Refugees contributor: Lucy Hovil Lucy Hovil is a senior research associate at the International Refugee Rights Initiative and managing editor of the International Journal of Transitional Justice. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/lucy-hovil/rss en We Need a More Honest Discussion of Uganda’s ‘Model’ Refugee Policies Economy Integration Laws & Policy Solutions Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Lucy Hovil https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/22/we-need-a-more-honest-discussion-of-ugandas-model-refugee-policies https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/10/22/we-need-a-more-honest-discussion-of-ugandas-model-refugee-policies The idealization of Uganda’s refugee model is unhelpful for Ugandans and refugees, says Lucy Hovil of the International Refugee Rights Initiative. Ignoring the political context risks undermining the best and obscuring the worst of Ugandan refugee policy. Treating Refugees as a Threat to Security Is Counterproductive Integration Laws & Policy Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:30:18 +0000 Lucy Hovil https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/06/treating-refugees-as-a-threat-to-security-is-counterproductive https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/06/treating-refugees-as-a-threat-to-security-is-counterproductive Somalis in exile are often tainted by association with al-Shabaab – the very group from which they fled. Lucy Hovil of the International Refugee Rights Initiative explains research into securitized responses to refugees and the impact on Somalis in Kenya, Uganda and the U.S. When Refugees Are Cast as Outsiders, They Create New Ways to Belong Integration Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:55:24 +0000 Lucy Hovil https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/16/when-refugees-are-cast-as-outsiders-they-create-new-ways-to-belong https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/16/when-refugees-are-cast-as-outsiders-they-create-new-ways-to-belong Refugees are often marginalized in their new countries, so in response, create local “belonging,” writes Lucy Hovil, senior researcher at the International Refugee Rights Initiative, in an extract from her book on Africa’s Great Lakes region. Burundi’s Refugee Crisis Propelled by Injustice and Broken Promises Crises & Conflicts Integration Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:36:03 +0000 Lucy Hovil https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/12/08/burundis-refugee-crisis-propelled-by-injustice-and-broken-promises https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/12/08/burundis-refugee-crisis-propelled-by-injustice-and-broken-promises The recent crisis in Burundi has reversed a major effort to repatriate Burundian refugees in the past decade. Lucy Hovil outlines her new research for the International Refugee Rights Initiative showing that the roots of the current displacement lie partly in the failure to reintegrate returning refugees.