Journal Articles

This page features peer-reviewed journal articles that have resulted from projects in which the Centre for Migration Research and Development (CMRD) has been a research partner, with CMRD members contributing as co-authors. These works represent our collaborative efforts to advance knowledge on migration, displacement, labour, and related social issues in Sri Lanka and beyond. Each entry provides a link to both the journal publication — some open access, others behind paywalls — and the CMRD project that informed or produced the research.

Alikhan, M., & Jayatilaka, D. (2025). Using photovoice methodology to capture narratives of Sri Lankan Northern Muslims displacement. Fennia-International Journal of Geography, 203(1), 111-130.

Erdal, M. B., Alikhan, M. M., Jayatilaka, D., Chalkiadaki, E., & Brun, C. (2025). Tracing housing aid modalities and solutions to protracted displacement: experiences among Sri Lanka’s northern Muslims. Journal of Refugee Studies, 38(4), 1122-1139.

Horst, C., Refstie, H., Brun, C., Alikhan, M. M., Erdal, M. B., Jayatilaka, D., ... & Viga, E. (2025). Reimagining humanitarianism: relational accountability in locally-led responses. Fennia-International Journal of Geography, 203(1), 1-13.

McGregor, J., Alikhan, M., Masimba, G., Omer, A., & Collyer, M. (2025). Evictability—A Relational Comparison: Fears, Manoeuvres and Regimes of Housing Insecurity in Rapidly Urbanising Cities. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, e70053.

Brun, C., Alikhan, M. M., Jayatilaka, D., Chalkiadaki, E., and Erdal, M. B. (2024). "The dynamic space of aid relations in protracted internal displacement: the case of Sri Lanka’s northern Muslims.", Disasters, e12623

Lakshman, I. M., Alikhan, M. M., & Azam, A. (2020). "Finding ‘Reasons to Stay’ Amidst Issues of Well-Being: A Case Study of Two Underserved Communities in Colombo.", European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 16(35), 94.