Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS / ACERMF)
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The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, are pleased to share the Call for Submissions for its Student Essay Contest (SEC) and the CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Award (LEDA). These awards recognize the outstanding scholarship produced by students and early-career researchers within the academic field of refugee and forced migration studies. The…
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16th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) 26 – 29 May 2025 Hosted in collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement, Toronto Metropolitan University Stay up to date by visiting the conference website: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/carfms25/home
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The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Award. There are two winning papers in the Graduate category. Note that we did not receive sufficient submissions in the Undergraduate and Emerging Scholars categories to offer an award this year. Living…
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The CARFMS Student Essay Contest adjudication committee is excited to announce the results of the 2024 competition. These are the results in the Graduate/Law category: Winning paper: A Half-open Door: A Case Study of Canada’s Special Immigration Programs for Afghan Nationals – Neela Hassan, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo Shortlisted papers: Climate Coloniality, Border Securitization and Climate Justice: A Critique of Canada’s Approach to Global Climate Displacement – Rahul Balasundaram, Yeates School of Graduate Studies,…
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The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, are pleased to share the Call for Submissions for the CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Award. This joint award recognizes the outstanding scholarship produced by students and early-career researchers within the academic field of refugee and forced migration studies with a lived experience of having…
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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…
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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…
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16th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee