Event Date: March 19, 2018 - 12:00 to 2:00
Location: FSS 4004, 120 University Private

Do you or your students conduct research, evaluation or information-gathering activities with refugees? This workshop will present recently published guidelines on research in situations of forced migration (Read article here) and provide participants with the opportunity to think through potential ethical dilemmas. In situations of forced migration, research may pose particular risks because of precarious legal status, unequal power relations, far-reaching anti-terrorism legislation, and the criminalization of migration. In response to these specific contexts of forced migration research, we will apply the ethical concepts of voluntary, informed consent; respect for privacy; and cost-benefit analysis. The workshop is of relevance to anyone involved in gathering information—whether in an academic or community setting—and those who are asked to take part in research.

Christina Clark-Kazak is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on age discrimination in migration law and policy; interdisciplinary methodology; and young refugees’ political participation. She is Editor-in-chief of Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees and has served as past president of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies and past director of York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies. She has previously worked at York University, Saint Paul University and the Canadian Government.

The presentation will be in English, followed by a bilingual discussion and with bilingual reference materials. A light snack will be served.