Governor General Mary Simon announced on June 27, 2024, that Professor Michael Creal has been made a member of the Order of Canada. Professor Creal’s long time association with York and the Centre for Refugee Studies was recognized. He is also a founder and leader of the Sanctuary movement in Canada. Professor Creal’s investiture into […]
New open access article by CRS affiliate Dina Taha Marriage economics, bargaining and strategic agency: Egyptian-Syrian intermarriage practices in the context of displacement, International Journal of Cultural Relations, Volume 101, July 2024, 101995
A recently published article in The Conversation by CRS members Yvonne Su and co-authors Corey Robinson and Sean Rehaag: Setting the record straight on refugee claims by international students (theconversation.ca)
We are extremely happy to announce the appointment of long time CRS affiliate and Professor Emerita Wenona Giles as an Officer to the Order of Canada for "her significant contributions to refugee and migration studies, and for her efforts to increase access to higher education among those living in refugee camps." Wenona's important work on […]
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 […]