Borders & Belonging
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Borders & Belonging is a education podcast hosted by CERC Migration. It has 51 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Migration is a complex phenomenon – for individuals, it is a personal journey that can result in struggle or triumph depending on life circumstances; and for countries, it can be an economic driver, or a source of social tension or even conflict.Host Maggie Perzyna, a researcher with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration program at Toronto Metropolitan University, explores the complexity of migration with the help of leading academics and professionals working with migrants on the ground.Season 4 of Borders & Belonging explores reflexivity: the practice of turning research back on itself to examine how we know what we know.This season draws on the lived experiences of pioneering scholars whose work has transformed how we understand human movement across borders. We then ask each scholar to nominate an up-and-coming scholar they admire, whose research builds on, challenges, or compleme
education ·en ·51 episodes
Nina Glick Schiller on transnationalism, feat. Karina Quintanilha
Andreas Pott on spatial reflexivity, feat. Christine Lang
Gracia Liu-Farrer on the social construction of skill, feat. Helena Hof
John Berry on acculturation theory, feat. Saba Safdar
Adrian Favell on Eurostars and Eurocities, feat. Sarah Kunz
Irene Bloemraad on citizenship as claims making, feat. Amanda Cheong
Nicholas De Genova on the production of illegality and the revolving doors of asylum, feat. Soledad Álvarez Velasco
Ayşe Çağlar on migration, displacement, and urban transformation, feat. Ana Ćuković
Jørgen Carling on Aspiration, feat. Kerilyn Schewel
Steven Vertovec and superdiversity, feat. Maria Schiller
Janine Dahinden on demigrantization, feat. Maissam Nimer
Borders & Belonging: Season 4 Trailer
What Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Mean for Development and Migration
Unpacking Canada's Strong Borders Act: What Bill C-2 Means for Refugees in Canada
Is Trump's anti-DEI rhetoric an opportunity for Canada?
The violence of uncertainty: Everyday impacts of precarious immigration status
Beyond the Big City
Skills shortages, AI and the future of work
What’s driving migration?
Rethinking Climate Migration: "Are We Missing the Point?"
How do I decentre that?
False narratives with real consequences: The impact of social media disinformation on migration policy
Irregular not irrelevant: Conceptualizing and measuring irregular migration
Artful connections: Challenging narratives of migration and belonging using arts-based methods
What is a solidarity city?
Nothing about us without us
Borders & Belonging: Season 3 Trailer
The Conversation Weekly: The Brexit roots of the UK's Rwanda asylum plan – and why other EU leaders might want to copy it
Statelessness: No country to call home
From oil to innovation: Changing economies in the Gulf
Rising tides, sinking roots: Climate change, adaptation and mobility in Pacific Island nations
The Migration Podcast: "Road families" en route to the Mexico-US border
Is Japan turning into a migration state?
The Arctic: Climate, resources and migration in times of change
Migration & technology: The rise of digital nomads
Brokering borders: EU bilateral agreements and the price of ‘return migration’
Why is xenophobia so entrenched in South Africa?
How border policies in the Americas are pushing people to travel across the treacherous Darién Gap
Why are so many undocumented migrants in the US Indigenous?
Borders & Belonging: Season 2 Trailer
Does brain drain hurt the Global South?
Are Ukrainian refugees still ‘temporary’?
Should we call people climate refugees?
Are migrants the answer to labour shortages?
The migrants that the West doesn’t talk about
Why has China become an international student hub?
When AI is managing migration, should we be afraid?
Human Smuggling or Human Trafficking? Why the Difference Matters
How has Brexit Changed the UK for Migrants?
Why We Build Border Walls
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