2023 CARFMS Essay Award Winners Showcase
Author: Michele Millard
War and Asylum, Jan 25 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024 10:00 – 11:30am (EST) This was a virtual event The mass production of refugees is overwhelming due to wars. Astonishingly, more than half of the world’s refugees (52%) and others in need of international protection come from just three countries: Syrian Arab Republic; Ukraine; and, Afghanistan. In fact, 87 percent of all people who were refugees at the end of 2022 came from only 10 countries and all of them wracked…
Read MoreCall for Papers: 2024 CARFMS Student Essay Contest
Submit your essay online here The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) seeks to foster an independent community of scholars dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of Canadian refugee and forced migration research. The Association aims to engage students as active members of the Canadian refugee research community, and invites undergraduate, graduate and law students to participate in the 2024 CARFMS Student Essay Contest. The CARFMS Student Essay Contest recognizes the most…
Read MoreCall for Papers: The ICC as Justice Hub, Pragmatic Complementarity and Domestic ICL Enforcement
The Joined-up-Justice Project at Tilburg Law School, Department of Criminal Law, organizes an international conference on domestic prosecution of international crimes in light of the ICC’s shift from “apex court to justice hub”. The latter pronouncement was made by the ICC prosecutor on 8 November 2023, signalling a more dynamic approach to complementarity. The conference will be held over two days: on 13-14 June 2024 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The organizers aim to bring together…
Read MoreThe Pedagogy of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
by James C. Simeon Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University Refugee and forced migration studies has evolved as both a multi-disciplinary and an interdisciplinary field that encompasses several disciplines including anthropology, conflict studies, demography, environmental studies, history, international studies, law, peace studies, philosophy, political economy, political science, public policy, public administration, psychology, sociology, social work, war studies, among others. Within this field of studies…
Read MoreThe opportunities and challenges of “naming” in Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program
While globally States and Internal NGOs take the lead in selection for resettlement of refugees, Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program allows sponsors to “name” people to be consider for resettlement to Canada. This opportunity also presents challenges for groups involved in refugee sponsorship. Our three panelists discussed from their experience these issues based on their research and experience:. With: Brian Dyck, Mennonite Central Committee Canada Ian Van Haren, Executive Director at Action Réfugiés…
Read MoreTips and Tricks for Presenting at Conferences
CARFMS Workshop: Tips and tricks for presenting at a conference An an informal workshop on how to craft and deliver a successful conference presentation. Learn valuable tips and tricks. This session was moderated by Professor and CARFMS 22 Conference Coordinator Anna Purkey.
Read MoreCARFMS 2023 STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST / ACERMF CONCOURS 2023 D’ESSAIS POUR LES ÉTUDIANTS
le français suit The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) seeks to foster an independent community of scholars dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of Canadian refugee and forced migration research. The Association aims to engage students as active members of the Canadian refugee research community, and invites undergraduate, graduate and law students to participate in the 2023 CARFMS Student Essay Contest. The CARFMS Student Essay Contest recognizes the most outstanding research…
Read MoreFall Newsletter 2022, Issue 10
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Read MoreNew Publication: Global Public Governance: Toward World Government?
by Sorpong Peou (Author) World Scientific Publishing, 2022 Link: Global Public Governance: Toward World Government?: Peou, Sorpong: 9789811257865: Books – Amazon.ca Global Public Governance is a text written for students, scholars and lay people interested in learning about this global system, which emerged and has evolved in response to global challenges that no one actor can effectively address. Drawing on what has been published over the last several decades, this text highlights the importance of states…
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