A recently published article in The Conversation by CRS affiliate Yvonne Su and co-author Will Greaves: Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises (theconversation.com)
The Centre for Refugee Studies is delighted to announce that Dheman Abdi has received the 2023 Anthony Richmond Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes promising graduate student research on the intersections of forced migration and environmental changes, such as climate change, flooding, drought, forest fires, and land or sanitary degradation. Dheman Abdi is a Political Science MA student who is dedicated […]
Hourly rate: $25/hr plus 4% vacation Average hours per week: 5-10 in the Fall, 10-15 in the Winter Dates: November 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) is seeking a Program Administration Assistant for the 2023-24 academic year to support the annual CRS Summer Course. Please note that this will […]
What is FMRA? The Forced Migration Research Archive is a new subject-focused repository hosted by YorkSpace at Canada’s York University. It was established to provide authors a free and easy way to make their research openly accessible. Who should deposit in FMRA? Any forced migration author who would like to make their research papers freely available to the global research […]
A recently published article in The Conversation by CRS affiliate Yvonne Su and co-authors Lilach Marom, Soma Chatterjee, Tania Das Gupta https://theconversation.com/international-students-are-not-to-blame-for-canadas-housing-crisis-213338
Position: Director ORU: Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), York University Term Start and End Date: 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2029 Stipend: The position comes with a stipend and course load reduction as stipulated by YUFA or OHFA Collective Agreement, as appropriate Application Due Date: 16 October 2023 Download the PDF of the posting […]
Directed by York University sociologist Christopher Kyriakides, Canada Research Chair in Citizenship, Social Justice and Ethno-Racialization, a University comparative research project will explore the complexities and challenges of racism faced by Syrian and Ethiopian refugees in Canada. Read More
Howard Adelman passed away 23rd July, 2023, a profound and unexpected loss to family and friends from near and afar. Funeral servicewere held on Thursday July 27, 2023 at 1:30pm (EDT) at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. The service can be viewed here: Professor Howard Adelman was a person of significant accomplishments. As a Canadian […]
CRS affiliate Yvonne Su on CBC Radio: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/15999203-how-climate-change-affecting-peoples-movements-around-planet
After graduating from York this spring, Tegan Hadisi, the daughter of Iranian refugees, will apply what she learned at the University to further study and assist migrants, contributing to a better future for them. Read More