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The Quarterly on Refugee Problems – AWR Bulletin (QRP) is the official journal of the Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem (AWR) for the dissemination of findings on migration issues. It fosters the global, interdisciplinary discourse between academics and practitioners to provide theoretical and practical answers to questions related to forced or voluntary migration.

QRP proudly looks back to publishing tradition dating back until 1954. Since 2022 the QRP is published as an open access, double-blind peer reviewed online journal in English language and hosted by the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS). The regular due dates for the issues are March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year. Its predecessor was named “Integration” (1954-1962) and transferred into the “AWR Bulletin - Vierteljahresschrift für Flüchtlingsfragen/Revue triestrielle des problèmes des réfugiés/Quarterly on Refugee Problems/Rivista trimestrale sui problemi die rifugiati” (1963-2003 published by Wilhelm-Braumüller Verlagsbuchhandlung, Vienna; 2004-2012 published by Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin). 2013-2021 its publication was suspended.

QRP is published online and open access and is licensed under the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)". It fulfills the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) definition of open access and is listed in the respective directory.

ISSN: 2750-7882 (online, since 2022) | 0001-2947 (print, before 2022)

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Vol. 64, No. 3 (2025): Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin (QRP) - New Issue Published

09/15/2025

Issue 3 of Volume 64, of the Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulleting has been published:

In her editorial, Friedery introduces the European Commission's revision of the safe third country concept and the most significant amendments to the existing system. Kops reflects on migration and what he calls the philosophy of hearkening in a contribution examining the encounter between so-called ‘locals’ and ‘migrants’ or individuals with a migration background through the two intellectual senses of perception: seeing and hearing. Stelljes applies Arlie Hochshild's theory of emotional labour to immigrants' emotional adaptation at work within the context of EU-internal migration. Taking the perspective from Rohingya refugee camps and host communities in Bangladesh, Siraj looks on the dynamics humanitarian responses have on community security. The study of Menth & Madi examines the impact of the ongoing war in Gaza on children’s right to education and the role of social work in addressing these challenges. Finally, the book review of Roßkopf introduces legal literature on German migration law.

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In her editorial, Friedery introduces the European Commission's revision of the safe third country concept and the most significant amendments to the existing system. Kops reflects on migration and what he calls the philosophy of hearkening in a contribution examining the encounter between so-called ‘locals’ and ‘migrants’ or individuals with a migration background through the two intellectual senses of perception: seeing and hearing. Stelljes applies Arlie Hochshild's theory of emotional labour to immigrants' emotional adaptation at work within the context of EU-internal migration. Taking the perspective from Rohingya refugee camps and host communities in Bangladesh, Siraj looks on the dynamics humanitarian responses have on community security. The study of Menth & Madi examines the impact of the ongoing war in Gaza on children’s right to education and the role of social work in addressing these challenges. Finally, the book review of Roßkopf introduces legal literature on German migration law.

Published: 09/15/2025

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