Centre for Migration Studies

The Centre for Migration Studies is committed to excellence in migration and mobilities research and serves as an incubator for transformative, inclusive, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research.

We seek to understand the causes, consequences, and experiences of human mobility through research, education, and outreach.  As a community of faculty members, practitioners, students, research and support staff, we work together to advance the study and understanding of migration and belonging and to facilitate publicly engaged dialogue that fosters inclusive and just communities. We explore possibilities of decolonizing migration studies by supporting research and programming that centres the intersection of migration, settler colonialism, empire, and Indigeneity.

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Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. María Cervantes-Macías shares insights on migrants’ pursuit of permanent residency in Canada

Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. María Cervantes-Macías discusses how migrants' backgrounds, aspirations, and opportunities shape the meaning of permanent residency. The post Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. María Cervantes-Macías shares insights on migrants’ pursuit of permanent residency in Canada appeared first…

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Seven CMS affiliates awarded SSHRC funding to address social and economic challenges

Congratulations to the seven CMS affiliates at UBC who have been awarded SSHRC funding to support research addressing pressing social and economic challenges. The post Seven CMS affiliates awarded SSHRC funding to address social and economic challenges appeared first on Centre for Migration Studies.

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Affiliate in Focus: Koyali Burman

Get to know Koyali Burman, CMS Community Advisory Board member and Director of the Vancouver Local Immigration Partnership (VLIP). The post Affiliate in Focus: Koyali Burman appeared first on Centre for Migration Studies.

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From Classroom to Policy Impact: Insights from a University–Government Collaboration

Learn how UBC students and the BC Government collaborated to improve access to settlement services through behavioural policy insights. The post From Classroom to Policy Impact: Insights from a University–Government Collaboration appeared first on Centre for Migration Studies.

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Research Brief | Deterrence Before Departure: How Australia’s Campaigns Seek to Discourage Asylum Seekers

Dr. Helena Zeweri examines how Australia used culturally tailored campaigns to deter Afghan Hazara asylum seekers while portraying deterrence as a humanitarian measure. The post Research Brief | Deterrence Before Departure: How Australia’s Campaigns Seek to Discourage Asylum Seekers appeared first…

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How Canadian citizenship guides normalize settler colonialism: new research from Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner and Prof. Antje Ellermann

New research uncovers the settler colonial common sense embedded in Canadian citizenship guides, tracing how treaties, land, and reconciliation are framed since 1947. The post How Canadian citizenship guides normalize settler colonialism: new research from Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner and Prof. Antje…

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