Richa
Research Lead at the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration & Integration @TorontoMet
Migration | Public Policy | Asia
Associate Editor, Comparative Migration Studies
Editorial Board Member, Public Admin & Development
- @triandafyllidou.bsky.social and I are putting together an edited Book on Complex Migration Pathways: Insights from Asia, please submit your Chapter proposals (300 words) by February 25th. www.torontomu.ca/global-migra...
- Reposted by RichaLiam goes home… www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...
- Reposted by RichaStop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
- Nepal & Saudi Arabia finally sign a labour agreement, after Nepal's effort for more than a decade. Still they only proceeded with a general labour agreement and not a domestic worker agreement. Saudi Arabia is now the largest destination for Nepali workers kathmandupost.com/nepali-diasp...
- Reposted by Richa#Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in #STEMM fields, top institutions & in senior positions. Analysis of millions of biomed & life science articles reveal that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored ones @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4658FZN
- Reposted by RichaToronto Metropolitan University invites outstanding researchers based outside Canada to apply for nomination to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program. Applications are due by Feb. 21: www.torontomu.ca/research/abo... @arts-tmu.bsky.social @trsmtorontomet.bsky.social @torontometsci.bsky.social
- Reposted by RichaThis is one of the sharpest analyses of international affairs that I've heard from a Canadian leader - or any national leader - in a long time. And I suspect he wrote the main bits himself. paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
- Reposted by RichaHow do migration trajectories from the Gulf States to Europe and North America reshape settlement pathways and policy responses? Join the conversation with Bridging Divides researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and affiliated researcher @aatique.bsky.social. 1/2 🧵
- Reposted by RichaHow do migration trajectories from the Gulf States to Europe and North America reshape settlement pathways and policy responses? Join the conversation with Bridging Divides researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and affiliated researcher Asma Atique. 1/2 🧵
- Reposted by RichaDeleted these two posts because we now have confirmation from the State Department that this suspension is limited ONLY to immigrant visas — visas which let someone enter the United States with permanent residence status and on a path to a green card. There is NOT a suspension on nonimmigrant visas.
- Reposted by RichaNew research by @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Hari KC questions Nepal's paternalistic migration policies. Are "protective" measures actually restricting women's agency? Authors contrast state discourse with the lived experiences of women migrants. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Richa"Mapping the Global North bias in forced migration studies: three decades of publication and citation trends." Open access at academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-...
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- New working paper
- Traditional migration research assumes a simple A→B journey. But what about migrants who move through many countries or create homes across continents? @jeremiemolho.bsky.social and Maryam Lashkari explore challenges of studying complex migration trajectories. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- The ultra-rich 0.001% (tiny number of 56,000) control three times the wealth of the poorest half of humanity www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
- Register for the GLMM and KAS Webinar on “Stepwise Migration to the Gulf States and Onwards: Highly Skilled Workers in the Global Competition for Talents” on 9 December 2025, 5:00-6:30 pm KSA – 3:00-4:30 pm CET
- Reposted by Richa... reconciling their expectations of Canada as a "dream country" with the difficult realities of settling as newcomers. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- Reposted by RichaNepali Canadians represent a growing but understudied immigrant community in Canada. New #WorkingPaper from @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Deepa Nagari reveals that while they arrive through diverse pathways seeking better opportunities, many face challenges...
- By late 2024, cyber scamming operations in Mekong countries were generating an estimated $44bn (£33.4bn) a year, equivalent to about 40% of the combined formal economy. That figure is considered conservative, and on the rise. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- #NewPublication Deepa Nagari and I have published a new Working Paper "Nepali immigrants in Canada: Complex pathways and experiences". It's a part of the large MEMO Partnership Grant. Thanks to all who agreed to be interviewed. @cercmigration.bsky.social www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- Reposted by Richa🎓 CERC Migration's Winter School brought together early-career researchers for an intensive week of #qualitativeresearch training in migration studies. Participants gained hands-on experience in interviewing, data analysis, and ethical research practices. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
- Reposted by RichaJust out Wellstead, Adam and Howlett, Michael, "Capacity for What? Elon Musk's DOGE, Public Value Destruction and the Darkside of Policy Capacity" (November 26, 2025). Available at SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=581... or dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
- Reposted by RichaCanadian citizenship can now be passed down to people born abroad, beyond the first generation, if the parents spent a cumulative three years in Canada before the child's birth. Still contestation around "intercountry adoptees" when it comes to passing down citizenship.
- Citizenship in the News 📰🇨🇦 Bill restoring citizenship for 'Lost Canadians' becomes law: Court ruled government must pass law covering some children born abroad www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
- Reposted by RichaThe women that brought him to power might be raising their collective eyebrows. Canada's view on Africa also bears reporting. Important coverage from the G20 @geoffreyyork.bsky.social
- Reposted by RichaThere's a whole industry based around imprisoning people to do this work in Myanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- Reposted by RichaIf you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
- Check out our new Working paper
- New #WorkingPaper by Irmak Kurtulmuş highlights a critical gap: while 50M-1B people could be displaced by climate impacts by 2050, no international body exists to protect climate refugees' rights. #ClimateChange #Migration #GlobalGovernance 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- New Working Paper out now
- #WorkingPaper from Usha George and Tearney McDermott offers valuable insights into how social capital impacts Syrian refugee settlement in the Greater Toronto Area. 🔗: www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/... #RefugeeResettlement #SocialCapital #Integration #Settlement
- Reposted by Richa🎙️ In the latest In Conversation episode, guest Sagar Raj Sharma (Professor of Development Economics, Kathmandu University) challenges our obsession with “growth” and how the term's numerical nature takes away from sustainable development: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... 1/2 🧵
- Check out our new Working Paper
- From 1990s panic about "environmental refugees" to today's nuanced view: climate-migration links are complex, not simple cause-and-effect. In their new #WorkingPaper, McLeman, Hevesi, and Cadham show how science communication matters and where gaps remain. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- Deadline extended till Nov 15th
- 📣 Calling migration researchers! Bridging Divides is hosting a Gulf Canada Connections workshop to explore emerging connections between Canada and the GCC states, from May 7-8, 2026 at @torontomet.bsky.social. Deadline to submit: Oct. 31, 2025. For more info, visit ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
- Reposted by RichaThe increased cost of H-1B visas could deter global talent from the U.S., creating a chance for Canada to attract researchers, innovators & skilled workers, @cercmigration.bsky.social's @triandafyllidou.bsky.social & @richashivakoti.bsky.social write in @ca.theconversation.com: tinyurl.com/yxhrjrnt
- Apply to our Gulf-Canada Connections workshop by Oct 31st
- 📣 Calling migration researchers! Bridging Divides is hosting a Gulf Canada Connections workshop to explore emerging connections between Canada and the GCC states, from May 7-8, 2026 at @torontomet.bsky.social. Deadline to submit: Oct. 31, 2025. For more info, visit ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
- Reposted by RichaThe Association for Asian Studies is hosting a dissertation workshop for advanced doctoral students on March 10-12, 2026. The workshop themes include “Global Southeast Asias” and “Labor and the Politics of Care in East Asia.” Application deadline: October 20 tinyurl.com/4xvmw8x6
- Reposted by RichaSix of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S. Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world. www.nobelprize.org
- 2 more days till the deadline, pls apply if interested...
- We are hiring a full time (6 months) Research Assistant with strong quantitative skills to work on several research projects. Please apply by Oct. 10, 2025. @cercmigration.bsky.social
- Reposted by RichaThe H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada
- Reposted by RichaThe U.S. government recently announced a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. For @ca.theconversation.com, Researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Scientific Director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social explain how this could have ripple effects on Canada: theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis...
- Reposted by RichaThe H-1B visa fee hike in the United States opens a policy window for Canada theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis... @richashivakoti.bsky.social @jeremiemolho.bsky.social @cercmigration.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social
- Check out my new short article with @triandafyllidou.bsky.social at @theconversation.com @cercmigration.bsky.social @bridgdivides.bsky.social theconversation.com/the-h-1b-vis...
- Reposted by RichaAAS-in-Asia 2026 to Take Place at Lahore University of Management Sciences—submit your organized panel session or roundtable proposal by November 13! buff.ly/GReizuO
- Reposted by RichaEspecially large drops in the numbers of 🇺🇸 students arriving from Asia and Africa. Plus many more pieces of info. 👇🏼 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- Reposted by RichaKicking off Metropolis 2025, cohosted with @metropolisintl.bsky.social at @torontomet.bsky.social. Chair Anna Triandafyllidou begins with remarks.
- Reposted by RichaToday, we wrapped up the Global Skills Partnership event, hosted with @bridgdivides.bsky.social. Together, we explored equitable ways to tackle skill shortages and strengthen health systems within global partnership initiatives. 🤝 A huge thank you to all participants for your insights!
- Wealth Inequality is at the Heart of ‘Gen Z’ Revolution Across Asia www.asiandispatch.net/wealth-inequ...
- Reposted by RichaThe richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?
- We are hiring a full time (6 months) Research Assistant with strong quantitative skills to work on several research projects. Please apply by Oct. 10, 2025. @cercmigration.bsky.social
- #Opportunity🔎 @cercmigration.bsky.social is #hiring a Research Assistant with strong quantitative skills to work on several research projects. Apply by: Oct. 10, 2025. 👉 More info and to apply: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
- Reposted by RichaNarratives on emigration of women from Nepal: is the state discourse keeping up with reality? by Researcher @richashivakoti.bsky.social and Postdoctoral Researcher Hari KC 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 5/5
- Reposted by RichaCross-border migrations in western Africa: narratives of migration and mobility by Senior Research Associate Oreva Olakpe 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 4/5
- Reposted by RichaMigration narratives and urban space management: the politics of migrant worker housing in Doha by Affiliated Researcher @jeremiemolho.bsky.social 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 3/5
- Reposted by RichaIntroduction by Scientific Director @triandafyllidou.bsky.social 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 2/5
- Reposted by Richa📕 #NewPublication: Special issue "De-centring migration governance: the role of narratives" in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies is out now! The issue features various #OpenAccess contributions from several members of the Bridging Divides community: 1/5 🧵
- Our new working paper is published now, have a look
- New #WorkingPaper from María E. Cervantes-Macías reveals how upper-middle-class Mexican families are strategically investing in international education to create "credentialized mobility" for their children. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- Nepal’s Gen Z Protests Expose Deeper Frustrations www.asiapacific.ca/publication/...
- Reposted by Richa📣 Calling migration researchers! Bridging Divides is hosting a Gulf Canada Connections workshop to explore emerging connections between Canada and the GCC states, from May 7-8, 2026 at @torontomet.bsky.social. Deadline to submit: Oct. 31, 2025. For more info, visit ➡️ www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
- May 7-8, 2026
- We invite paper proposals for the upcoming Gulf Canada Connections workshop (May 7-8, 2025) hosted by @bridgdivides.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social which seeks to explore emerging connections between Canada & the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Deadline: Oct 31 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
- We invite paper proposals for the upcoming Gulf Canada Connections workshop (May 7-8, 2025) hosted by @bridgdivides.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social which seeks to explore emerging connections between Canada & the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Deadline: Oct 31 www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
- Reposted by RichaIf you haven’t been following what’s going on in Nepal, it is UNBELIEVABLE. I don’t event know where to begin but between the time you had your morning coffee on Monday and lunch on Friday they just had a total Gen Z-led revolution resulting in the first female PM. Like seriously.
- Reposted by RichaNepal 's president appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister. She is the first woman to head the nation's government.
- First female Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki (Interim government) 👏 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
- Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned in the wake of public outrage over the killing of 21 people in police clashes with anti-corruption protesters. www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Shame on the Government www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by RichaCancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion. It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make. (Published May 2025)
- Nepal bans social media platforms over non-compliance, including Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Alphabet (YouTube), X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and LinkedIn. What can you use now? Only TikTok and Viber 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ #JPT kathmandupost.com/national/202...
- Hari KC & I have our article "Narratives on emigration of women from Nepal: is the state discourse keeping up with reality?" published @scmrjems.bsky.social for a Special Issue on Decentring Migration Governance edited by @triandafyllidou.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/N4A4D...
- Remittances hit all-time high as Nepalis send home Rs4.72 billion daily With over Rs1.7 trillion received last fiscal year, the figure rivals Nepal’s annual budget kathmandupost.com/money/2025/0...
- Reposted by RichaDelays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy.
- Laura Foley & I are submitting a workshop proposal on 'How to Bridge the Gap between Evidence and Policy in Research on Gender and Migration' for IMISCOE Research Network Annual conference (2026) in Girona, Spain. Check out the call and let us know if you want to participate as a speaker
- साउदीसँगको श्रम सम्झौता अन्तिम चरणमा, १३ युरोपेली मुलुकसँग प्रस्ताव www.onlinekhabar.com/2025/08/1741...
- Reposted by RichaThe US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. nafsa.org/fall-2025-internati…
- Check out our new @cercmigration.bsky.social TMCIS working paper by Aryan Karimi and Yuliya Byelikova
- New #WorkingPaper examines how recently displaced Ukrainians in Canada and Germany maintain connections to their homeland, finding that women show stronger nationalistic sentiments than men among the displaced population. 🔗 www.torontomu.ca/content/dam/...
- I had a great time participating in the 15th annual Gulf Research meeting in Cambridge, UK for our workshop on "Highly Skilled Migrants and the GCC Countries"
- Reposted by RichaFour in five Tuvaluans apply to move to Australia www.smh.com.au/environment/...
- Reposted by RichaOnce deported to Bhutan, some Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees say they are told to leave. Many have since disappeared, while others are homeless and stateless, according to immigration advocates.
- Reposted by RichaThese funds could sustain the National Science Foundation for 17 years and make the US a great country. Instead, they'll be used to terrorize people in the US.
- Reposted by Richa"In 2023, the United States budgeted $12.8 billion to build new affordable housing. We’re about to spend nearly four times on detention centers what we spend on housing." newrepublic.com/article/1976...
- Reposted by Richa🎉 We are proud to share that several Bridging Divides researchers have received grants as part of Canada’s $1.3 billion investment in research and innovation across disciplines. 🔗 bit.ly/3IgxYPP 👏 Congratulations to all the recipients!
- Happy to receive the 2025 Insight Development Grants funding from SSHRC-CRSH for our research project exploring why some immigrants decide to leave Canada. Looking forward to working with @triandafyllidou.bsky.social @steinmonteiro.bsky.social Feng Hou
- 🎉 @cercmigration.bsky.social Chair @triandafyllidou.bsky.social and Research Area Lead @richashivakoti.bsky.social have received project funding in this week's Government of Canada announcement. These projects are part of @torontomet.bsky.social's impressive $15.9M funding announcement.
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- Reposted by RichaVinUniversity in Hanoi is seeking research-focused faculty in public policy and sustainable societies as part of a major expansion aiming to recruit 200 scholars by 2030. www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?... #PAJobMarket
