The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.

The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library houses one of the largest collections of more than sixty thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments. The site also provides access to more than four thousands links and a unique search device for multiple human rights sites.

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is the world's definitive source of data and analysis on internal displacement. Since their establishment in 1998 as part of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), they have offered a rigorous, independent and trusted service to the international community. Their work informs policy and operational decisions that improve the lives of the millions of people living in internal displacement, or at risk of becoming displaced in the future.

Metropolis is an international network for comparative research and public policy development on migration, diversity, and immigrant integration in cities in Canada and around the world. In addition to information on its annual conference, the site, available in French and English, provides access to information on its research and policy initiatives and publications such as the Metropolis World Bulletin and the Journal of International Migration and Integration.

The nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute seeks to improve immigration and integration policies through authoritative research and analysis, opportunities for learning and dialogue, and the development of new ideas to address complex policy questions.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Select Hisoanic under Topics.

The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.

A widely read publication on forced migration, established in 1987. The website includes links to yet more resources relating to refugees, IDPs and statelessness.

Founded in 1982, and part of the Oxford Department of International Development, the RSC aims to build knowledge and understanding of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. In addition to news about their publications and events, the website provides some useful case studies.

The UN Refugee Agency, a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. The website is packed full of information, from information on UN Conventions to the latest news and emergency situations around the world.

he USCRI advance the rights and lives of those who have been forcibly or voluntarily uprooted. Among the many useful pages on the website is a summary of the key issues facing refugees and immigrants in the world today.

Digital service of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA.

This site provides information on the Centre’s research activities, listed by theme, and offers current information on migration through updated reports, working papers, and references to academic publications, research resources, and book series.

he European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER) exists to actively encourage, support and promote comparative research in the fields of international migration and ethnic relations within the European context. The site gives access to publications, projects, seminars. In addition, ERCOMER’s Virtual Library (VL) offers a global organisation of various conferences, seminars, exhibitions, workshops, (summer) schools, courses and cultural events, which are frequently updated and can be added by users.

A research center committed to the study of interactions between environmental changes, human migration, and politics. The website provides information about their projects, past and present, and the various courses their members offer at the University of Liège.

The IHRC has built one of the largest and most important collections of materials documenting U.S. immigration and refugee life. Its site provides access to many resources, including working papers, research collections, publications, calls for papers and grants and fellowships, as well as resources for educators, students and the community.

The IMES site provides access to information on its research programmes, its academic staff, research projects, various publications (some of which are available to download) as well as policy briefs and events, such as its public lecture series.

This Committee, chaired by MIT and acting as a focal point for migration and refugee studies at Boston University, Brandeis University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University, and Wellesley College, sponsors seminar series on international migration, workshops, conferences and working paper series. The site provides descriptions of its activities and publications such as working papers and reports.

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is an international organisation with 17 Member States. The site offers details on their member states, publications and annual conference, as well as featuring a number of video interviews and a blog.

IMISCOE is Europe's largest network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. Their website contains information about their events, research, publications, graduate training and awards.

The International Network on Migration and Development (INMD) is a global network of researchers, academic institutions and migrant organizations that promotes critical research on the complex ties between development, international migration and human rights. Their website features information about their journals, research, news and other activities.

Migration Dialogue provides timely, factual and nonpartisan information and analysis of international migration issues through five major activities: the newsletters Migration News and Rural Migration News, Changing Face and other Research & Seminars, and the Sloan West Coast Program on Science and Engineering Workers.

The Migration Observatory provides evidence-based analysis of data on migration and migrants in the UK, to inform media, public and policy debates. On their website you can find out about their current projects and publications, and it also features a helpful glossary.

migration, asylum and mobility, with the aim of informing major European and global policy debates. The website contains a blog, information about the training they offer and a summer school, and information about their research in areas such as migration governance, labour markets, foreign aid and development.

MiReKoc aims to advance the state of the art in migration research through original and innovative scholarship, academic collaboration, and dialogue between researchers, policy-makers, international organizations and civil society actors. The website has details about their conferences and seminars, in addition to a searchable resource center.

The MMC is a leading source for independent and high-quality data, research, analysis and expertise on mixed migration. The MMC aims to increase understanding of mixed migration, to positively impact global and regional migration policies, to inform evidence-based protection responses for people on the move and to stimulate forward thinking in public and policy debates on mixed migration. The MMC’s overarching focus is on human rights and protection for all people on the move.