Sharryn Aiken, Queen's University

Research

migration mobilities detention law abolitionism prisons borders security

Latest funding

De-Carceral Futures: Bridging Prison & Immigration Justice
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$22,822
Strenghtening justice for international crimes: a Canadian partnership
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$20,000
A Canadian refugee research network: globalizing knowledge
SSHRC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$2,100,000

De-Carceral Futures: Bridging Prison & Immigration Justice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Aiken, Sharryn J.

Keywords: migration; mobilities; detention; law; abolitionism; prisons; borders; security; anti-detention/deportation campaigns; open borders; human rights; global mobility rights

$22,822

Strenghtening justice for international crimes: a Canadian partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes; impunity; access to justice; armed conflict; international criminal court; refugees; reparation; immunities; cooperation; complementarity; extradition; rights of victims; gender-based crimes

$20,000

A Canadian refugee research network: globalizing knowledge

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007

Principal investigators: McGrath, Susan L.

Keywords: refugee studies; research network; refugee research cluster; forced migration

$2,100,000

Refugee diasporas, homeland conflicts and the impact of the post 9/11 security paradigm

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Aiken, Sharryn J.

Keywords: refugee diasporas; terrorism; homeland conflicts; forced migration; national security

$145,140

Settlement & integration experiences of refugees and immigrants in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Strategic Research Clusters Design Grants

Principal investigators: McGrath, Susan L.

$25,000

Settlement & integration experiences of refugees and immigrants in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Strategic Research Clusters Design Grants

Principal investigators: McGrath, Susan L.

$30,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: migration Dear Professor Aiken, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on migration connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]