About
Emily Arnold-Fernández is a global scholar and practitioner with expertise on migration…
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Recurring Refugee Summits Will Drive Solutions
Recurring Refugee Summits Will Drive Solutions
By Emily Arnold-Fernandez
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Turkey Can “Fail Forward” On Refugees
Turkey Can “Fail Forward” On Refugees
By Emily Arnold-Fernandez
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Without Legal Empowerment, Work Doesn’t Work
Without Legal Empowerment, Work Doesn’t Work
By Emily Arnold-Fernandez
Activity
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Discover pathways to Meaningful Refugee Participation in WeAreCohere's latest report, endorsed by Asylum Access! Pathway 5, Support for Localised…
Discover pathways to Meaningful Refugee Participation in WeAreCohere's latest report, endorsed by Asylum Access! Pathway 5, Support for Localised…
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Check out these amazing storytellers. Invite us to share our stories and be inspired!
Check out these amazing storytellers. Invite us to share our stories and be inspired!
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🌟 Exploring Cohere’s 2024 Report: “Five Organizational Pathways for Enabling Meaningful Refugee Participation” – Pathway 3: Building Equitable…
🌟 Exploring Cohere’s 2024 Report: “Five Organizational Pathways for Enabling Meaningful Refugee Participation” – Pathway 3: Building Equitable…
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Experience
Education
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Georgetown University Law Center
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Honors: Dean’s Scholar; Global Law Scholar; National Black Law Students Association Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition (National Finalist).
Activities: Equal Justice Foundation (Chair); Barristers’ Council (Mock Trial Division); Amnesty International (Vice-President for Urgent Actions); Advocates for Contraceptive Equity (Co-founder); National Lawyers Guild; Students for Peace and Justice. -
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Honors: Morton O. Beckner Prize in Philosophy; President’s Prize in Women’s Studies; Craddock-McVicar Research & Teaching Award; Rhodes Scholar Candidate; Prize in Creative Writing; Mortar Board Honor Society.
Activities: Pitzer-Scripps Programme in Zimbabwe, including courses on Zimbabwean Family Law and African Political Philosophy. Pomona College Orchestra, Women's Blue & White a'cappella singing group, Pomona College Glee Club. Pomona-Pitzer Cross-country Running. Resident Advisor. -
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Publications
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The Brazil Declaration and Plan of Action: A Model for Other Regions
Latin America and Refugee Protection / Berghahn Books
Looking at refugee protection in Latin America, this landmark edited collection assesses what the region has achieved in recent years. It analyses Latin America’s main documents in refugee protection, evaluates the particular aspects of different regimes, and reviews their emergence, development and effect, to develop understanding of refugee protection in the region. Drawing from multidisciplinary texts from both leading academics and practitioners, this comprehensive, innovative and highly…
Looking at refugee protection in Latin America, this landmark edited collection assesses what the region has achieved in recent years. It analyses Latin America’s main documents in refugee protection, evaluates the particular aspects of different regimes, and reviews their emergence, development and effect, to develop understanding of refugee protection in the region. Drawing from multidisciplinary texts from both leading academics and practitioners, this comprehensive, innovative and highly topical book adopts an analytical framework to understand and improve Latin America’s protection of refugees.
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Advancing Refugee Rights in Non-Signatory States: The Role of Civil Society in Thailand
Forced Migration Review
A coalition of civil society actors has developed effective strategies for working alongside the Thai government to facilitate better policies for refugees.
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National Governance Frameworks in the Global Compact on Refugees: Dangers and Opportunities
International Migration
This article examines the treatment of national governance frameworks in the Global Compact on Refugees. Given that national governance frameworks are the primary determinants of whether a refugee can live safely, move freely, work, and access state and private services such as education, healthcare, banking and justice, their treatment in the Global Compact has important implications for future prospects for local integration, the durable solution least-often discussed but most likely to…
This article examines the treatment of national governance frameworks in the Global Compact on Refugees. Given that national governance frameworks are the primary determinants of whether a refugee can live safely, move freely, work, and access state and private services such as education, healthcare, banking and justice, their treatment in the Global Compact has important implications for future prospects for local integration, the durable solution least-often discussed but most likely to become the de facto reality for most of the world's refugees.
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Creating Enabling Environments for Refugees
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Podcast: Emily Arnold-Fernandez, executive director of the nonprofit Asylum Access, makes the case that better policies in host countries can enable refugees to rebuild their own lives and contribute to host economies.
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Let Refugees Be Their Own Solution
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Better policies in host countries can enable refugees to rebuild their lives and contribute to host economies.
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Putting on the pressure: Domestic constituencies and refugee policy
OpenDemocracy
As long as states do not face pressure from their own constituencies, domestic refugee policy is unlikely to change.
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Making Human Rights A Reality for Refugee Children: A Prerequisite to Local Integration as a Durable Solution
Children and Forced Migration; Ensor, Gozdziak eds.; Springer International Publishing
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The Good Lie Obscures Important Truths
Forbes
Because we think of refugees as temporary, the US’s primary response to refugees abroad still is humanitarian aid: Food, blankets, tents. These things are absolutely critical the moment someone crosses a border and reaches safety. They should not be our response 20 years later.
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Refugees' Rights to Work
Forced Migration Review
Host economies benefit when refugees work. Nations seeking economic growth and political stability should allow refugees to access employment and to enjoy employment-related rights.
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Starting a Movement for Refugee Rights in the Global South: Asylum Access and Beyond
Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities; Kaufman, ed; Edward Elgar Publishing
Honors & Awards
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Katharine and George Alexander Law Prize
Santa Clara University
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Reconocimiento Internacional, Premio por la Igualdad y la No-Discriminacion
Comite Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminacion, Government of Mexico
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Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize
Grinnell College
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Wasserstein Fellow
Harvard Law School
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Architects of the Future Award
Waldzell Institute
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California Young Lawyers Association Jack Berman Award of Achievement for Distinguished Service to the Profession and the Public
California State Bar Association
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Edna Award Winner of Note
Berger-Marks Foundation
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"40 Under 40"
New Leaders Council
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Unsung Hero of Compassion (award presented by the Dalai Lama)
Grace Family Foundation with the Dalai Lama
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Echoing Green Fellow
Echoing Green
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Pomona College Inspirational Young Alumna
Pomona College
Languages
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Spanish
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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An interesting article on why it is important for organizations to have an inclusive hiring process that is inclusive of refugees. In my initial…
An interesting article on why it is important for organizations to have an inclusive hiring process that is inclusive of refugees. In my initial…
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📣 If you're based in Colombia and passionate about trade unionism, advancing decent work and social justice, check out this new role. The…
📣 If you're based in Colombia and passionate about trade unionism, advancing decent work and social justice, check out this new role. The…
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Super exciting news about #justice at #work for #migrants and #refugees. Looking forward to following this pilot! #WorkRights #WorkerRights…
Super exciting news about #justice at #work for #migrants and #refugees. Looking forward to following this pilot! #WorkRights #WorkerRights…
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🥳This is a great example of transformational change: instead of facing further repercussions when trying to access their rights and seek justice…
🥳This is a great example of transformational change: instead of facing further repercussions when trying to access their rights and seek justice…
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Registration on the database of refugees in Kenya has placed Kenyan nationals at risk of statelessness. This article discusses how this came about…
Registration on the database of refugees in Kenya has placed Kenyan nationals at risk of statelessness. This article discusses how this came about…
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I am deeply honoured to be joining the board of Visualizing Palestine. In 2010, after leaving the Global Fund for Women, I moved to Stanford…
I am deeply honoured to be joining the board of Visualizing Palestine. In 2010, after leaving the Global Fund for Women, I moved to Stanford…
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I’ve been looking for some good resources on how #nonprofits use #AI to achieve their goals. And Stanford Social Innovation Review has a great new…
I’ve been looking for some good resources on how #nonprofits use #AI to achieve their goals. And Stanford Social Innovation Review has a great new…
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Everyone at Last Mile Climate is excited about this partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung - a leader in support to community based and…
Everyone at Last Mile Climate is excited about this partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung - a leader in support to community based and…
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