Publications

Carpenter, M., Kelly, M. and Schmidtke, O. (Eds.) (2023) Borders and Migration: The Canadian Experience in Comparative Perspective. (external link) Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.

Isaakyan, I., Triandafyllidou, A., & Baglioni, S. (2022). Immigrant and Asylum Seekers Labour Market Integration upon Arrival: NowHereLand. (external link) IMISCOE Research Series.

Konrad, V. and Kelly, M. (Eds.) (2021) Borders, Culture, and Globalization: A Canadian Perspective (external link) . Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.

McNeil-Willson, R., & Triandafyllidou, A. (Eds.). (2023). Routledge Handbook of Violent Extremism and Resilience. (external link) Taylor & Francis.

Mencütek, Z.S., Gökalp-Aras, N. E., Kaya, A., & Rottmann, S. B. (2023). Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Between Reception and Integration. (external link) Springer Nature.

Mencutek, Z.S. (2018) Refugee Governance, State and Politics in the Middle East (external link) (1st ed.). Routledge.

Olakpe, O. (2023). South-South Migrations and the Law from Below. (external link) Hart Publishing; Bloomsbury Publishing, London, United Kingdom.

Spencer, S. and Triandafyllidou, A. (2020) Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe: Evolving Conceptual and Policy Challenges (external link) , IMISCOE Springer book series.

Triandafyllidou, A. (Ed.). (2022). Migration and Pandemics: Spaces of Solidarity and Spaces of Exception (external link) . Springer Nature.

Triandafyllidou, A., & Gemi, E. (2021) Rethinking Migration and Return in Southeastern Europe: Albanian Mobilities to and from Italy and Greece (external link) , Routledge Research on the Global Politics of Migration, London: Routledge.

Triandafyllidou, A., & Magazzini, T. (Eds.). (2020) Routledge Handbook on the Governance of Religious Diversity (external link) , Routledge.

Ahouga, Y. (2022). L’Organisation internationale pour les migrations et la surveillance des populations de déplacés du Sud. (external link) Revue européenne des migrations internationales, 383(3), 139-160.

Akbar, M. (2022). Temporariness and the production of policy categories in Canada (external link, opens in new window) . Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-18.

Akbar, M. (2022). Who are Canada’s temporary foreign workers? Policy evolution and a pandemic reality (external link) . International Migration, 00, 1– 13.

Akbar, M. (2018). Examining the factors that affect the employment status of racialised immigrants: a study of Bangladeshi immigrants in Toronto, Canada (external link, opens in new window) . South Asia Diaspora, 11:1, 67-87.

Akbar, M. & Preston, V. (2021). Entrepreneurial activities of Canadian Bangladeshi women in Toronto: a family perspective (external link, opens in new window) . Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-20.

Bignami-Van Assche, S., Ghio, D., & Stilianakis, N. I. (2023). Demographic risk factors, healthcare utilization, and mortality during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in Austria, Germany, and Italy. (external link) Population Studies, 1-12.

Boichak, O. & Kumar, P. (2021). Mapping the National Web: Spaces, Cultures, and Borders of Diasporic Mobilization in the Digital Age (external link, opens in new window) . In Global Networks.

Carlaw, J., & Winter, E. (2022). Conservatism and the Re-Communitarianization of Citizenship in Canada. (external link) Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 1-21.

Carlaw, J. (2022). Blunt talk or faux outrage? The politics of expanding migrant worker programs under Canada’s former Conservative government (2006–2015). (external link) Studies in Political Economy, 102(3), 331-353.

Carlaw, J. (2018). Authoritarian Populism and Canada’s Conservative Decade (2006–2015) in Citizenship and Immigration: The Politics and Practices of Kenneyism and Neo-Conservative Multiculturalism (external link, opens in new window) , Journal of Canadian Studies, 51:3, 782–816.

Fakhoury, T., & Mencütek, Z. S. (2023). The Geopolitics of Return Migration in the International System. (external link) Geopolitics, 1-20.

Ghio, D., Bratti, M., & Bignami, S. (2023). Does speaking or writing Italian make differences? (external link) . International Migration.

Gökalp Aras, N.E., Papatzani, E., Mencutek, Z.S, Leivaditi, N., & Petracou, E. (2020). Refugee Protection in Europe and Beyond – Comparative Report. (external link, opens in new window)

Isaakyan, I., & Triandafyllidou, A. (2019). Transatlantic repatriation: Stigma management of second-generation Italian and Greek American women ‘returning home’ (external link, opens in new window) , European Journal of Cultural Studies.

Joseph, J., Henderson, S., Withers, M., & Shivakoti, R. (2022). Regulation through responsibilisation: Gendered exit policies and precarious migration from India and Sri Lanka. (external link) International Migration.

Kayaoglu, A., Mencutek, Z. S., & Erdoğan, M. M. (2021). Return Aspirations of Syrian Refugees in Turkey. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, (external link) 1-23.

Kelly, M., & Nguyen, M. (2023). Choosing to Stay: Understanding Immigrant Retention in Four Non-metropolitan Counties in Southern Ontario (external link) . Journal of International Migration and Integration, 1-21.

Kelly, M., & Niraula, A. (2023). Mobilizing to support those most in need: the importance of diasporic social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic. (external link) South Asian Diaspora, 1-17.

Kelly, M. (2022). Snowbirds and snowflakes: Mobility and aging across the Canada‐United States border. (external link) The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe Canadien.

Koinova, M., Deloffre, M. Z., Gadinger, F., Mencutek, Z. S., Scholte, J. A., & Steffek, J. (2021). It's Ordered Chaos: What Really Makes Polycentrism Work. (external link) International Studies Review.

Lam, L. & Triandafyllidou, A. (2021). An unlikely stepping stone? Exploring how platform work shapes newcomer migrant integration (external link) , Transitions: Journal of Transient Migration, 5:1, 11-29.

Mathurin, G. (2023). Re (Imagining) Water Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education and Care Programs. (external link) Journal of Childhood Studies, 16-24

Mencutek, Z.S. (2022). The Geopolitics of Returns: Geopolitical Reasoning and Space-Making in Turkey’s Repatriation Regime. (external link, opens in new window) Geopolitics, 1-27.

Mencutek, Z.S. (2021) Governing practices and strategic narratives for the Syrian refugee returns (external link) , Journal of Refugee Studies.

Mencutek, Z.S. (2020). Conducting Comparative Migration Research in MENA: Are the Regional Countries too Unique or too Similar for Comparisons of Refugee Policies? (external link, opens in new window) , Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs, 25:1, 12-34.

Mencutek, Z.S. (2020). Emerging Transnational Practices and Capabilities of Syrian Refugees in Turkey (external link, opens in new window) , Migration Letters, 17:1, 125-138.

Mencutek, Z.S. (2020). (PDF file) Faith-Based Actors in Şanlıurfa, Turkey: Reducing Tensions Between Host Populations and Syrian Refugee Communities (external link, opens in new window) , Civil Society Review, 4:1, 76-198.

Mencutek, Z.S. (2020). Refugee community organisations: capabilities, interactions and limitations (external link, opens in new window) , Third World Quarterly, 42:1, 181-199.

Mencutek, Z.S., Barthoma, S., Gökalp-Aras, N.E., & Triandafyllidou, A. (2022). A crisis mode in migration governance: comparative and analytical insights., (external link) Comparative Migration Studies, 10, 12.

Mencutek, Z.S., Gökalp Aras, N.E., & Coskun, B.B. (2021). Turkey’s Response to Syrian Mass Migration: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis. (external link, opens in new window)

Mencütek, Z.S., Karal, D., & Altıntop, I. (2021) Governance of Refugee Children Protection in Turkey: Between Vulnerability and Paternalism. (external link) Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, pp.1-15.

Mencutek, Z.S., & Nashwan, A.J. (2020). Perceptions About the Labor Market Integration of Refugees: Evidences from Syrian Refugees in Jordan (external link, opens in new window) , Journal of International Migration and Integration.

Moghadam, A. (2021). The staging of cultural diversity in Dubai: the case of Dubai Art Fair. Identities (external link) , 1-17.

Moghadam, A., & Jadali, S. (2022). Immigration and Revolution in Iran: Asylum politics and State Consolidation (external link, opens in new window) . REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, 29, 21-41.

Monteiro, S. (2022). Pre-Arrival Experience with Social Media, Settlement Service Usage and Post-Arrival Labour Market Outcomes. (external link) Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 1-20.

Monteiro, S. (2022). Asymmetric information, credential assessment services and earnings of new immigrants (external link) , Journal of Applied Economics, 25:1, 687-714.

Monteiro, S. (2021) Cultural Assimilation: Learning and Sorting (external link, opens in new window) , Review of Economic Analysis, 13:2, 115-156.

Molho, J., Levitt, P., Dines, N., & Triandafyllidou, A. (2020). Cultural policies in cities of the ‘global South’: a multi-scalar approach (external link, opens in new window) , International Journal of Cultural Policy, 26:6, 711-721.

Nalbandian, L. (2022). An eye for an ‘I:’ a critical assessment of artificial intelligence tools in migration and asylum management. (external link) Comparative Migration Studies, 10(1), 1-23.

Nalbandian, L. (2022) Increasing the accountability of automated decision-making systems: An assessment of the automated decision-making system introduced in Canada's temporary resident visa immigration stream (external link) . Journal of Responsible Technology.

Nalbandian, L. (2020) (PDF file) The Intelligent Border: Implications of Using Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Immigration Processes on Discrimination and Racism in Canada. (external link) University of Waterloo Graduate Journal of Political Science. 13:1, 51-63.

Niraula, A., Triandafyllidou, A., & Akbar, M. (2022). Navigating Uncertainties: Evaluating the Shift in Canadian Immigration Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (external link) Canadian Public Policy.

Olinto, B. (2022). Medios diaspóricos, inmigración y activismo político: Análisis del discurso mediático sobre inmigrantes venezolanos en Canadá (external link, opens in new window) . Question/Cuestión, 3(70).

Perzyna, M., & Agrawal, S. (2022) Making the Match: Understanding the Destining Process of Government-Assisted Refugees in Canada (external link) , Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies.

Preston, V., Shields, J. & Akbar, M. (2021). Migration and resilience in urban Canada: Why social resilience, Why now?. (external link) Journal of International Migration and Integration, 1-21.

Raj Isar, Y. & Triandafyllidou, A. (2020). Introduction to this Special Issue Cultural Diplomacy: What Role for Cities and Civil Society Actors? (external link, opens in new window) , International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society.

Rishworth, A., Cao, T., Niraula, A., & Wilson, K. (2022). Health Care Use and Barriers to Care for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases (CID) among First and Second Generation South Asian Immigrant Children and Parents in Ontario Canada. (external link) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14608.

Rishworth, A., Niraula, A., Dean, J., Wilson, K., Ghassemi, E., & Baldo, A. (2022). Rural futures? Mapping newcomers' hopes about potential resettlement in Canadian rural areas. (external link) The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien.

Rishworth, A. C., Niraula, A., Cao, T., Lay, J. C., Ferrari, J., Zaman, S., & Wilson, K. (2022). Knowledge, risk perceptions and practices surrounding chronic inflammatory diseases among first and second generation South Asian immigrants parents and children. (external link) International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care.

Saguin, K. & Shivakoti, R. (2022). Keeping up with the migrant workers: The role of embassies in transnational administration of labor migration policy (opens in new window) . Administrative Theory & Praxis, 1-18.

Shivakoti, R. (2022). Temporary labour migration in South Asia: Nepal and its fragmented labour migration sector. (external link, opens in new window) Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-19.

Shivakoti, R., Henderson, S., & Withers, M. (2021). The migration ban policy cycle: a comparative analysis of restrictions on the emigration of women domestic workers. (external link) Comparative Migration Studies, 9(1), 1-18.

Shivakoti, R., & Milner, J. (2021). Beyond the partnership debate: localizing knowledge production in refugee and forced migration studies (external link) . Journal of Refugee Studies.

Smith, C. D. (2022). Policy Change, Threat Perception, and Mobility Catalysts: The Trump Administration as Driver of Asylum Migration to Canada (external link, opens in new window) . International Migration Review.

Triandafyllidou, A. (2023). Pandemic nationalisms (external link, opens in new window) . Ethnicities.

Triandafyllidou, A. (2022). Temporary migration: category of analysis or category of practice? (external link, opens in new window) Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-13.

Triandafyllidou, A. (2021) The global governance of migration: Towards a ‘messy’approach (external link) . International Migration, 60(4), 19-27.

Triandafyllidou, A. (2020) De-centering the Study of Migration Governance: a Radical View (external link, opens in new window) , Geopolitics, 27(3), 811-825..

Triandafyllidou, A. (2020) Nationalism in the 21st Century: Neo-Tribal or Plural? (external link, opens in new window) , Nations and Nationalism, 26:4, 792-806.

Triandafyllidou, A. (2018) The Migration Archipelago: Social Navigation and Migrant Agency (external link) , International Migration, 57-1.

Triandafyllidou, A. & Ricard-Guay, A. (2019) Governing Irregular and Return Migration in the 2020s: European Challenges and Asian Pacific Perspectives (external link, opens in new window) , Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 17:2, 115-127.

Triandafyllidou, A., & Yeoh, B. S. (2022). Sustainability and resilience in migration governance for a post-pandemic world (external link) . Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 1-14.

Withers, M., Henderson, S., & Shivakoti, R. (2021) International Migration, Remittances and COVID-19: Economic Implications and Policy Options for South Asia (external link, opens in new window) , Journal of Asian Public Policy.

Dimanche, F., Perzyna, M. (2023) Diversity, equity, and inclusion management in the Canadian hospitality industry. (external link) In (Manoharan, A., Madera, J.M., & Singal, M. (Eds.)) The Routledge handbook of diversity, equity and inclusion management in the hospitality industry (1st ed.). Routledge.

Isaakyan, I., Triandafyllidou, A., and Baglioni, S. (2023). ‘The ‘back-stepper’ and the ‘career diplomat’: Turning points in labour market integration’, in Migrants and Refugees in Europe: Work Integration in Comparative Perspective. (external link) (Baglioni, S. and Caló, F., Eds.) Bristol, UK: Policy Press / Bristol University Press.

Kelly, M., Carpenter, M., and Schmidtke, O. (2023) "Integrating Conceptual and Comparative Perspectives on Borders and Migration" in Borders and Migration: The Canadian Experience in Comparative Perspective. (external link) (Carpenter, M., Kelly, M. and Schmidtke, O., Eds.) Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.

Kelly, M. (2021). The Snowbirds: A cultural movement across borders in Borders, Culture, and Globalization: A Canadian Perspective (external link) (Konrad, V. and Kelly, M., Eds.). Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.

Kelly, M. and Konrad, V. (2021) Borders, Culture and Globalization: Some conclusions, more uncertainties, and many challenges in Borders, Culture, and Globalization: A Canadian Perspective (external link) (Konrad, V. and Kelly, M., Eds.). Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.

Konrad, V. and Kelly, M. (2021), Introduction: Culture, Globalization and Canada’s Borders in Borders, Culture, and Globalization: A Canadian Perspective (external link, opens in new window) (Konrad, V. and Kelly, M., Eds.). Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.

Mencutek, Z. S. (2022). (PDF file) Voluntary and Forced Return Migration Under a Pandemic Crisis (external link, opens in new window) . In Migration and Pandemics (pp. 185-206). Springer, Cham.

Moghadam, A. (2022). Migrants and their cultural world: When things teach us about lives (external link) . In Routledge Handbook of Immigration and Refugee Studies (pp. 255-263). Routledge.

Moghadam, A. (2022). “Boire un café à Téhéran Économie politique des circulations régionales et nouveaux modes de consommation en Iran.” (external link) In Un Moyen-Orient ordinaire Entre consommation et mobilities, edited by Thierry Boissière and Yoann Morvan, 235–62.

Mohan, S., Mountz, A., Romero, M., & Visan, A. (2023). (excel file) How to research ‘irregular’ migration: approaches and perspectives from the field (external link) in I. van Liempt, J. Schapendonk & A. Campos Delgado (Eds.), Research Handbook on Irregular Migration (pp.36-48). Edward Elgar Publishing

Shivakoti, R. (2020) Asian Migration Governance (external link, opens in new window) . In K. Marchand, G. Rayp & I. Ruyssen (Eds.), Regional Integration and Migration in the Global South, Springer United Nations University Series on Regionalism.

Shivakoti, R. (2020) Protectionist or Discriminatory Policies? The case of Nepal’s policy banning female migrant workers (external link, opens in new window) . In D. Joshi & C. Brassard (Eds.), Urban Spaces and Gender in Asia, Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham.

Shivakoti, R. and Howlett, M. (2022). Agenda-Setting Tools in Theory and Practice. In The Routledge Handbook of Policy Tools (external link) (pp. 113-124). Routledge.

Triandafyllidou, A., & Magazzini, T. (2021) Governing religious diversity: Comparative insights from four continents. In A. Triandafyllidou & T. Magazzini (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on the Governance of Religious Diversity (external link, opens in new window) .

Triandafyllidou, A., & Magazzini, T. (2021) The governance of religious diversity: Challenges and responses. In A. Triandafyllidou & T. Magazzini (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on the Governance of Religious Diversity (external link, opens in new window) .

CERC Migration produces its own policy brief series, curated by Naomi Alboim, Senior Policy Fellow, CERC Migration, and Anna Triandafyllidou, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration. The series can be viewed as a collection here.

Ahouga, Y. (PDF file) Migration Governance and Data Saturation: Is less more? (opens in new window) CERC Migration Policy Brief 09, Sept. 2022.

Akbar, M. (PDF file) Ensuring the Success of International Students: A collaborative model between governments, post-secondary institutions and the settlement sector. CERC Migration Policy Brief 08, Aug. 2022.

Akbar, M. and Preston, V. (2020) Social Characteristics of International Students in Ontario and Quebec (external link) , Policy Preview, Building Migrant Resilience in Cities (BMRC-IRMU) Project.

Alboim, N., Cohl, K., (PDF file) Expanding Refugee Pathways to Canada: Strategies for welcoming Afghan and other refugees. CERC Migration Policy Brief 05, Nov. 2021.

Alboim, N., Cohl, K., and Pham, T., (PDF file) Equitable Access: Implementing the Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway (opens in new window) . CERC Migration Policy Brief 03, Jun. 2021.

Alboim, N., Cohl, K., Atlin, J., and Flecker, K. (2022) (PDF file) Globally trained local talent: Opening pathways for internationally educated professions to strengthen Ontario's health care system. (opens in new window) CERC Migration Policy Brief 07, Mar. 2022.

Alboim, N., Macklin, A. and Triandafyllidou, A. (2023) (PDF file) Out of the shadows: A proposal for the regularization of migrants without status in Canada. CERC Migration Policy Brief 12, Feb. 2023.

Ali, M.A. (PDF file) Towards a Unified Model of Refugee Resettlement. CERC Migration Policy Brief 04, Sept. 2021.

Angeli, D. & Papadopoulos, V. (PDF file) Saving lives at sea: Learning through failure or failing to learn? CERC Migration Policy Brief 16, Aug. 2023.

Arous, R. (2023) (PDF file) Towards a better implementation of the UNHCR urban refugee policy CERC Migration Policy Brief 13, May 2023.

Banerjee, R. and Hiebert, D. (2021) (PDF file) Leveraging human resources for long-term prosperity: Expanding pathways to permanence for lower-skill temporary workers in Canada. CERC Migration Policy Paper 02, and (PDF file) Executive Summary Policy Brief 02, May 2021.

Everaert, I. G., Rodríguez, O. & Masferrer, C. (2023) (PDF file) Improving outcomes for displaced populations in Mexico. CERC Migration Policy Brief 14, June 2023.

Heylin, R. and Triandafyllidou, A. (2023) (PDF file) Regularizations of migrants without status in Europe: Scope, impact and lessons learned. CERC Migration Policy Brief 11, Feb. 2023.

Kelly, M., Brown, N., and Esses, V. M. (2022) (PDF file) Improving the Attraction and Retention of Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals in Small and Rural Communities. CERC Migration Policy Brief 06, Jan. 2022.

Palumbo, L. (2023) (PDF file) Agri-food systems, migrant labour and exploitation in Southern and Northern Europe. CERC Migration Policy Brief 10, Jan. 2023.

Smith, C.D. and Wagner, D. (2021) (PDF file) How Canada can address skills shortages by improving access to economic pathways for refugees and displaced people in Latin America, opens in new window. CERC Migration Policy Brief 01, Apr. 2021.

Triandafyllidou, A., Bartolini, L. and Guidi, C. F. (2019) Exploring the Links Between Enhancing Regular Pathways and Discouraging Irregular Migration (external link) ; A discussion paper to inform future policy deliberations, Geneva: IOM.

Triandafyllidou, A. and Nalbandian, L. (2020) (PDF file) Covid-19 and the transformation of migration and mobility globally – “Disposable” and “essential”: Changes in the global hierarchies of migrant workers after COVID-19 (external link) . For the series “think pieces” from IOM’s Migration Research High Level Advisers. PUB2020/056/L Geneva: IOM.

The Working Papers Series is produced jointly by the Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMCIS) and the CERC in Migration and Integration. The list below are those papers produced by the researchers of the CERC Migration team. Here is a complete list of Working Papers.

Adugna, G. (2021/8) (PDF file) Understanding the forced repatriation of Ethiopian migrant workers from the Middle East

Ahouga, Y. (2021/7) (PDF file) Implementing the UN Global Compacts by Institutionalising a New Hybrid Organisational Form

Ahouga, Y. (2021/5) (PDF file) Transforming the International Organisation for Migration: An Analysis of the IOM Strategic Vision

Akbar, M. and Preston, V. (2020/10) (PDF file) Labour Market Challenges and Entrepreneurial Activities of Bangladeshi Immigrant Women in Toronto: A Family Perspective

Aytac, S. E., Parkin, A., & Triandafyllidou, A. (2022). (PDF file) Why are Public Attitudes Towards Immigration in Canada Becoming Increasingly Positive?.

Bauder, H., Dreher, N., Lujan, O., & Asolo, O. (2023). (PDF file) Decolonizing Migration Studies: The Case of Hospitality, Sanctuary, and Solidarity.

Borrelli, E., & Olinto, B. (2022). (PDF file) Migrant Labour in the Agrifood Sector, Ethical Food Label and Certification Schemes: A Literature Review.

Carlaw, J. (2021/1) (PDF file) Unity in Diversity? Neoconservative Multiculturalism and the Conservative Party of Canada

Côté K. (2021/11) (PDF file) Meaningful and Inclusive Engagement: Are We There Yet? A Case Study of Scarborough Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs) Participatory Processes

Dreher, N., & Triandafyllidou, A. (2023). (PDF file) Digital Nomads: Toward a Future Research Agenda.

Massari, A. (2023). (PDF file) The role of images in migration governance. A proposed new theoretical framework and methodological approach.

Mencutek, Z.S. (2020/18) (PDF file) Migration Narratives from Origin and Destination Country Perspectives