Our research addresses the complex challenges and opportunities that global migration poses for governments, societies, and the international community. We serve as an incubator for transformative, inclusive, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research.

 

 

Bridging Divides

Bridging Divides

Featured Publications

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: How Digital Platforms Impact Migrant Gig Workers in Canada

María Cervantes-Macías, UBC Centre for Migration Studies

Deterrence Before Departure: How Australia’s Campaigns Seek to Discourage Asylum Seekers

Helena Zeweri, UBC Anthropology

Living in Micro-Networks: How Korean Migrants Manage Social Networking and Belonging in Canada

Kyong Yoon, UBC English and Cultural Studies

One Label, Many Realities: ‘Birth Tourism’ and the Lived Realities of Non-resident Mothers in Canada

Amanda Cheong & Hilal Kina, UBC Sociology

 

Research Groups
We study migration interdisciplinarily, focusing on borders, climate migration, migration & indigeneity, mobilities, narratives, and political membership.
Belonging in Unceded Territory Project
The Belonging in Unceded Territory project brings settler colonialism into the center of debates on social belonging in Vancouver.
Publications
CMS and its partners present the latest research from its affiliates, highlighting its impact on policymakers and engaging the public in evidence-based conversations.