Jennifer Welsh on the participation of IDP-led organizations | Journal of Refugee Studies

November 17, 2025 | An article co-authored by Jennifer Welsh and several participants in the December 2024 workshop on IDP participation has just been published in the Journal of Refugee Studies. The article, titled "IDP perspectives on IDP participation," shares key arguments from the workshop. 

Although more than half of those displaced by conflict and violence worldwide are uprooted within their own countries, progress in supporting participation opportunities for internally displaced persons (IDPs) has been more limited. This article draws on the perspectives of IDP leaders of several countries with the aim of advancing conversations on participation in the context of internal displacement, as well as understanding of the important contributions of IDP-led organizations.

The article is available in English and Spanish, translated by Laura Borrero and Guadalupe Jolicoeur MPP '24.