International Association for the Study of Forced Migration

The International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is a professional association for academics and practitioners involved in the field of forced migration.

The IASFM was formed in 1994 to support the International Research and Advisory Panel on Refugees and Other Displaced Persons (IRAP). IRAP had been created in 1990 to provide advice and assistance to the Refugee Studies Programme at the University of Oxford and its journal the 'Journal of Refugee Studies'.{{cite web|url=http://www.efms.uni-bamberg.de/iasfm/mission.htm |title=Mission of the IASFM|publisher=IASFM|access-date=28 January 2016}}

Governance

The IASFM is governed by an International Secretariat. This was initially based at the Refugee Studies Centre, at the University of Oxford. The Secretariat has since moved to the Institute for the Study of International Migration, at Georgetown University and also receives support from Centre for Refugee Studies at York University.{{cite web|url=http://iasfm.org/about/ |title=About Us - IASFM|publisher=IASFM|access-date=28 January 2016}}

The Secretariat is run by an executive committee headed by the president. The current president is Paula Banerjee.{{cite web|url=http://iasfm.org/officers/ |title=Officers - IASFM|publisher=IASFM|access-date=28 January 2016}}

List of presidents of the IASFM:{{cite web|url=http://www.efms.uni-bamberg.de/iasfm/officers.htm |title= IASFM Officers: Elected Members of the IASFM executive board|publisher=IASFM|access-date=28 January 2016}}

Art Hansen (1994-1998)
Loes van Willigen (1998-2003)
Joanne van Selm (2003-2005)
Susan F. Martin (2005-2008)
Susan McGrath (2008-2011)
Chris Dolan (2011-2013)
Paula Banerjee (2013-present)

References

External links

{{Official website|http://iasfm.org/|http://iasfm.org/}}

Category:Political science organizations

Category:Forced migration