Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security

Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security

Seeking equitable and sustainable approaches to migration and its root causes.

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Finding the Human Interest: Katrina Burgess brings Leir Institute into the intersection of migration and human security

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 0 Views 0 Comment Disrupted Mobilities, Dr. Katrina Burgess, Dr. Kim Howe, Hopes Fears and Illusions, Waylaid in Tijuana

Katrina Burgess is thinking about how to change your mind. As Associate Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Henry

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Now Hiring for Leir’s New Program: Hopes, Fears, and Illusions

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Jacob M. Ewing 517 Views 0 Comment Hopes Fears and Illusions

Dr. Katrina Burgess and Dr. Kim Howe seek a part-time project manager and a part-time research assistant in support of

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Senior Fellow Spotlight: Samer Saliba

December 3, 2022December 5, 2022 Jacob M. Ewing 1654 Views 0 Comment Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees, Leir Migration Monitor, Mayors Migration Council, Migrant Policies, Migration Policy, Samer Saliba, Senior Fellow

Samer Saliba is Head of Practice at the Mayors Migration Council. An urban planner by trade, Samer has spent the

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Senior Fellow Spotlight: Jayshree Venkatesan

October 24, 2022November 21, 2022 Jacob M. Ewing 897 Views 0 Comment Center for Financial Inclusion, Digital Financial Services, Digital IDs, Financial Inclusion, Jayshree Venkatesan, KYC, Leir Migration Monitor

Jayshree Venkatesan (F20) is the Director of Research at the Center for Financial Inclusion. She reflects on CFI’s annual Financial Inclusion

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Leir Director Katrina Burgess pens article for The Conversation

October 8, 2020October 19, 2020 Neiha S. Lasharie 776 Views 0 Comment

The Conversation published an article by Leir Institute Director Professor Katrina Burgess. Drawing on her own migration expertise and observations

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Great Decisions on Refugees and Global Migration

May 8, 2019March 7, 2020 Lori Zimmermann 1415 Views 0 Comment

Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Professor in Global Migration, is featured with Mary Truong and Jeffrey Thielmen in this video from the WGBH Forum Network.

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“Good Friday After Brexit” Facebook Live Discussion

February 5, 2019March 7, 2020 Lori Zimmermann 1346 Views 1 Comment

In this video, Leir Institute Director Eileen Babbitt and British Consul General Harriet Cross discuss the “Good Friday After Brexit” event at The Fletcher School.

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Karen Jacobsen’s “Refugees and Global Migration” article published in Great Decisions: Foreign Policy Association

January 24, 2019May 18, 2020 Lori Zimmermann 1284 Views 0 Comment

Karen Jacobsen’s article “Refugees and Global Migration” has been published as one of eight topics in the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions 2019 edition.

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“The only way to effectively reduce irregular migration is to give people some hope of regular migration.”

January 18, 2019March 7, 2020 Lori Zimmermann 1092 Views 0 Comment

Visiting Professor of International Law John Cerone speaks on how to reduce irregular migration in this video.

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Migrants travel in groups for a simple reason: safety

October 26, 2018May 15, 2019 Lori Zimmermann 1483 Views 1 Comment

Read the article in The Conversation by Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Professor in Global Migration.

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