Summary of Brokering immigrant transnationalism: Remittances, family reunification, and private refugee sponsorship in Canada
Using the case study of Canada’s private refugee sponsorship program, the authors show how neoliberalization heightens the power of non-immigrant civilians to broker immigrants’ transnationalism.
Summary of Same but different: Strategies in the global race for talent
In the global race for talent, the EU is struggling to keep up with frontrunners like Canada and Australia. Canada and Australia provide examples of how to attract global talent and address labour shortages. Despite their differences, the EU and its Member States could turn to leading nations for inspiration on attracting and retaining global talent.
Summary of The effect of social capital on migrant labor market success: evidence from refugee sponsorship in Canada
This research considers the role of migrants’ social networks and the effect of “bridging social capital” on employment outcomes by systematically comparing GAR, PSR and BVOR employment outcomes and controlling for background characteristics.
Past and future sponsorship programs from around the world – May 2023
May 2023 roundup of literature on pathways to protection, prepared by Sezgi Karacan and Caitlin Thomas for the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub. The theme of this literature roundup is past and future sponsorship programs around the world.
Summary of Private Assistance for Ukrainian refugees and attitudes towards refugee sponsorship in Poland
This study surveys Poland’s response to the Ukrainian refugees in May and December 2022, particularly Poles’ actions and attitudes towards helping Ukrainians, to determine the potential for long-term solutions to refugee responses in Poland that take into account the potential of civic society. The study looks at how social attitudes to assist Ukrainians change overtime in Poland by focusing on Poles’ willingness to help and how and their perceptions of the possible application of refugee sponsorship in Poland.
Summary of Use of participatory action research to support Syrian refugee mothers in the resettlement period in Canada: A longitudinal study
This study examines the perspectives of Syrian refugee mothers living in BC with respect to the social support they received in early, middle, and later phases of resettlement. Results indicate that many participants experienced social exclusion, heightened gendered vulnerabilities, and opportunities for growth in all phases of migration (before, during, and after). In the post migration phase, refugees faced acculturation stress, social exclusion, a decrease in community relationships, and an unpredictable access to healthcare.
Summary of Support for Scotland’s Afghan refugee people: exploring social connections in Local Authorities with little previous resettlement experience
The report is focused on Afghan citizens who have been resettled or temporarily accommodated in hotels in Scotland. It explores key social connections Afghan refugee people, local organizations, and service providers identify as necessary to integration.
Summary of Solidarity Work as Political Action: Advocating for Refugees and AsylumSeekers in the USA
The authors focus on understanding the practices and meanings that volunteers attributed to their work on community sponsorship initiatives, particularly related to forms of political engagement and solidarity-making. The research shows that recent efforts by community sponsorship groups to support asylum seekers in their locales represent a shift in citizens' consciousness and commitment to political action.
Evacuation and Resettlement of Afghan Refugees – April 2023
April 2023 roundup of literature on pathways to protection, prepared by Tasha Stansbury for the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub. The theme of this literature roundup is evacuation and resettlement of Afghan refugees.
Summary of A Meso-Level Analysis of the Revitalization of the WUSC Student Refugee Program at St Francis Xavier University
This article takes a meso-level analysis of actions taken by a student-led local committee to revitalize the World University Service of Canada Student Refugee Program at St. Francis Xavier University. The research results highlight the theory that actions of small groups can shape culture and the broader social system.
Summary of Seeking protection abroad. An overview of refugee protection regimes and current developments
Some Western countries have adopted measures that have contributed to creative a negative sentiment towards migrants and refugees. Current developments are marked by the erection of walls, deportation and refoulement. Canada is generally depicted as a welcoming society for immigrants; however detention and deportation of asylum seekers, as well as barriers to integration, represent a challenge of the current policy.
Summary of Reconsidering vulnerability and its strategic use in refugee protection: a conceptual framework based on the life stories of refugee women from Syria in Quebec/Canada and Lebanon
This chapter aims to reconsider the notion of vulnerability in light of research conducted in Quebec/Canada and Lebanon with Syrian women considered to belong to a particularly vulnerable group, since they hold primary responsibility for supporting their families in exile. It is important to re-establish a meaning of vulnerability that is in tune with the ambivalent experiences of people undergoing forced displacement and that can provide avenues for response that go beyond strategic essentialization and victimization of people who are considered vulnerable but not necessarily eligible for protection.