugee camps in Guinea, in N. Florquin and E. Berman (eds.), Armed and Aimless: Armed Groups, Guns and Human Security in the ECOWAS Region, Geneva: Small Arms Survey, James Milner, World Refugee Day: A Time to Celebrate? in F. Manji and P. Burnett (eds.), African Voices on Development and Social Justice: Editorials from Pambazooka News 2004, Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, James Milner, Refugees and Security in South Asia: Responding to the Security Burden in O. Mishra (ed.) Forced Migration in the South Asian Region: Displacement, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, Jadavpur University, in collaboration with Brookings Institution and Manak Publications, New Delhi, Articles in non-refereed journals James Milner, Response to Jeff Crisp: A New Asylum Paradigm?, St. Antony s International Review, Volume 1, number 1, March Articles in non-refereed conference proceedings James Milner, Implications of recent developments in international resettlement policy for UK resettlement policy, in V. Gelsthorpe and L. Herlitz (eds.), Listening to the Evidence: The Future of UK Resettlement Policy, London: UK Home Office, Technical reports Understanding the international implications of Bill C-31, Brief to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Parliament of Canada, further to its study of Bill C-31, Protecting Canada s Immigration System Act, April Towards a European Resettlement Programme, The Way Forward: Europe s Role in the Global Refugee Protection System, Policy Paper No. 1, London: European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), Gil Loescher and James Milner, Forced Migration and Security in S. Castles, N. Van Hear and C. Wolff (eds.), Developing DfID s Policy Approach to Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, Oxford: Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, Milner CV p.6

7 UNHCR: Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2004, Resettlement Section, Department of International Protection, UNHCR, Geneva, Security Concerns: How to protect the resettlement mechanisms from abuse by terrorists and other international criminals without unduly impeding resettlement prepared for the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, Geneva, June Strategic Use of Resettlement: Developments in the relationship between resettlement and asylum prepared for the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, Geneva, June Innovations and Strategies in Case Identification for Resettlement prepared for the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, Geneva, June Chapter 5: Basic Procedures to be followed in Field Office Resettlement Operations, UNHCR Resettlement Handbook, Department of International Protection, UNHCR, Geneva, Chapter 7: Resettlement Management in Field Offices, UNHCR Resettlement Handbook, Department of International Protection, UNHCR, Geneva, Gil Loescher, James Milner, Bill Frelick, Steve Edminster and Petra Catz, Responding to the Asylum and Access Challenge: An Agenda for Comprehensive Engagement in Protracted Refugee Situations, London and Washington DC: European Council on Refugees and Exiles and US Committee for Refugees, April Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals James Milner, Book review: The Turbulent Decade: Confronting the Refugee Crises of the 1990s, Survival, Vol. 48, no. 4, James Milner, Book Review: Dangerous Sanctuaries: Refugee Camps, Civil War, and the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid, Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 19, no. 2, James Milner, Book Review: Dealing with Conflict in Africa: The United Nations and Regional Organizations, Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 18, no. 4, James Milner, Book Review: Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal and Political Dilemmas, Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 17, no. 2, James Milner, Book Review: Eroding Local Capacity: International Humanitarian Action in Africa, Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 16, no. 4, Major Encyclopedia or Dictionary Articles James Milner, Resettlement in Matthew J. Gibney and Randall Hansen (eds), Immigration and Asylum: from 1900 to the present, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, James Milner, Burden Sharing in Matthew J. Gibney and Randall Hansen (eds), Immigration and Asylum: from 1900 to the present, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, James Milner, Refugee Warriors in Matthew J. Gibney and Randall Hansen (eds), Immigration and Asylum: from 1900 to the present, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, Milner CV p.7

8 James Milner, The Comprehensive Plan of Action in Matthew J. Gibney and Randall Hansen (eds), Immigration and Asylum: from 1900 to the present, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, Working papers Alexander Betts and James Milner, The Externalization of EU Asylum Policy: The Position of African States, Working Paper No. 36, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, October Gil Loescher and James Milner, Protracted Refugee Situations: Domestic and International Security Implications, Adelphi Paper No. 375, Basingstoke: Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, James Milner, Sharing the Security Burden: Towards the convergence of refugee protection and state security, Working Paper #4, Oxford: Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, May Newspaper, magazine and on-line articles James Milner, The refugee debate Canada is not having, Embassy, 8 February 2012 ( James Milner, Understanding the challenge of protracted refugee situations, Metropolis World Bulletin, Volume 8, October James Milner, Understanding Kenya s refugee policy, Toronto Star, 10 January Gil Loescher and James Milner, Exporting Instability: Burma, refugees and regional relations, The World Today, Volume 62, no. 7, July James Milner, Canada must help Africa s refugees, Toronto Star, 18 June Gil Loescher and James Milner, Home from home? The journey to a better refugee policy, opendemocracy.net, 18 June Gil Loescher and James Milner, New Safety or Old Dangers? UN protection areas for refugees, opendemocracy.net, 13 February E. OTHER SCHOLARLY OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY Papers presented (selected: 2006 to present) James Milner, International Cooperation to Share Burdens and Responsibilities: A response to UNHCR s paper, 13 th conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Kampala, Uganda, 5 July James Milner, Refugees and Peacebuilding: Understanding regional dynamics, 13 th conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Kampala, Uganda, 4 July Milner CV p.8

9 James Milner, Understanding the Politics of Asylum in Africa: The case of Tanzania, 13 th conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Kampala, Uganda, 4 July James Milner, Refugees, peacebuilding and reconciliation: Lessons from policy and research, Conference on Displacement and Reconciliation, Conflict Research Centre, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, 9 June James Milner, Refugees and Peacebuilding: Challenges and Opportunities, Annual Conference, Canadian Association of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Montreal, 13 May James Milner, Refugees and Peacebuilding: Understanding Regional Dynamics, Annual Conference, International Studies Association, Montreal, 18 March James Milner, The implementation of integrated approaches in the UN system: Lessons from Tanzania and Burundi, paper for the workshop The Normative Institutionalization-Implementation Gap, Annual Conference, International Studies Association, Montreal, 15 March James Milner, Understanding the Politics of Asylum in Africa, Annual Conference, Canadian Association of African Studies, Ottawa, 5 May James Milner, Responding to Forced Migration in a Reforming UN System: The case of Burundian refugees in Tanzania, Annual Convention, International Studies Association, New Orleans, February James Milner, Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa, Annual Convention, International Studies Association, New Orleans, February James Milner, Canada s International Refugee Policy: Understanding responses to protracted refugee situations, Biennial Conference of the Journal, Canadian Foreign Policy, Carleton University, Ottawa, 13 November James Milner, Burundian refugees in Tanzania: Regional relations, liberalization and the politics of a solution for a protracted refugee situation, Annual Convention, International Studies Association, New York, February Gil Loescher and James Milner, Understanding the problem of protracted refugee situations: Fragile states and the challenge of finding solutions, Annual Convention, International Studies Association, New York, February James Milner, Towards a rights-based approach to asylum policy in Africa, Canadian Association for African Studies, Toronto, 17 May James Milner, Protracted refugee situations: A challenge to the Global South, Global South Colloquium, York University, 28 March James Milner, Protracted Refugee Situations: Towards a Research Agenda, 10 th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Toronto, Canada, 19 June Milner CV p.9

10 Gil Loescher and James Milner, Burmese Refugees in Thailand: Findings from fieldwork, From Burma to Myanmar, and Beyond: Dynamics of Conflict and Displacement, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 10 February Contract or Other Funded Research Projects Co-Applicant (2011 to 2012) Migration and Diaspora Studies initiative Carleton University Research Excellence Fund: C$19,740 for one year Principal Investigator (2010 to 2014) Refugees and Peacebuilding: Understanding regional dynamics SSHRC Standard Research Grant: C$71,892 Commissioned research (2010) Commissioned by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to draft an internal discussion paper on Refugees and peacebuilding: Challenges and opportunities. Commissioned research project: US$5,000 Co-Director (2004 to present) The PRS Project: Towards Solutions to Protracted Refugee Situations Refugee Studies Centre University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Co-Director of an international research and policy project on protracted refugee situations. The objectives of The PRS Project are to: Provide independent and critical analysis of the problem of protracted refugee situations Develop a policy framework for decision-makers and advocacy organizations Help integrate the resolution of chronic refugee problems into broader academic and policy discussions on development, human rights, governance, and conflict resolution Contribute to the resolution of particular protracted refugee situations in Africa and Asia Funding received from: Global Peace and Security Fund (Foreign Affairs Canada): C$27,000 (2007) Ford Foundation: US$150,000 (2006) Joseph Roundtree Charitable Trust: US$50,000 (2006) Nuffield Foundation: US$20,000 (2003) Selection of organizations that have highlighted results of the PRS Project in their work: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Government of Canada: Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State, US Government: African Union: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Co-Applicant A Canadian Refugee Research Network (CRRN): Globalizing Knowledge SSHRC Strategic Knowledge Cluster Program: 2008 to 2015 Centre for Refugee Studies York University, Toronto, Canada (2008 to present) Milner CV p.10

11 Seven-year, $2.1 million project intended to mobilize and sustain a Canadian and international network of researchers and research centres committed to the study of refugee and forced migration issues and to finding solutions to the plight of refugees. Member, Management Committee (2009 to present) Coordinator, Policy Research Network (2008 to present) Coordinator, Protracted Refugee Situations Research Cluster (2008 to present) Funds received by Carleton from grant: C$9,000 to hire research assistant and host events (2011) C$4,389 for 50% of a 0.5 credit course release (2011) C$10,000 to hire research assistant and host events (2010) C$10,000 to hire research assistant and host events (2009) Activities include: Hosted strategic planning meeting between the Executive of the Refugee Research Network and representatives of three Departments of the Government of Canada, 20 January Organized a half-day workshop with representatives of the Canadian research, policy and NGO communities on the issue of protracted refugee situations at Carleton University, 22 April Organized a half-day workshop with representatives of the Canadian research, policy and NGO communities on the issue of urban displacement at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 29 October Organized a half-day workshop with representatives of the Canadian research, policy and NGO communities on the issue of protracted refugee situations at Carleton University, 12 January Organized an evening panel discussion on protracted refugee situations at Carleton University, 12 January Supporting the development of a database of refugee researchers in Canada. Developing links between the refugee research community and the policy community in Canada. Other Funding Awarded I-CUReUS Award (2011) $1,125 from the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International), Carleton University, to recruit an undergraduate student to participate in my SSHRC-funded project Refugees and Peacebuilding: Understanding regional dynamics, matched by $1,125 from my SRG funds. Travel Grant (2009) $ from the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) and the Office of the Dean of Public Affairs to attend the 2010 International Studies Association meeting in New Orleans. Travel Grant (2009) $1, from the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) and the Office of the Dean of Public Affairs to attend the 2009 International Studies Association meeting in New York. Start-up Grant (2008) $15,000 from the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) and the Office of the Dean of Public Affairs. Funding supported a range of start-up research activities, including fieldwork in Tanzania and Burundi in July-August Milner CV p.11

12 Other Professional Activities Joint Coordinator (2008 to present) Ottawa Migration and Refugee Research Network (OMRRN) Developed database of more than 50 Ottawa-area researchers working on refugee and migration issues Coordinated first OMRRN seminar series ( ), including three seminars (October 2009, November 2009 and January 2010) Research Associate (2010 to present) Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom Faculty Associate Centre for Security and Defence Studies (CSDS), Carleton University Ottawa, Canada (2009 to present) Senior Fellow (2008 to present) Center for International Migration and Settlement Studies (CIMSS), Carleton University Ottawa, Canada Member Editorial Board, Studies in International Development and Globalization University of Ottawa Press (2010 to present) Academic Advisor (2006 to 2009) Student Refugee Program (SRP), World University Services Canada (WUSC) Ottawa, Canada Provide support to the development of aspects of the Student Refugee Program Chair, WUSC National Research Forum, Ottawa, 2008 Development of WUSC Summer Seminar in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps, Kenya, in 2008 External referee for the following scholarly journals: Canadian Journal of Political Science Conflict, Security and Development Gender, Place and Culture Journal of Refugee Studies Refuge Security Dialogue External reviewer for the following funding agencies and publishers: Ashgate Press (2010) McGill/Queen s University Press (2009) Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Standard Research Grants (2010; 2012) Milner CV p.12

13 Scholarly Work in Progress James Milner, The implementation of integrated approaches in the UN system: Lessons from Tanzania and Burundi, in Alexander Betts and Phil Orchard (eds.), Implementation and World Politics: How international norms change practice, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Revised manuscript submitted: February James Milner, Refugees, Peacebuilding, and Reconciliation: Lessons from policy and research, in Megan Bradley (ed.), Displacement, Reconciliation and Justice, Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press. Manuscript submitted: February Alexander Betts, James Milner and Gil Loescher, Life begins at sixty: A new vision for UNHCR, Journal of Refugee Studies. Under revision for re-submission. James Milner, Book review: The Refugee in International Society: Between Sovereigns, Canadian Journal of Political Science (accepted; awaiting publication). James Milner, Protracted Refugee Situations in Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Gil Loescher, Katy Long and Nando Sigona (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Manuscript due: August James Milner, The changing politics of asylum in Africa: The case of Tanzania, article in progress for submission to African Affairs. James Milner, Neighbourhoods Matter: Understanding the relationship between refugees and peacebuilding, article in progress for submission to International Security. James Milner and Gil Loescher, Refugee and Conflict, Cambridge, Polity Press. Under contract. Manuscript due: December F ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES (TEACHING) Undergraduate courses taught AFRI4000: Selected Topics in African Studies (Fall 2010) GPOL3000: Themes in Global and Comparative Politics (Fall 2010; Fall 2011) GPOL3100: Internship in Global Politics (Summer 2010; Winter 2011; Summer 2011; Winter 2012; Summer 2012) PSCI1002: Global Political Issues (Fall 2009; Fall 2011) PSCI3600: International Institutions (Winter 2009; Winter 2010) PSCI3906: Internship Placement in Political Science (Fall/Winter ) Milner CV p.13

14 PSCI4801B: Selected Topics in Global Politics: The Politics of International Refugee Protection (Fall 2008; Fall 2009) PSCI4802: International Politics of Africa (Winter 2009; Winter 2010) PSCI4817: The International Politics of Forced Migration (Winter 2012) Supervisions: In progress (PhD, Department of Political Science, Carleton University), Hidden Resources: The value of returnee s for peacebuilding: A comparative study of Liberian returnees from Ghana and Guinea (committee member) (PhD, Department of Political Science, Carleton University), Managing the Civil-Military Interface: Explaining Divergent National Approaches in Peace Support Operations (committee member) (PhD, Department of Political Science, Carleton University), All Hands on Deck: Canada s Response to Refugees by Boat (committee member) (PhD, School of Public Policy, Carleton University), Refugee Resettlements and the Politics of Charity (committee member) (MA, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University), A Shift in Canada s Foreign Policy Agenda: The Integration of Protracted Refugee Situations (supervisor) (MA, Department of Political Science, Carleton University), Grassroots Justice Initiatives in the Eastern DRC: A case study of conflict resolution within Baraza in South Kivu (second reader) Supervisions: Complete (PhD, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland College Park), Why Refugees Rebel: When do refugees engage in violent political conflict against their country of origin? (committee member), (MA, Department of Political Science, Carleton University), Is the African Peer Review Mechanism a Key Variable in the Establishment of Institutional rather than Neopatrimonial Rule in Africa? (second reader), (MA, Department of Political Science, Carleton University), Muno-Lawake: Contrasting Established Literature to the Critical and Local Understandings of War in Lord s Resistance Army and Government of Uganda conflict-affected Acholiland, northern Uganda (supervisor), (MA, Sociology, Carleton University), Starting from Refugees Themselves: A study of the social organization of refugee resettlement in Québec (second reader), (MA, Department of Political Science, Carleton University), Influencing the Operations and Outcomes of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture in Sierra Leone: North-South Dynamics at Work (supervisor), (PECO5908, Institute of Political Economy), Livelihoods on the Cusp of Citizenship: Strategies, Vulnerabilities and Durable Solutions in Tanzania s Old Settlements (supervisor), Milner CV p.14

15 (GPOL4908, Carleton University), Durable solutions for refugees in Africa: The case of Rwanda (supervisor), (GPOL4908, Carleton University), Factors affecting Israel s asylum policies for non-palestinian asylum seekers (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), Understanding the response to Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries (supervisor), (PSCI4900, Carleton University), Education in Tanzania, directed reading course and 3-month internship in Tanzania (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), Environmental Displacement and Global Governance (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), Global Governance and Mass Atrocity: The International Criminal Court and the Responsibility to Protect (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), Displacement and the Dividends of Peace: Refugees and Peacebuilding in Angola (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), National Security Policies and Migration in the post-9/11 Era: A Response to Global Terrorism or Preceding Insecurities? (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), The International Protection of Internally Displaced Persons (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), An analysis of the prospects of Security Sector Reform: A case study of Timor-Leste (supervisor), (PAPM4908, Carleton University), Building Peace in Somalia: An integrated approach to understanding internally displaced persons and peacebuilding (supervisor), (JOUR5809, Carleton University), Food Insecurity and Understandings of the State in Africa: The case of Somalia (supervisor), (PSCI4908, Carleton University), Open Law Closed Door: Understanding South Africa s approach to Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers (supervisor), (PSCI4908, Carleton University), International Cooperation in Uncertain Times: The Tension between multilateralism and state-interest in the management of international peace and security (supervisor), Innovation in teaching methods Developed and coordinated the internship component for the BA in Global Politics (GPOL3100) through contact with 120 potential host organizations on four continents, developing course requirements and communicating with students on program development and the application process, resulting in 14 internship placements in Winter Milner CV p.15

16 Developing an internship option for Political Science students through PSCI3906 and a new 0.5 credit internship option. Organized and presented an International Careers Workshop for undergraduate students in the Department of Political Science (including Global Politics and Arthur Kroeger College students) to discuss the nature of careers with international organizations and job search techniques to help begin a career (Winter 2009; Fall 2009; Winter 2010; Winter 2011), as profiled in Success Bytes, #2, Faculty of Public Affairs, 27 January Recorded a video version of the presentation to be posted on the Department website (December 2011): ( Developed a new fourth-year undergraduate seminar in Political Science: PSCI4817: The International Politics of Forced Migration (2009) Developed a new third-year undergraduate course in African Studies: AFRI3100: Summer Seminar in African Studies: Selected topics in African Studies ( ) Coordinated the Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Department of Political Science for students writing Undergraduate Honours Research Essays to present their work and receive feedback from graduate students (2009) Working with Vladimir Aleman Delfs (Political Science Teaching Assistant), designed and implemented a three-class simulation of the United Nations Security Council for use in PSCI3600: International Institutions (2009) G ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES (INCLUDING COMMITTEE WORK) Member (2010 to present) Steering Committee on Migration and Diaspora Studies at Carleton University Drafted the successful application for a strategic hire of a senior Assistant or Associate Professor in Migration and Diaspora Studies (2011) Drafted the successful application to the Carleton Research Excellence Fund (2011) Facilitated negotiations with the Metropolis Project for the transfer of the Secretariat to Carleton University and for Carleton s inclusion in the application to the SFU-led SSHRC Partnership Grant application ( ) Organized a one-day conference on Migration and Diaspora Studies at Carleton University for 42 faculty and graduate student participants (28 April 2011) Member (2011) Ad hoc Committee on hiring priorities, Department of Political Science Member (2009 to 2011) Management Committee, Institute of African Studies (IAS) Assisted with the logistics for the IAS launch conference (October 2009) Designed course description and planning template for AFRI3100 Co-organized the Policy Dialogues on Africa series during the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS), Carleton University, 5-7 May 2010 Supported the planning of the IAS March 2011 one-day conference Milner CV p.16

17 Member (2009) Canadian Politics Hiring Committee, Department of Political Science Member (2008 to 2009) Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science Member (Political Science representative) (2008 to 2010) Human Rights Program Committee, Carleton University H OTHER Public-engagement presentations, guest lectures and invited talks (2005 to present) Understanding the international implications of Bill C-31, testimony to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Parliament of Canada, further to its study of Bill C-31, Protecting Canada s Immigration System Act, 2 May Integrative thinking and solutions for refugees, TEDx RideauCanal, 26 January 2012 ( Vulnerability and Solidarity: Lessons from work with rape survivors and refugees, Research Works, Carleton University, 2 November Refugees and the Cross-Border dynamics of Peacebuilding, presentation hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, New York, 17 October The history and politics of asylum in Tanzania, presentation to representatives of the international donor community in Tanzania, Canadian High Commission, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 27 June Refugees and Peacebuilding: Understanding regional dynamics, presentation to the Regional Bureau for Africa, Headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, 24 June Protracted Refugee Situations: Lessons from a decade of discussions, presentation to launch the Refugee Studies Centre Policy Brief, Canadian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Geneva, 23 June Protracted Refugee Situations: Lessons from a decade of discussions, presentation to the Interdepartmental Working Group on Protracted Refugee Situations, Government of Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, 18 May New Challenges in International Refugee Protection: Canada s Role, guest lecture, Centre for Refugee Studies Summer Course, York University, 9 May Refugees and (in)security: Myths, realities and a role for researchers, Keynote address, Annual Student Conference, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, 29 April Fieldwork and comparative case study methodology, guest lecture, PSCI6907F: Research Methods and Design, Carleton University, 15 November Milner CV p.17

18 Global political implications of Bill C-49, presentation on the panel discussion Assessing Bill C- 49: An Act to Prevent Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada s Immigration System, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto, 12 November Refugees and peacebuilding: Understanding challenges and opportunities, presentation to the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and Peacebuilding Support Office, New York, 5 November Understanding the Politics of Asylum in Africa, presentation at the book launch for Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa, New School for Social Research, New York, 4 November Canada s International Refugee Policy: Understanding responses to protracted refugee situations, Faculty of Public Affairs outreach event, Rideau Club, Ottawa, 26 October Convener, refugee policy working group, Global Fellowship program meeting, Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Ottawa, 23 September The changing environment of humanitarian action: implications for organizations and research, World Humanitarian Day panel discussion, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, 19 August Development funding and solutions for protracted refugee situations: The case of Tanzania, Canadian Council for Refugees, Spring Consultations, Ottawa, 3 June New Challenges in International Refugee Protection: Canada s Role?, Summer School in Forced Migration, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, 9 May Refugees and Peacebuilding: Burundians in Tanzania, Refugees and the Regional Dynamics of Peacebuilding, International Peace Institute, New York, 4 May Canada s International Refugee Policy: Understanding responses to protracted refugee situations, Policy Solutions for a Post-Recovery Canada, Faculty of Public Affairs outreach event, Sheraton Hotel, Ottawa, 13 April Refugees in Africa: Comparative Case-Study Methodology guest lecture, ECH3750: Méthodologie de recherché en etudes des conflits et droits humains, University of Ottawa, 18 March Refugees and the Politics of Asylum since the Cold War, public lecture, Department of Political Science, Carleton University, 25 February James Milner, Solutions for African refugees: Burundians in Tanzania, presentation to the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, 20 January Canada s International Refugee Policy, guest lecture, PSCI4807: Migration and Mobility: The Politics of Citizenship and Identity, Carleton University, 26 November 2009; 23 November Life in a refugee camp, guest lecture, SOWK4103: Practice and Policy in Immigration, Carleton University, 25 January Milner CV p.18

19 Understanding the Politics of Asylum in Africa, presentation to the Africa Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, 19 January Refugees and peacebuilding in Burundi, Research Works, Carleton University, 24 November Solutions for Burundian refugees in Tanzania: Preliminary findings and recommendations, presentation to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of Tanzania, the Tanzania Branch Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and NGOs, UNHCR Offices, Dar es Salaam, 10 August Understanding the Challenge of Protracted Refugee Situations, presentation to the Policy Advisory Group on Emergency Responses (PAGER), CARE Canada Headquarters, Ottawa, 21 April The Challenge of International Refugee Protection: Canada s role, Canadian School of Public Service, Ottawa, 9 October Briefing: Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Metropolis Conversation on Afghan refugees, Ottawa, 25 September Towards solutions for protracted refugee situations: The role of resettlement, UNHCR s Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, Geneva, 29 June The history and politics of the international refugee protection regime, Centre for Refugee Studies Summer School, York University, Toronto, 11 June The relationship between refugee research and policy in Canada, Canadian Council for Refugees, Edmonton, 25 May Protracted refugee situations and the work of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, International Peace Academy, New York, 31 March 2007, with Gil Loescher. Towards a Canadian Whole of Government Response to Protracted Refugee Situations, Interdepartmental Working Group on Protracted Refugee Situations, Ottawa, 23 February Protracted Refugee Situations: The human security dimension, 9 th Annual Peacebuilding and Human Security Dialogue, Ottawa, 12 May Protracted Refugee Situation in Thailand: Towards solutions, Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Bangkok, 1 February 2006, with Gil Loescher. Protracted Refugee Situations: The human rights dimension, Amnesty International Secretariat, London, 12 December 2005, with Gil Loescher. Protracted Refugee Situations: Human rights, political implications and the search for practical solutions, Canadian Council for Refugees Fall Consultations, London, Ontario, 18 November Protracted Refugee Situations: Towards Solutions, presentation to representatives from Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Milner CV p.19

20 Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Ottawa, 7 November Towards Solutions for Protracted Refugee Situations, North South Conference on Refugee Warehousing, Geneva, 26 September Towards Solutions for Protracted Refugee Situations, Permanent Mission of the African Union, Geneva, April Towards Solutions for Protracted Refugee Situations, briefing to Senior Managers, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, April Media coverage Chantaie Allick, Dadaab: Kenya s refugee camps, the largest in the world, are overcrowded. What to do? Diplomat and International Canada, Winter When there is no safe haven, Editorial, The Globe and Mail, 13 August Frank Appleyard, Asylum claims to Canada shrink, Postmedia News, 28 March 2011 Reprinted in: Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Nanaimo Daily News, Times Colonist and Vancouver Sun Anca Gurzu, No trace of safe in refugee legislation, Embassy, 7 April Anca Gurzu and Lee Berthiaume, Kenney accused of using UN refugees as 'blackmail' to pass reforms, Embassy, 31 March Lynn Desjardins, Refugee Rules Changes, The Link, Radio Canada International, 31 March Jennifer Campbell, A new way to handle their refugee crisis, Ottawa Citizen, 2 December Michelle Collins, Warnings over planned shift to more UN refugees, Embassy, 2 December Laura Cummings, Finding solutions to the plight of long-term refugees, Research Works, Carleton University, Winter Migration and climate change: A new (under)class, The Economist, 27 June Lisa Schlein, UN: Millions of Refugees Languish in Camps for Decades, Voice of America, 23 December Nicholas Keung, Basic needs of refugees not all met, UN finds, Toronto Star, 10 October Jim Pollard, Special: Movement on the border, The Nation (Bangkok), 23 February Graham Fraser, Small steps leave a big mark, Toronto Star, 31 October G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Stranded in an unwelcome land, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July Milner CV p.20

21 Profiled in The Best and the Brightest, Maclean s, 24 May Working against the odds: James Milner helps refugees find hope, Presbyterian Record (Canada), January Interviewed on Richardson s Round-up, CBC Radio, 23 July Milner CV p.21