How to publish books and journal articles on migration: Insights from experts
How to publish books and journal articles on migration:
Insights from experts
Sociology of Migration Research Cluster Webinar
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern Time
This virtual panel will provide insights on how to effectively
publish one’s research on migration as academic books and journal articles. The two panelists will share with the audience their hands-on experiences in soliciting journal manuscripts as a former editor and working with Canadian academic publishers as a book author. This panel is intended for early career researchers (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and other junior scholars) in the field of migration who are interested in publishing their research in the forms of academic books and journal articles.
Panelists:
Vic Satzewich, Department of Sociology, McMaster University
Victor Satzewich is Professor of Sociology at McMaster University. He was a United Kingdom Commonwealth Scholar and received his PhD from the University of Glasgow, Scotland in 1988. He is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Canadian Sociological Association’s ‘Outstanding Contributions Award’, Metropolis Canada’s ‘Award for Research Excellence’, and the Fulbright Canada Chair of Peace and War Studies at Norwich University in Vermont. His books include Racism and the Incorporation of Foreign Labour: Farm Labour Migration to Canada Since 1945 (Routledge, 1991); The Ukrainian Diaspora (Routledge, 2002); Racism in Canada (Oxford University Press, 2006); Points of Entry: How Canada’s Visa Officers Decide Who Gets In (University of British Columbia Press, 2015); ‘Race’ and Ethnicity in Canada: A Critical Perspective,(Oxford University Press, 5th edition, 2021); and The Vietnamese Diaspora: Contested Spaces, Contested Narratives (Brill, 2022, co-edited with Anna Vu).
Lori Wilkinson, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba
Lori Wilkinson is a professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Migration Futures. In 2023, she was awarded Distinguished University Professor. Her research centres on the economic and social outcomes of immigrants and refugees, with a special focus on women and youth. She volunteers with several international, national and local community organizations who are working toward the successful resettlement of newcomers.
Moderator:
Lisa Kaida, Department of Sociology, McMaster University
Lisa Kaida is Associate Professor of Sociology at McMaster University. She currently serves as a co-chair of the CSA Sociology of Migration (SOM) Research Cluster and President of the Canadian Population Society. Her research interests include social and economic integration of immigrants and refugees and occupational segregation. Her recent articles (co-authored with Monica Boyd, Feng Hou, Paul Pritchard, Howard Ramos, Diana Singh, Max Stick, Rochelle Wijesingha, etc.) have appeared in International Migration, Canadian Review of Sociology, and The Canadian Geographer.