Toronto

2012 Graduate Student Essay Contest, Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), York University, Toronto

2012 Graduate Student Essay Contest

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Toronto

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Call for Papers

Job opening: Part-time position Managing Editor, Refuge, Canada’s Periodical on Refugees, Toronto

Managing Editor, Refuge, Canada’s Periodical on Refugees

The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) is seeking a graduate student, York doctoral student preferred, interested in a part-time (5 hours per week) position as Managing Editor for Refuge commencing February 1, 2012.

The successful candidate will have an excellent academic record, superior writing, editing and organizational skills and a demonstrated interest and experience (academic or work-related) in issues of refugees and forced migration. Web page management and French language ability are considered assets.

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Toronto

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Job Posting

CFP: Social Justice & Human Rights Conference, The Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics (CPRSE), April 27th and 28th 2012, Toronto

The Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics (CPRSE) announces its plans for the Social Justice & Human Rights Conference scheduled to take place on April 27th and 28th of the coming year.

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Call for Papers

Researcher: Ranu Basu

Prénom:

Ranu

Emplacement

Dept. of Geography, York University

N430 Ross Building 4700 Keele Street

m3J 1P3 Toronto, ON

Canada

43° 46' 22.9368" N, 79° 30' 16.2" W

See map: Google Maps

Nom de famille:

Basu

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Titre de l'emploi:

Associate Professor

Discipline:

Geography

Institution(s):

Department of Geography, York University

Éducation:

1997- 2002     Ph.D (Human Geography), Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto.

1995-96    M.A. (Human Geography), Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto.

1993-95    Special Student, Division of Social Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough.

1983-86 B.A. (Geography), Elphinstone College, University of Bombay, India.

Qualifications:

Adhésions:

Projets de recherche en cours:

2005-08 SSHRC Standard Research Grant: (Principal Investigator) Mapping the Politics of Education Reform in Ontario: Examining Public Elementary Schools in Transition (1993-2005) ($89,799)

2006-09 (Co-Investigator) Infrastructure Canada Joint Initiative – SSHRC: Issues of Immigrant Service Delivery in York Region (with Lucia Lo (PI), Valerie Preston, Paul Anisef and Shuguang Wang) ($266,458, plus $219,944 in-kind contributions)

2006-09 (Co-Investigator) SSHRC: Social Sustainability, Diversity and Public Space in Three Canadian Cities (with Barbara Rahder (PI), Liette Gilbert, Susan McGrath and Patricia Wood.) ($103,861)

2008 -2015 (Collaborator) SSHRC Cluster proposal A Refugee Research Network: Globalizing Knowledge – Collaborator. (PI Susan McGrath, York University) $2.1 million over 7 years to develop a national and international network of refugee and forced migration researchers and research centres.

Projets de recherche complétés:

2005-06 CERIS (Principal Investigator) Maintaining ‘Spaces of Integration’ in an Era of Devolution: Exploring the Geographies of Language and Education Policy in Toronto’s Elementary Schools ($7,700) - Project complete

2004 (May-December, Principal Investigator) Mapping the Politics of Education Reform of Public Elementary Schools in the Toronto Region: Phase I, Faculty of Arts Research Grant, York University. Project complete ($3,000)

2003 (May- December, (Principal Investigator) Mapping the Politics of Education Reform of Public Elementary Schools in the Toronto Region: Phase II, Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) small grants initiative, York University. Project complete, book in progress. ($3,000)

2003 The Spatiality of Personal Networks (Collaborative Project) Uses social network data to examine the extent to which physical distance between network members affects their sociability, emotional support, and material aid. Co-Principal Investigator with Professors Barry Wellman (Centre for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto) and Diana Mok (McGill University). Project Complete, paper published.

Téléphone (travail):

+1 (416) 736-2100 ext. 22436

Mots clés / phrases:

schools

geography

geography of migration and settlement

neoliberalization

public education

public space

urban social and political geography and planning

Areas of Research Expertise:

geographic information systems

GIS

community organization

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en

ot

Nom d'utilisateur RRR:

ranubasu

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Continuing Education Certificate in Refugee and Forced Migration Issues

Date limite / Date de l'événement:

2009/08/22 (All day)

Program Summary

This non-degree certificate program will consist of one introductory workshop and three 36- hour course for a total of 114 hours. The pedagogy consists of classroom sessions, small group and personal exercises and discussions.

Intended Audience

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CRS Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues

Date limite / Date de l'événement:

2009/06/06 (All day)

The Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues is an internationally acclaimed eight-day course for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced migration. The course involves a rigorous schedule of lectures, panel discussions, and a simulation exercise. It draws from academic and field-based experts for its faculty and, reflecting the Centre’s mission, serves as a hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to share information and ideas.

The Program

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Researcher: Susan McGrath

Prénom:

Susan

Emplacement

Centre for Refugee Studies, York University

853 York Research Tower 4700 Keele Street

M3J 1P3 Toronto, ON

Canada

43° 46' 28.488" N, 79° 30' 1.4256" W

See map: Google Maps

Nom de famille:

McGrath

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Titre de l'emploi:

Associate Professor

Discipline:

Social Work

Éducation:

PhD, Social Work, University of Toronto

MES, Environmental Studies, York University

BA, Psychology and Sociology, McMaster University

Institution(s):

Director, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University; Associate Professor, School of Social Work, York University

Qualifications:

President of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) 2008-2009
Board Member of CERIS

Adhésions:

Member of IASFM, Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS)

Projets de recherche en cours:

2008 - 2015, Creating a Refugee Research Network: Globalizing Knowledge (Social Science and Humanities Research Research Council - SSHRC, $2.1 million)

Projets de recherche complétés:

2006, A Cross-Sector Research Agenda for the Protection of Refugees and Forced Migrants (SSHRC)
2006, Social Sustainability, diversity and public space in three Canadian Cities (SSHRC)
2005, Canadian Review of Social Policy - a Canadian scholarly journal (SSHRC)
2005, Conflict Transformation Project: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods and Grassroots Enterprise Development in Darfur and Southern Sudan (IDRC)
2005, Rebuilding Health in Rwanda (CIDA)

Mots clés / phrases:

violence

immigration

trauma

social development and welfare

Téléphone (travail):

+1 416-736-2100 ext. 66662

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