Research and Publications

Research Areas

The Institute for Migration Studies develops research and publications in the following areas:

• Diaspora-Homeland Relations
• International Migration and Refugee Law
• Refugee and Displacement Studies
• Migrant Domestic Workers and Labor Migration
• Gender and Migration
• Refugee and Migrant Health
• Humanitarian Settings and Conflict
• Migration and Asylum Policy
• Statelessness, Citizenship, Identity and Transnationalism
• Environmental Migration and Displacement

Books and Book Chapters

• Diab, J. L. (2022), Refugee, Asylum Seeker or Migrant? Words Matter. People Matter. Politics Matter in ‘Forced Migration Studies: Current Interventions,’ edited by Leonardo Schiocchet and Christine Nölle-Karimis, Retrieve at: http://www.ror-n.org/volume-13.html
• Tabar, P. & Akel, R. (2021), October 17 Uprising and the Challenge of the Dialectics of Inclusion and Exclusion, in ‘The Communitarian Nation-State Paradox in Lebanon’ edited by Imad Salamey, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-68507-223-0.
• Tabar, P. & Denison, A. (2020), Diaspora Policies, Consular Services and Social Protection for Lebanese Citizens Abroad, in ‘Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 3)’ edited by  Jean-Michel Lafleur and Daniela Vintila, Retrieve at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-51237-8_11
• Tabar, P., Denison, A. & Alkhomassy M. (2020), Access to Social Protection by Immigrants, Emigrants and Resident Nationals in Lebanon, in ‘Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 3)’ edited by  Jean-Michel Lafleur and Daniela Vintila, Retrieve at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-51237-8_10
• Noble, G. & Tabar, P. (2017), The ‘Career’ of the Migrant: Time, Space and the Settling Process, in ‘Critical Reflections on Migration, ‘Race’ and Multiculturalism edited by Martina Boese and Vince Marotta, Routledge, Retrieve at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315645124-16/career-migrant-greg-noble-paul-tabar
• Tabar, P. & Maalouf, W. (2017), The Emergence of a ‘Diasporic Political Field’: A Case for Political Remittances, in ‘Migration and Social Remittances in a Global Europe: Europe in a Global Context’ edited by Magdalena Nowicka and Vojin Šerbedžija, Palgrave Macmillan, Retrieve at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057%2F978-1-137-60126-1_5#citeas
• Batrouney, T., Boos, T., Escher, A. & Tabar, P. (2014), Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian Communities in the World: Theoretical Frameworks and Empirical Studies, Winter Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-8253-6403-8.
• Tabar, P. & Skulte-Ouaiss, J. (2010), Politics, Culture and the Lebanese Diaspora, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ISBN: 978-1443823296.
• Tabar, P., Noble, G. & Poynting, S. (2010), On Being Lebanese in Australia: Identity, Racism and the Ethnic Field, Lebanese American University Press, ISBN: 9953-461-12-0.
• Poynting, S., Tabar, P. & Nobel, G. (2009), Looking for Respect: Lebanese Immigrant Young Men in Australia, in ‘Migrant Men Critical Studies of Masculinities and the Migration Experience’ edited by Mike Donaldson, Raymond Hibbins, Richard Howson and Bob Pease, Routledge, Retrieve at: https://researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au/islandora/object/uws:25901
• Tabar, P. (2005), Lebanese Diaspora: History, Racism and Belonging, Lebanese American University Press, ISBN: 9953-461-00-7.
• Poynting, S., Noble, G., Tabar, P. & Collins, J. (2004), Bin Ladin in the Suburbs: Criminalising the Arab Other, Sydney Institute of Criminology, Retrieve at: https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/8593   

Proceedings and Reports

• Norman, K., Martín Gil, A. & Diab, J. L. (eds) (2024), “Climate-Induced Displacement in the Middle East and North Africa,”Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, https://shorturl.at/mgbpx
• Diab, J. L. & Jouhari, I. (2023), Conflict, Crisis and Migration: Maritime Irregular Migration from Lebanon Since, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Retrieve at: https://www.freiheit.org/publikation/conflict-crisis-and-migration
• Diab, J. L. (2022), Democracy and Human Rights: Syrian Refugee Youth in Lebanon 2021, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Retrieved at: https://bit.ly/3FrT0ak  
• Diab, J. L. (2022), Understanding Remittances as a Coping Strategy amidst Lebanon’s Crises: Opportunities and Challenges for Aid Actors, Mercy Corps, Retrieve at: https://bit.ly/3H7ryQc
• Diab, J. L. & Jerjawee, A. (2022), Displacement in Yemen [AR], Euro-Med Monitor, Retrieve at: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/displacement-yemen-overview-enar
• Diab, J. L. & Jerjawee, A. (2022), Displacement in Yemen [EN], Euro-Med Monitor, Retrieve at: https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/5120/Displacement-in-Yemen:-An-Overview
• Diab, J. L. & Kaloti, R. (2022), Refugees in Iraq: An Overview, Impact International, Retrieve at: https://impactpolicies.org/en/news/267
• Andersen, L. E. (2016), The Neglected Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis, The Danish Institute for International Studies and the Institute for Migration Studies, Retrieve at: https://pure.diis.dk/ws/files/739488/Diis_Report_2016_12_Web.pdf  
• Jureidini, R. (2014), Migrant Labour recruitment to Qatar : report for Qatar Foundation Migrant Worker Welfare Initiative, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, Retrieve at: https://www.qscience.com/content/978-9927-101-75-5
• Tabar, P., Skulte-Ouaiss, J., Habib, M. & Murray, M. (2012), Home Politics Abroad: The Role of the Lebanese Diaspora in Conflict, Peacebuilding and Democratic Development, IDRC Canada, Retrieve at: https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/handle/10625/50883
• Jureidini, R. (2011), An Exploratory Study of Psychoanalytic and Social Factors in the Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers by Female Employers in Lebanon, KAFA, Retrieve at: https://daleel-madani.org/sites/default/files/Resources/mdw-abuse-female-employers_0.pdf

Papers and Journal Articles

• Diab, J. L., Petro, M. & Samneh, B. (2024), Lebanon’s Migrants and “Other” Refugees: A Needs Assessment,” Jesuit Refugee Service, https://shorturl.at/zEw4I
• Fakhry, Y., Hussein, F. H. & Diab, J. L. (2024), “Health in Crisis: A Paradox of Access for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Hosts,” Health Services Insights 17: 1-13, https://shorturl.at/MpwQq
• Diab, J. L., Jasiukaitis, S. & El-Zakka, Y. (2024), “Refugee Voices vs. Humanitarian Choices: How Much Can Refugee-Led Organizations Redefine Power and Agency in Post-2019 Lebanon?,” Journal of International Humanitarian Action 9(8), https://shorturl.at/VF5kr
• Kaloti, R., Diab, J. L. Alkhalil, M. & Abbara, A. (2024), Compounding challenges for Syrian refugees in Türkiye in the wake of the earthquake, The Lancet Global Health, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(24)00044-5/fulltext
• Diab J. L. , Samneh B., Masoud D. and Cravero K. (2024), Gender identity as a barrier to accessing adequate and inclusive healthcare for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Northern regions, Front. Hum. Dyn. 5:1205786. doi: 10.3389/fhumd.2023.1205786
• El-Zakka Y. & Diab J. L. (2023), Youth development and spatial configurations: socio-spatial inequalities in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Frontiers in Sociology 8:1192511, doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1192511
• Diab, J. L. & Scissa, C. (2023), Gender, Migration and Environment in the MENA: Vulnerabilities, Frameworks and Ways Forward, Journal of Migration Affairs, Vol. V(1-2): 11-20, Retrieved at: https://migrationaffairs.com/gender-migration-and-environment-in-the-mena-vulnerabilities-frameworks-and-ways-forward/
• Diab, J. L. (2023), From Exclusionary to Participatory Feminist Peacebuilding in Lebanon: Examining the Roles of Refugees, Migrants and Women in All Their Diversity, Al-Raida 47(2), 116-123.
• Diab, J. L. (2023), Safe Return and Voluntary Repatriation for Syrian Refugees from Lebanon: What Needs to Happen Next?, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, Retrieve at: https://bit.ly/3lCHp0j
• Diab, J. L. et al (2023), The Gender Dimensions of Sexual Violence against Migrant Domestic Workers in post-2019 Lebanon, Frontiers in Sociology, Retrieve at: https://lnkd.in/eusRFYsf
• Diab, J. L. (2022), What Ukraine, Afghanistan and Syria Have Taught Us About the Politics of International Refugee Law, TRC Journal of Humanitarian Action, Volume 2, Issue 1, Retrieve at: https://bit.ly/3Uqe0Do
• Saleh, S., Ibrahim, S., Diab, J. L. & Osman, M. (2022), Integrating Refugees into National Health Systems amid Political and Economic Constraints in the EMR: Approaches from Lebanon and Jordan, Journal of Global Health, Volume 12, Retrieve at: https://bit.ly/3LsullU
• Fouad, F. M., Soares, L., Diab, J. L. & Abouzeid, A. (2022), The Political Economy of Health in Conflict: Lessons Learned from Three States in the Eastern Mediterranean Region during COVID-19, Journal of Global Health 12(07001), pp 1-10, Retrieve at: https://jogh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/jogh-12-07001.pdf
• Diab, J. L. (2021), On Refuge and Displacement: Challenges to the Provision of Rights and Protection for Syrians Inside and Outside Syrian Borders, Researching Internal Displacement, Retrieve at: https://www.researchinginternaldisplacement.org/working-papers/on-refuge-and-displacement-challenges-to-the-provision-of-rights-and-protection-for-syrians-inside-and-outside-syrian-borders/
• Kabbanji, L., Awada, H., Hasbani, M., El Hachem, E. & Tabar, P. (2019), Studying Abroad: A Necessary Path towards a Successful Academic Career in Social Sciences in Lebanon?, International Revue of Sociology (3), pp 390-408, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03906701.2019.1672351
• Tabar, P. (2019), Transnational is not Diasporic: A Bourdieusian Approach to the Study of Modern Diaspora, Journal of Sociology 56(3), pp 455-471, Retrieve at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1440783319853026
• Aboultaif, E. W. & Tabar, P. (2019), National versus Communal Memory in Lebanon, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 25(1), pp 97-114, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13537113.2019.1565183?journalCode=fnep20
• Noble, G. & Tabar, P. (2017), Wounded Detachments: Cronulla, Social Memory and the Injuries of Racism, Journal of Intercultural Studies 38(3), pp 271-283, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07256868.2017.1314260?journalCode=cjis20
• Tabar, P. (2016), The Lebanese Diasporic Field: The Impact of Sending and Receiving States, Immigrants & Minorities 34(3), pp 256-275, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02619288.2016.1191358?journalCode=fimm20
• Egan, M. & Tabar, P. (2016), Bourdieu in Beirut: Wasta, the State and Social Reproduction in Lebanon, Middle East Critique 25(3), pp 249-270, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19436149.2016.1168662?journalCode=ccri20
• Skulte-Ouaiss, J. & Tabar, P. (2015), Strong in Their Weakness or Weak in Their Strength? The Case of Lebanese Diaspora Engagement with Lebanon, Historical Studies in Ethnicity, Migration and Diaspora 33(2), pp 141-164, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02619288.2013.877347
• Tabar, P. (2014), ‘Political Remittances’: The Case of Lebanese Expatriates Voting in National Elections, Journal of Intercultural Studies 35(4), pp 442-460, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07256868.2014.913015
• Tabar, P. (2010), Lebanon: A Country of Emigration and Immigration, The American University in Cairo, Retrieve at: https://documents.aucegypt.edu/Docs/GAPP/Tabar080711.pdf
• Tabar, P. (2009), Politics among Arab Migrants in Australia, European University Institute, Retrieve at: https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/10793
• Tabar, P. (2009), Immigration and Human Development: Evidence from Lebanon, Human Development Research Paper 2009/35, United Nations Development Program, Retrieve at: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/19219/1/MPRA_paper_19219.pdf
• Tabar, P. (2008), “Habiibs” in Australia: Language, Identity and Masculinity, Journal of Intercultural Studies 28(2), pp 152-172, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07256860701236591?journalCode=cjis20
• Tabar, P. (2005), The Cultural and Affective Logic of the Dabki: A Study of a Lebanese Folkloric Dance in Australia, Journal of Intercultural Studies 26(1), pp 139-157, Retrieve at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07256860500074359

Commentary, Op-eds and Policy Briefs

• Diab, J. L. and Crawley, H. (2023), Safe, Voluntary, and Dignified Return for Syrian Refugees from Lebanon, Centre for Policy Research, United Nations University, Retrieve at: http://collections.unu.edu/view/UNU:9309#viewAttachments
• Diab, J. L. (2023), Selective and Strategic Indifference: Lebanon’s Migration and Refugee Landscapes in the Absence of Inclusive Legal Frameworks, Mixed Migration Review, Mixed Migration Centre, Retrieve at: https://mixedmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mixed-Migration-Review-2023.pdf
• Diab, J. L. & Skulte-Ouaiss, J. (2023), A Cascading Crisis: Looming Threats of Mass Internal Displacement from South Lebanon in the Wake of the Israel-Hamas Armed Conflict, Researching Internal Displacement, University of London, Retrieve at: https://researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces/a-cascading-crisis-looming-threats-of-mass-internal-displacement-from-south-lebanon-in-the-wake-of-the-israel-hamas-armed-conflict/
• Diab, J. L. (2023), Repatriating Syrians from Lebanon: A pivotal role for UNHCR, United Nations University, CPR, Retrieve at: https://cpr.unu.edu/publications/articles/repatriating-syrians-from-lebanon-a-pivotal-role-for-unhcr.html
• Diab, J. L. (2023), Gender and Security in Lebanon During and PostCOVID-19: The Case of Migrant and Refugee Women, Rice University Baker Institute, Retrieved at: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/BI-Brief-031823-CME%2BLebanon%2BCovid19.pdf
• Diab, J. L. (2023), On Prosecution, Persecution and Protection: Unpacking Anti-Refugee Narratives, Kinopolitics and Selective Outrage in Lebanon, Refugee Law Initiative, University of London, Retrieve at: https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2023/05/16/on-prosecution-persecution-and-protection-unpacking-anti-refugee-narratives-kinopolitics-and-selective-outrage-in-lebanon/
• Diab, J. L. (2022), Kinopolitics and the Myth of Borders: How Ukraine Shapes Lebanon’s Refugee Landscape, Middle East Women’s Initiative, Wilson Center, Retrieved at: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/kinopolitics-and-myth-borders-how-ukraine-shapes-lebanons-refugee-landscape
• Diab, J. L. (2022), What Ukraine, Afghanistan and Syria Have Taught Us About the Political Will Behind International Refugee Law, Refugee Law Initiative, University of London, Retrieved at: https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2022/05/03/what-ukraine-afghanistan-and-syria-have-taught-us-about-the-political-will-behind-international-refugee-law/
• Diab, J. L. (2022), Gaps in Migration Governance and Refugees as Political Leverage: The Case of the Route from Lebanon to Belarus, Conflict, Peace and Democracy Policy Blog, University of Graz, Retrieved at: https://policyblog.uni-graz.at/?fbclid=IwAR0OznGGklSVLGUcwMUWrtyAOrKFWN54PBSO8inB8mAdAwYurpmzLqZG2H0
• Diab, J. L. (2021), Dispossession, Gender Identity, and Wellness in Lebanon: Marginalized Refugees Endure Growing Barriers to Basic Healthcare, Al Rawiya Magazine, Retrieved at: https://www.al-rawiya.com/healthcare/dispossession-gender-identity-and-wellness-in-lebanon-marginalized-refugees-endure-growing-barriers-to-basic-healthcare
• Tabar, P. (2010), The Lebanese Jewish Community: Emigration and Diasporic Relations, Middle East Institute, Retrieved at: https://www.mei.edu/publications/lebanese-jewish-community-emigration-and-diasporic-relations