New Books: October 2026 - Pt. 1

Part 1 highlights new books due out in October 2026, while Part 2 lists additional September 2026 titles, as well as new legal and open access texts.

October 2026:

Hendrik Van den Berg & Örn B. Bodvarsson, The Economics of Immigration: Theory, History and Policy, Springer, Oct. 2026

Kristina Schulz & Sarah Kiani, eds., Family, Children and Migration during the 'Trente Glorieuses': Clandestinity in Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, Oct. 2026

Yasuko Hassall Kobayashi, Shinnosuke Takahashi, eds., Handbook of Global Migration and Japan, Routledge, Oct. 2026

Panikos Panayi, ed., Immigrants in Britain during the Long Nineteenth Century: A Documentary History of Realities and Perceptions, 4 vols., Routledge, Oct. 2026

- Volume I: Migration 

- Volume II: Migrants in British Economy and Society

- Volume III: Identities

- Volume IV: Racism

Matthew F. Bokovoy, Lisa Guill, Michelle Carr Hassler, Joy Castro & Emira Ibrahimpašic, eds., The Lives of Immigrants and Refugees: Tales of Migration, Hope, Grief, and Finding Home in Nebraska, Univ. of Nebraska Press, Oct. 2026

Md. Shihab Uddin & Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Media, Diplomacy and Forced Migration, Springer, Oct. 2026

Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury & Ranabir Samaddar, eds., The Rohingya in South Asia: People Without a State, Routledge, Oct 2026

Charlotte De Kock, ed., Substance Use Among Refugees in Europe: Emerging Research Directions from Social Epidemiology to Structural Prevention, Springer, Oct. 2026

Ernest Nnadigwe, Trauma, Masculinity and Family and Domestic Violence: Experiences and Understanding of African Men from Refugee Backgrounds in Western Australia, Springer, Oct. 2026

New Books: October 2026 - Pt. 2

See also Part 1.

September 2026:

Nadia Latif, Palestinian Labour and Burj al-Barajneh Camp: Towards a Critical Political Economy of Long-Term Refugee Camps in the Global South, Springer, Sept. 2026

Michał Adam Palacz, Polish Refugee Doctors in Britain: War, Migration and the Globalisation of Medicine, Routledge, Sept. 2026

Olga Oleinikova & Xin Janet Ge, Refugees at University: Access, Belonging, and What Comes After, Palgrave Macmillan, Sept. 2026

- Focuses on Australia.

Legal texts:

Stephen Meili & Dallal Stevens, eds., A Research Agenda for Refugee Law, Edward Elgar, Oct. 2026

Open access:

Lisa Gilman, Arts Initiatives by Refugees for Refugees: Forced Displacement, Creativity, and Agency, Berghahn Books, Sept. 2026

Petra Molnar, Border Necrotechnics: Automation, Surveillance, and the Racial Politics of Migration Control, Palgrave Macmillan, Aug. 2026

Maria Cullen, Cold War Humanitarians: NGOs as National Political Actors in the Global South, Manchester Univ. Press, Sept. 2026

Gerasimos Tsourapas & Irene Fernández-Molina, eds., Migration Power Europe: Between Norms and Leverage in the EU's Global Role, European University Institute, July 2026

New Books: September 2026 - Pt. 1

Part 1 highlights new books due out in September 2026, while Part 2 lists additional August 2026 titles, as well as new open access texts.

September 2026:

Stephen George Damianos, Asylum is Unavailable: Absence and Absurdity at the Digital Border, Univ. of California Press, Sept. 2026

- Focuses on Greece.

Maria Cullen, Cold War Humanitarians: NGOs as National Political Actors in the Global South, Manchester University Press, Sept. 2026

Catherine Ashton & Filippo Grandi, The Courage to Welcome: Between Principles and Pragmatism in International Affairs, Haus Publishing, Sept. 2026

Giorgia Doná, Aura Lounasmaa & Corinne Squire, De-bordering Higher Education: Refugees, Universities and Social Justice, Bristol Univ. Press, Sept. 2026

Alistair D. B. Cook, Lina Gong & Ian Holliday, eds., Humanitarian Policy and Action in Asia, Routledge, Sept. 2026

Erin Routon, Legal Care: Advocacy and Friction in Family Detention, Univ. of Arizona Press, Sept. 2026

- Focuses on the US.

Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Lives in Limbo: Refugee Place-Making and Survival in Malaysia, Stanford Univ. Press, Sept. 2026

Katerina Sergatskova, Occupation and Migration in Eastern Europe: How Citizens Are Forced into Exile and Shaped by New Realities—Reports, Essays, Articles, 2014-25, ibidem Press, Sept. 2026

Mahbubur Rahman, Abdur Rob Khan & Md. Rizwanul Islam, eds., Rohingya Repatriation: An Elusive or Achievable Agenda?, Routledge, Sept. 2026

Skip Mark, Ashlea Rundlett, Mikhail Filippov & David L. Cingranelli, Science and the Study of Human Rights, SUNY Press, Sept. 2026

New Books: September 2026 - Pt. 2

See also Part 1 of this post.

August 2026:

Christina A. Kilby, Buddhism and Displacement: An Analysis at the Intersection of Religion, Humanitarianism, and Law, Routledge, Aug. 2026

Brian McNeil, Frontiers of Need: American Humanitarianism and the Nigerian Civil War, Cornell Univ. Press, Aug. 2026

Ayhan Kaya & Nilay Kılınç, eds., Handbook on Diasporas and Migration, Edward Elgar, Aug. 2026

George Pleios, Ioanna Kostarella, Naya Kalfeli, Angelo Tramountanis, eds., Media and Migration in Southeastern Europe: Shaping Narratives and Policies, Routledge, Aug. 2026

Moussa Pourya Asl & Manju Jaidka, eds., Narratives of Crisis and Futurity: Shifting Borders, Emerging Voices in Global South Asia, vol. 2, Springer, Aug. 2026

Maybritt D. Woodcock & Emily M. Feuerherm, eds., Trauma-Informed Applied Linguistics: Perspectives on Migration, Language and Resilience, Multilingual Matters, Aug. 2026

Open access:

Catherine R. Craven, Diaspora Governance in Practice: Tamil Diaspora Mobilization, Global Governance and Power in an Entangled World, Bristol University Press, Sept. 2026

*Gül Ince-Beqo, Diasporic Marginalities and the Second-Best Destination: Exploring Migration from Turkey to Italy, Palgrave Macmillan, Aug. 2026 

Karolina Łukasiewicz, Marta Pachocka & Michał Nowosielski, eds., Migration Governance in Central and Eastern European Cities Post-2015, Springer, Aug. 2026

Nasir Uddin, Palash Kamruzzaman & Bayes Ahmed, eds., Politics of Denial and Non-Recognition of Genocide: The Case of the Rohingya, Palgrave Macmillan, Aug. 2026

Lucian N. Leustean, Religious Failure, Geopolitics, and Forced Displacement in Russia, Eastern Europe, and the South Caucasus, Central European University Press, Aug. 2026

*UPDATED

New Books: August 2026 - Pt. 1

Part 1 highlights new books due out in August 2026, while Part 2 lists additional July 2026 titles, as well as new legal and open access texts.

August 2026:

Kelsey P. Norman &  Nicholas R. Micinski, Aiding Autocrats: Migration Management, Governance, and Repression in Africa, Cambridge University Press, Aug. 2026

John Kluge Jr. & Christine Mahoney, Banking on Belonging: Why Investing in Refugee Entrepreneurs Benefits Everyone, Columbia University Press, Aug. 2026

Chrysi Kyratsou, Encountering and Mobilising Senses of (Non)Belonging Among Asylum Seekers in Greece: Refugees Musicking, Routledge, Aug. 2026 

Ergün Özgür Liy, ed., Highly Qualified Immigrants and Refugees: Agency, Challenges and Opportunities across Europe – Türkiye, transcript Publishing, Aug. 2026

Giuseppe Motta, Jewish Refugees and the International Community between the Two World Wars: Beyond the State, Routledge, Aug. 2026

Dalton T. Sirmans, The Refugee Advantage: Building Enterprise in the Face of Adversity, Bloomsbury, Aug. 2026

Bruce Bennett & Katarzyna Marciniak, Refugee Cinema, Oxford Univ. Press, Aug. 2026

Silvia Pasquetti, Refugees Together and Citizens Apart: Control, Emotions, and Politics at the Palestinian Margins. Oxford Univ. Press, Aug. 2026

Manya Oriel Kagan, Schooling Experiences of Refugee Children in Uganda: Rethinking Integration Policies, Routledge, Aug. 2026 

Nicholas De Genova & Daniel I. Morales, eds., Toward Border Abolition: Migrant Struggles and the Law, Duke Univ. Press, Aug. 2026

Chad Hoggan & Tetyana Hoggan-Kloubert, Transitions, Learning, and Material Culture: Ukrainian War Refugees and the Objects They Carried, Routledge, Aug. 2026 

New Books: August 2026 - Pt. 2

See also Part 1.

July 2026:

Purna Banerjee & Priya Singh, eds., Fractured Spaces: Intersectional Approaches to Migration and Displacement, Springer, July 2026 

 John Washington, Paperback, How to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention, Haymarket Books, July 2026 

- Focuses on the US.

Jun Sung Hong, Jennifer M. Bondy & Anthony A. Peguero, eds., Violence and Trauma Without Borders: Perspectives of Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees, Palgrave Macmillan, July 2026

- Focuses on the US.

Legal texts:

Luísa Helena Lemos da Cruz, Claims to Refugee Status based on Domestic Violence: Exploring the Frontiers of International Refugee Law with the Guidance of International Human Rights Law, Editora Dialética, July 2026

Thomas Mulder, Solidarity in International Disaster Response Law, Hart Publishing, Aug. 2026

Open access:

Edanur Yazici, The British Asylum System in Policy and Practice, Policy Press, July 2026

Chiara Scissa, Disaster Displacement and International Protection in the EU: Challenges, Misconceptions, and the Way Forward, Routledge, July 2026

Nóra Béres, ed., International Criminal Law, Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law: From the Perspective of Human Rights Law, Central European Academic Publishing, July 2026

Victorie Knox, Organised Crime and Migration: Criminal Groups, Corruption and the Displacement Crisis in Central America and Mexico, Univ. of London Press, June 2026

Alexander Betts, Naohiko Omata, Jade Siu & Olivier Sterck, The Refugee Trap: The Economics of Displacement, Cambridge Univ. Press, July 2026

New Books: July 2026 - Pt. 1

Part 1 highlights new books due out in July 2026, while Part 2 lists additional June 2026 titles and open access books.

July 2026:

Charity Lee, Yating Chen & Kumaran Rajandran, Analysing Forced Migration: A Discourse-informed Approach, Springer, July 2026

John Kluge Jr. & Christine Mahoney, Banking on Belonging: Why Investing in Refugee Entrepreneurs Benefits Everyone, Columbia Univ. Press, July 2026 

Jared Keyel, Care Over Cruelty: American Wars, Displacement, and Refugee Resettlement, De Gruyter, July 2026

Danielle E. Sachdeva, ed., Immigration-Themed Youth Literature: Perspectives for K–12 Educators, Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, July 2026

Alethia Fernández de la Reguera, Inside the Bureaucracy of Immigration Detention: Disgust, Contempt, and Humiliation, Routledge, July 2026

Md. Shihab Uddin & Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Media, Diplomacy and Forced Migration, Springer, July 2026

Enrica Rigo, Migration, Asylum and Exploitation: A Feminist Legal Perspective, Bristol Univ. Press, July 2026

Brian Drohan & Margot Tudor, eds., Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations and Armed Forces, Cornell Univ. Press, July 2026

- Note: Chapter 8, "Paths to Peace: UNRRA and the US Military in China, 1945–47," is open access.

Natasha Kay Mortley & Andrea N. Baldwin, eds., Reconceptualising Caribbean Migration: Contemporary and Critical Perspectives, Springer, July 2026 

Chrysi Kyratsou, Refugees Musicking: Encountering and Mobilising Senses of (Non)Belonging Among Asylum Seekers in Greece, Routledge, July 2026 

Salvador Santino Regilme, eds., Statelessness and Citizenship Revocation in Europe: Rethinking Politics, Law, Security, and Human Rights, De Gruyter, July 2026

Ernest Nnadigwe, Trauma, Masculinity and Family and Domestic Violence: Experiences and Understanding of African Men from Refugee Backgrounds in Western Australia, Springer, July 2026 

Ludek Stavinoha, Unruly Subjects: Migration, Solidarity and Resistance in Greece, Manchester Univ. Press, July 2026