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Details of Speakers and Presenters 

Panel Discussion: Win-Win: Making a Business Case for Supporting Refugees

Moderator: Ms. Tay Su Yuen, Assistant Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR

Speakers:

  • Mr. Thomas Albrecht, Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR

  • Mr. Sven Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, EUROCHAM

  • Y.Bhg. Datuk Haji Shamsuddin Bardan, Executive Director, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF)

  • Dr. Melati Nungsari, Associate Professor of Economics, Asia School of Business

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Research Session 1 

  • Attitudes Towards Refugees in Malaysia Media: An AI-Augmented Approach by
    Sam Flanders, ASB; Melati Nungsari, ASB; and Mark Cheong, Monash University

  • Internally Displaced Muslims in the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka by
    Mohamed Shareef Asees; University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Identity in limbo: The second generations of displaced Rohingya by
    AKM Ahsan Ullah; University of Brunei Darusaalam, Brunei

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Research Session 2 

  • Her Story: Locating the ‘Bangal’ Woman in Postcolonial India by
    Shriya Dasgupta & Oyeshi Ganguly; Pondicherry University

  • Trends of Forced Migration in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian Military Conflict 2022-2023 and their Impact on Brazil 

  • Participatory modalites as a new service model with potential for scalability: Resettlement agencies and refugee-run groups as partners for social services for refugees by Odessa Gonzalez Benson; University of Michigan, USA

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Research Session 3 

  • Women and transwomen’s (dis)empowerment in the context of international migration: the case of Mexico by Abril Rios; Oxford University, UK

  • The Gray Area in Thailand’s Policy Responses to Forced Displacement and Alternative Paths for Refugees by Dr. Mary Rose Geraldine A. Sarausad; Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand ,Dr. Sureeporn Punpuing; Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand

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Research Session 4 

  • Building a Malay language curriculum for adult refugees in Malaysia: Preliminary Findings  by Fatin Nadhirah, ASB; Melati Nungsari, ASB; Nik Nur Marzni, UPM; and Nuraira Abd Rahim, UPM

    Contraceptive Uptake Among Refugees in Klinik Amal Muhajir (KAM) by
    Afiqah Aminuddin, Leong Kah Chun, Krishna Ganesh Rajan, Aliaa Ouyoun Alnabelsi, Harizah Hatim

  • Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for Education and the Path to Well-Being for Refugee Youth in Malaysia by Jeron Joseph; Monash University

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Research Session 5 

  • Factors Influencing Local Attitudes Towards Myanmar Refugees: Evidence from Thailand by Watchara Pechdin; Asian Insitute of Technology, Thailand

  • Governance or Neo-Bondage: The Role of “Shawish” and Vulnerability in Syrian Refugee Informal Settlements in Lebanon by Mai Wardeh; Instituto superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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Poster Presentation

We also welcome poster presenters who will display their posters and talk about their research throughout the event. 

List of Poster Presentations 

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  • The refugee footprint on politics; a study on refugee influx and voting in Germany by Md Iltemas Amin Adee, Monash University 

  • Sub-Regional Organizations and the challenges of Irregular Migration by Zekeri Momoh, Veritas University, Abuja

  • Young Learners' Attitudes Towards Learning English: A Mixed-method Study of Rohingya Refugees in Kuala Lumpur by Iman Danish Sha binti Mohd Suhaimi Akbar, UNITAR International University 

  • The exploited labour in Malaysia: Refugees’ Rights in the Workplace by Ilaiya Barathi Panneerselvam, Universiti Sains Malaysia

  • Better way to protect urban refugees in combating human trafficking: A case study from Thailand by Sasipapha Mimacha, Thammasat University

  • Is deforestation hindering refugee integration? The case of the Mantapala settlement in rural Zambia by Brigitte Ruesink, Leibniz University Hannover

  • Migration Health Ethics in Southeast Asia (SEA): A Scoping Review (Preliminary Findings) by Shu Hui Ng et al, Monash University 

  • The Shift of Europe’s migration discourse by Dr. Daniel Ruiz de Garibay, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

  • The impact of Zionism on Palestinian exodus since 2001 by Dr. Daniel Ruiz de Garibay, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

  • Pregnancy Complications and Financial Implication Among Refugees in Malaysia by Harizah Hatim, Hasan Al-Akraa, Lovish Sekaran, Refugee Emergency Fund (REF)

  • The Displacement of the Waghri Community in India: When the Impacts of Colonialism and Caste System Persist by Abhijith Giridhar, Asia School of Business

  • Impacts of international relations between origin and host countries on humanitarian responses to Chechen refugees in the Second Chechen War by Yusuke Yasuda

  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Determinants in favour of an economic protection strategy for refugees in Malaysia by Wong, O.T., Siti Hajar, A.B.A; Mashitah, H., & Govindasamy, G, University of Malaya

  • An Exploratory Investigation of Refugees Personal Values and Subjective Well-being in Malaysia by Eshaq Ali Barna & Nargis Raofi, Universiti Teknologi MARA 

  • Refugee Management Policies and Strategies: A Comparative Analysis for Malaysia by Ku Nurasyiqin binti Ku Amir, Universiti Utara Malaysia 

  • Institutional materiality of grassroots refugee-led organizations and integration practices by Odessa Gonzalez Benson, University of Michigan 

  • Civil Conflict Affects Seasonal Labor Flows in Afghanistan by Xiao Hui Tai, U.C. Davis

  • Refugee Resilience: The Crucial Role of Refugee Leaders in Crisis Decision-Making With A Case Study from Healthcare Management by Chanakarn Hongchan, Thammasat University

  • The portrayal of refugee women’s social empowerment in building resilient community in Malaysia by Mashitah Hamidi, University of Malaya

  • Case Study : Leadership Performance among Rohingya Refugee Children in Malaysia by Ainul Shuhada Abdul Hamid and Bilkis Saydhar, Al Sharq Youth Network 

  • The Issues Trafficked of Refugees' Children in Malaysia: A Legal Perspective by Nor Shuhada Kamaruddin, International Islamic University Malaysia

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