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CARFMS 2018 Conference Video Recordings

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CARFMS 2018 Conference Video Recordings

May 22-25, 2018, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Opening Plenary and Keynote Address (May 22, 2018) Opening plenary: – James Milner and Jay Ramasubramanyam, Carleton University – André Plourde, Dean, Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University – Michaela Hynie, President, CARFMS Keynote address: Osama Saleem, Network of Refugee Voices Meaningful Dialogue with Refugees: Lessons from the Network for Refugee Voices Keynote address (May 23, 2018) Heaven Crawley, Coventry University Making a difference? The politics of knowledge…

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CARFMS 2019 – Call for Papers: “Interrogating Integration”

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CARFMS 2019 – Call for Papers: “Interrogating Integration”

Submissions are now closed CARFMS 2019 Call for Papers  INTERROGATING INTEGRATION   Hosted in collaboration with the Centre for Refugee Studies York University, Toronto May 14th to May 16, 2019   Preceded by CARFMS/CALACs collaborative mini-conference: Bridging the Gaps: Understanding Current Mobilities in the Caribbean and Latin America and their Policy Implications York University, Toronto May 13, 2019   Integration is a contested concept – most especially in the field of refugee and forced migration…

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Legal Nuance and the Need for Empathy: Interview with Jamie Chai Yun Liew

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  Jamie Chai Yun Liew is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law and a practicing refugee and immigration lawyer. Professor Liew advocates for migrants who are continually marginalized by legal barriers to citizenship and equality in Canada, with a specific focus on gendered issues in immigration and refugee law. Professor Liew was interviewed by Teodora Pasca, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toronto and is now a…

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The UN Refugee Agency’s report shows that Canada should welcome more refugees, by Didem Dogar

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  In June 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published its annual Global Trends report on forced displacement in 2017. According to the Global Trends report, how well did Canada do in welcoming refugees compared to other countries in the world?   Actions speak louder than words First of all, despite their limited economic resources developing countries mostly and by far welcomed the greatest number of refugees.  According to the report, the…

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Losing the War in order to Win the Battle? Unravelling scholarship’s approach to the ‘Windrush scandal’ and immigration detention in the United Kingdom, by Stephanie J. Silverman

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The ‘Windrush generation’ scandal is wracking the United Kingdom: the Home Secretary was forced to resigned, a Parliamentary Committee was struck to examine what went wrong, thousands of files were poured over for wrongful deportations to Jamaica, and reparations were paid to the unlawfully detained. UK Prime Minister Theresa May promised in April 2018 that “the UK will do whatever it takes including, where appropriate, payment of compensation, to resolve the anxieties and problems that…

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CARFMS mourns the recent passing of Barbara Harrell-Bond

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CARFMS mourns the recent passing of Barbara Harrell-Bond

Every one at CARFMS mourns the loss of our great teacher, friend, and scholar, Barbara Harrell-Bond. We send our condolences to her children, grandchildren, friends, and the countless refugees and advocates whose lives she touched. Barbara’s energy and dedication to others, and her uplift and support of the disciplines of refugees studies and legal anthropology, are immeasurable. Barbara will always serve as an inspiration to CARFMS.  

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“Mobility is a part of who we are” Notes from the Field: François Crépeau Interviewed by Teodora Pasca

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François Crépeau Interviewed by Teodora Pasca François Crépeau is a professor of international law and the Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University. From 2011 to 2017, he served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants. Professor Crépeau was interviewed by Teodora Pasca, who recently obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and who is starting her law degree in the…

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The Perils of ‘Dropping Knowledge’: Dr. Aziz Choudry interviewed by Erika Massoud

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Dr. Aziz Choudry interviewed by Erika Massoud Summary: Based on shared interests around social justice activism and research, our conversation focused on navigating the tensions, challenges, and contradictions of activist research in academia.   Aziz Choudry is associate professor and Canada Research Chair in social movement learning and knowledge production in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, and visiting professor at the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, Faculty of Education, University of…

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Interview for ‘Notes from the Field’: Jennifer Hyndman, by Rachel McNally

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Interview with Jennifer Hyndman, by Rachel McNally We discussed the politics, practices, challenges, and ‘mutual citizenship’ goals of private refugee sponsorship in Canada as well as exciting research projects shedding new light on this Canadian model of resettlement. Jennifer Hyndman is the Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University and a geographer who investigates how space and place impact the lives of refugees. Rachel McNally is a refugee sponsor and a Politics student who recently completed…

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Interview for ‘Notes from the Field’: Jona Zyfi, by Madelin Burt-D’Agnillo

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Interview with Jona Zyfi, by Madelin Burt-D’Agnillo This multifaceted conversation covered considerable terrain; we focused on Jona`s commitment and research journey regarding “safe country of origin” policies, some challenges she’s encountered in the peer review process, and prioritizing self-care and mental health in student life. Jona Zyfi is a CARFMS executive member, working at Ryerson in a Senate Policy and Appeals Administrator position, and engaged in a number of research projects regarding private refugee sponsorship,…

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