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Program Description

Canada is a global leader in refugee research, policy making, and in refugee resettlement. Ten to twelve thousand refugees are resettled annually in Canada – this is ten percent of all those who are resettled globally. Our goal at the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), one of the largest and most active refugee studies centres in the world, is to assist with building and updating the increasing and changing knowledge needs of refugee scholars and practitioners. In May 2012, CRS offered its internationally acclaimed seven-day Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues for the 16th consecutive year. York University, home to the foremost concentration of refugee and migration scholars in North America, once again hosted the course.

The Summer Course provides

  • an interdisciplinary, interactive and experiential approach to the study of forced migration and refugee issues.
  • a comparative global approach that exposes participants to the different perspectives of scholars and field-based specialists from Canada and abroad.
  • highlights from research and practical work in different regions including North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia
  • a blend of well-respected academics and practitioners with an excellent national and international track record of research, policy engagement and publications.
  • a York University – Centre for Refugee Studies Summer Course Certificate.


    • 2013 Summer Course topics will include

  • Forced displacement: International case studies
  • UNHCR, the Convention and the International Refugee Regime
  • UNRWA and Palestinian refugees
  • Refugee resettlement policy*
  • Urban refugees
  • Internally displaced populations
  • Age and gender mainstreaming in forced migration
  • Sexual minority refugee determination
  • Environmentally induced displacement
  • The future of forced migration
  • Legal approaches to refugee studies
  • Transitional justice
  • Humanitarian crises
  • Externalization of asylum
  • Securitization of migration
  • Refugee education

    • *This year, we will co-host a panel discussion on settlement issues with The Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement (RCIS) at Ryerson University.

    A draft of this year’s program can be found here: CRSSummer2013Finalprogram-DRAFTRevised.

    Participation Requirements
    The Summer Course is designed for academic and field-based practitioners already working on/studying forced migration/refugee issues.  Participants typically include government officials, non-government organization personnel, university faculty, and graduate students. If the applicant’s background is strictly academic, a first degree is required (undergraduate students may apply to the course if they are completing their degree prior to the course start date). Applicants must have good to excellent English speaking, and reading skills.  No translation services are available.

    Dates
    May 13-19, 2013

    Times
    Full course days will run 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.

    Course Fee
    Early bird fee by February 1st, 2013: $975+13%HST (Canadian dollars)
    Regular fee: $1300+13%HST (Canadian dollars)

    Registration deadlines
    February 1st, 2013 – visa applicants

    April 1st, 2013 – non-visa applicants

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