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INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME

Ukraine. Newly displaced people arrive on an evacuation train to Lviv 2023 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell

The Internal Displacement Research Programme (IDRP) is hosted at the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI), School of Advanced Study, University of London.

The IDRP is a specialised programme that promotes research on internal displacement, including but not limited to policy-relevant research. The IDRP, as an independent research programme, has the following objectives:

 

  • Raise the profile of research on internal displacement in academic and practitioner circles
  • Support, disseminate and share current and ongoing work by researchers in this field
  • Connect research in this field with that in cognate areas, including refugee studies
  • Bring new researchers to the field and develop new cross- and inter-disciplinary work
  • Promote and support research capacity in countries affected by internal displacement

LATEST IDRP RESOURCES

Forgotten Displacement: The Struggles of Internally Displaced Persons in Serbia

By Stefan Surlić and Natalija Perišić | Oct 9, 2025
This brief article highlights the protracted and often overshadowed forced displacement of Serbs from Kosovo, triggered by the conflict in 1999 and the subsequent NATO intervention. More than two decades later, Serbian IDPs continue to face numerous challenges, from complex administrative procedures of obtaining and renewing their residency status to being stigmatised within local communities. The situation of IDPs remains one of the key Serbian arguments in rejection of the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo in 2008. The authors explore not only everyday issues faced by Serbian IDPs but also their perspectives on ending the displacement, situated within the broader political contradictions between Belgrade and Pristina.
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Enacting A Complex Social Masculinity: Internally-Displaced Filipino Men’s Response to Varied Personalities

By Jennefer Lyn L. Bagaporo | May 30, 2024
This paper explores masculinity in conflict-affected contexts in the Philippines, emphasizing the complexity of displaced men’s behaviours during displacement and post-siege. The findings challenge simplistic narratives that categorize men as either victims or perpetrators. Instead, the study emphasizes the complexity of men’s responses and underscores the need for gender-responsive approaches in displacement-related decision-making processes.
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The IDRP is led by the RLI Director, Professor David Cantor. Its early career Research Affiliate and established Senior Research Associate networks bring together research specialists in this field.

The IDRP hosts the INDCaP project that created Researching Internal Displacement and works to support the regional networks GENIDA, LANID and MERNID.

THE IDRP PROGRAMME, NETWORKS AND ACTIVITIES

See the IDRP website for further details of the programme and its networks and activities.

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