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Leir Institute

Leir Institute

Medford, MA

Our mission is to help policymakers and practitioners develop more equitable and sustainable responses to migration and its root causes by employing a human security approach.

Foundations of Migration and Human Security

Key terms on the foundations of migration and human security. For more terms, please see the Key Terms page. Human Security: Human security argues that seeking the security of the individual or community, as defined by that individual or community, is as important–and sometimes more important–as seeking the

Key Data

Key data sources related to migration and human security, including U.S. immigration enforcement, international migrant and refugee stock, remittances, integration, and human security.

Critical Junctures in U.S. Immigration Policy

Critical Junctures in U.S. Immigration Policy

Historically, U.S. immigration policies have vacillated between passive acceptance and active exclusion, interspersed with episodes of active recruitment.

Key Terms

Foundations of Migration and Human Security Human Security: Human security argues that seeking the security of the individual or community, as defined by that individual or community, is as important–and sometimes more important–as seeking the security of the state. Human security is person-centric, context-specific, multi-dimensional,

Defining Integration

Defining Integration

Karen Jacobsen, PhD and Charles M. Simpson, with Marina Lazetić, Jessica Sadye Wolff, Madison Chapman, and Anna Cumming Dr. Karen Jacobsen is the Henry J. Leir Professor of Global Migration and Principal Investigator of the Refugees in Towns Project. Charles M. Simpson is a former Visiting Fellow at the Feinstein

Financial Inclusion and Financial Health in Migration Contexts

Financial Inclusion and Financial Health in Migration Contexts

Anastasia Thano and Kim Wilson Kim Wilson is a Sr. Lecturer and Sr. Fellow at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. She is the Principal Investigator of the Journeys Project. Anastasia Thano is a master’s candidate at The Fletcher School. 🔑Key Points In contexts of populations migrating or settling,

The Process of Integration

The Process of Integration

Discourse on refugee urban integration includes both the noun form “integration”—i.e. a condition or goal to be achieved—and the verb “integrating”—i.e. an active process by which individuals, groups, or networks connect over time.