Announcement: Recipient of the 2024 Anthony Richmond Scholarship

Geneviève Minville The Centre for Refugee Studies is pleased to announce that Geneviève Minville has received the 2024 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. Geneviève is a second year PhD […]

Message from Sean Rehaag, outgoing CRS Director

Dear Members of the CRS Community, I can’t believe it’s already my last day as CRS Director. I have had a wonderful experience as Director over the past five years. It was great to learn more about all the amazing research and advocacy about refugees and forced migration that happens at York University, and to […]

Michael Creal made a member of the Order of Canada

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 […]

Marriage economics, bargaining and strategic agency: Egyptian-Syrian intermarriage practices in the context of displacement

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

Setting the record straight on refugee claims by international students

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)

Wenona Giles Appointed to Order of Canada

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 […]

Canada must stop treating climate disasters like unexpected humanitarian crises

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)

Announcement: Recipient of the 2023 Anthony Richmond Scholarship

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 […]

Job Posting: CRS Program Administration Assistant

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 […]

Introducing the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)

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 […]