Ali Bhagat
@alibhagat.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at SFU, School of Public Policy
Migration and Refugee Policy
Race, Sexuality, Political Economy
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Migration and Refugee Policy
Race, Sexuality, Political Economy
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Ali Bhagat
@alibhagat.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Governing the Displaced by Ali Bhagat | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Governing the Displaced answers a straightforward question: how are refugees governed under capitalism in this moment of heightened global displacement? To answer this question, Ali Bhagat takes a dua...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
Hi Bluesky! My name is Ali im a prof at @sfufass.bsky.social working on migration. My next project looks at queer displacement/detention/trafficking in the US (to start). I also wrote this book that came out this year: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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Online first: Martina Tazzioli on value extraction through the debasement of migrant lives. Part of our Frontiers of Value in Migration Governance Special Issue (co-edited w/ @alibhagat.bsky.social & Julia Morris), forthcoming in EPA: Economy & Space.
"The making of migrants’ wageless life: Exploiting by debasing” is now out in @economyandspace.bsky.social
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It investigates value extraction by debasing lives, which encapsulates psycho-physical debilitation and socio-economic devaluation
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
It investigates value extraction by debasing lives, which encapsulates psycho-physical debilitation and socio-economic devaluation
The making of migrants’ wageless life: Exploiting by debasing - Martina Tazzioli, 2025
This article engages with current debates on value extraction from migrants and claims that it is necessary to complicate analyses that insist exclusively eithe...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Online first: Martina Tazzioli on value extraction through the debasement of migrant lives. Part of our Frontiers of Value in Migration Governance Special Issue (co-edited w/ @alibhagat.bsky.social & Julia Morris), forthcoming in EPA: Economy & Space.
New article out with Rachel Phillips in @ripejournal.bsky.social: 'Financing the Border', Part of a special issue on Raced Finance guest edited by @iliasalami.bsky.social, @vincentguermond.bsky.social and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Financing the border: racial capitalism, migration, and the practices of the Canadian state
Canada is often recognised as one of the most progressive nations in the world when it comes to the acceptance of refugees and multiculturalism as national policy. However, the longer history of bo...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New article out with Rachel Phillips in @ripejournal.bsky.social: 'Financing the Border', Part of a special issue on Raced Finance guest edited by @iliasalami.bsky.social, @vincentguermond.bsky.social and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Very excited to give this talk in Sydney in early August, presenting new research (conducted with @vincentguermond.bsky.social and @alibhagat.bsky.social) on race and finance.
Returning to the University of Sydney in August is @iliasalami.bsky.social speaking on 'Towards an International Political Economy of Raced Finance' - details below!! 👇
@ppesydney.bsky.social @garethbryant.bsky.social
@ppesydney.bsky.social @garethbryant.bsky.social
Towards an International Political Economy of Raced Finance - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)
International Political Economy (IPE) as a discipline increasingly acknowledges the significance of racial oppression and inequalities. Yet these are often seen as separate from, or coinciding with, f...
www.ppesydney.net
July 2, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Very excited to give this talk in Sydney in early August, presenting new research (conducted with @vincentguermond.bsky.social and @alibhagat.bsky.social) on race and finance.
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Europe's patchwork of rights: Study finds wide disparities in protections for irregular migrants #Refugees
Europe's patchwork of rights: Study finds wide disparities in protections for irregular migrants
www.infomigrants.net
June 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Europe's patchwork of rights: Study finds wide disparities in protections for irregular migrants #Refugees
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New on our Advance Articles Series: Towards Global Displacement Studies?: A Response to Owen's 'From Forced Migration to Displacement?' by @alibhagat.bsky.social
Read the Full Article: doi.org/10.1093/rsq/...
Read the Full Article: doi.org/10.1093/rsq/...
Towards Global Displacement Studies?: A Response to Owen's 'From Forced Migration to Displacement?'
Abstract. This response advocates for the conceptual utility of displacement and the potential emergence of Global Displacement Studies (GDS). I argue that
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June 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New on our Advance Articles Series: Towards Global Displacement Studies?: A Response to Owen's 'From Forced Migration to Displacement?' by @alibhagat.bsky.social
Read the Full Article: doi.org/10.1093/rsq/...
Read the Full Article: doi.org/10.1093/rsq/...
Pleased to have my short piece “Towards Global Displacement Studies?” Out in @refugeesurveyquart.bsky.social . The article is a response to David Owen’s thought-provoking article “From Forced Migration to Displacement?” :https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article/doi/10.1093/rsq/hdaf005/8157466
June 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Pleased to have my short piece “Towards Global Displacement Studies?” Out in @refugeesurveyquart.bsky.social . The article is a response to David Owen’s thought-provoking article “From Forced Migration to Displacement?” :https://academic.oup.com/rsq/article/doi/10.1093/rsq/hdaf005/8157466
This is such a generous review thanks @atterbalac.bsky.social
My review of @alibhagat.bsky.social's Governing the displaced: Race and ambivalence in global capitalism is out now in Migration Studies. Congratulations Ali for this momentous contribution! Check out the review and Ali’s book out of @cornellupress.bsky.social now!
doi.org/10.1093/migr...
doi.org/10.1093/migr...
Governing the displaced: Race and ambivalence in global capitalism
Governing the Displaced examines themes of fantasy, disposability, and survival that manifest themselves in transnational refugee governance. Through dual
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May 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is such a generous review thanks @atterbalac.bsky.social
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greenwashing bankers are giving up on greenwashing to openly celebrate wrecking the planet
March 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
greenwashing bankers are giving up on greenwashing to openly celebrate wrecking the planet
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So many men going ballistic on every platform, in every political direction. So much magical thinking. And so many *other* lives, problems, voices excluded and disregarded.
February 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So many men going ballistic on every platform, in every political direction. So much magical thinking. And so many *other* lives, problems, voices excluded and disregarded.
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Canada must guard against the ravages of climate change. @alibhagat.bsky.social and @atterbalac.bsky.social explain that bold action is necessary across multiple sectors — including labour, housing and the environment.
🔗 Read more here: policyoptions.irpp.org?p=115719
🔗 Read more here: policyoptions.irpp.org?p=115719
The L.A. wildfires are a warning to Canada
The Los Angeles wildfires are a warning to Canada that it needs to properly fund emergency response.
policyoptions.irpp.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Canada must guard against the ravages of climate change. @alibhagat.bsky.social and @atterbalac.bsky.social explain that bold action is necessary across multiple sectors — including labour, housing and the environment.
🔗 Read more here: policyoptions.irpp.org?p=115719
🔗 Read more here: policyoptions.irpp.org?p=115719
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@alibhagat.bsky.social and I wrote a piece for @policyoptions.irpp.org reflecting on the need for a national displacement strategy, and how wage laborers, migrant workers, and Indigenous Peoples are on the frontlines of the climate crisis
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...
The L.A. wildfires are a warning to Canada
The Los Angeles wildfires are a warning to Canada that it needs to properly fund emergency response.
policyoptions.irpp.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@alibhagat.bsky.social and I wrote a piece for @policyoptions.irpp.org reflecting on the need for a national displacement strategy, and how wage laborers, migrant workers, and Indigenous Peoples are on the frontlines of the climate crisis
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...
My latest in @policyoptions.irpp.org with @atterbalac.bsky.social : policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...
Where low wage labourers, migrants, and Indigenous Peoples face the most climate disaster risk.
Where low wage labourers, migrants, and Indigenous Peoples face the most climate disaster risk.
The L.A. wildfires are a warning to Canada
The Los Angeles wildfires are a warning to Canada that it needs to properly fund emergency response.
policyoptions.irpp.org
February 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My latest in @policyoptions.irpp.org with @atterbalac.bsky.social : policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...
Where low wage labourers, migrants, and Indigenous Peoples face the most climate disaster risk.
Where low wage labourers, migrants, and Indigenous Peoples face the most climate disaster risk.
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feminist/queer political economy starter pack is here - let me know who else I need to add
November 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM
feminist/queer political economy starter pack is here - let me know who else I need to add
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Hi Bluesky! My name is Ali im a prof at @sfufass.bsky.social working on migration. My next project looks at queer displacement/detention/trafficking in the US (to start). I also wrote this book that came out this year: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Governing the Displaced by Ali Bhagat | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Governing the Displaced answers a straightforward question: how are refugees governed under capitalism in this moment of heightened global displacement? To answer this question, Ali Bhagat takes a dua...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
November 25, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Hi Bluesky! My name is Ali im a prof at @sfufass.bsky.social working on migration. My next project looks at queer displacement/detention/trafficking in the US (to start). I also wrote this book that came out this year: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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November 21, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Here's our piece steered by Genevieve LeBaron and Judy Fudge titled: "Canada is implementing a forced labour ban. Will it help exploited workers?" in Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) Policy Options.
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Will Canada’s forced-labour import ban help workers?
Without informed input, the ban could worsen life for workers and undermine powerful worker-led strategies that can improve poor conditions.
policyoptions.irpp.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Here's our piece steered by Genevieve LeBaron and Judy Fudge titled: "Canada is implementing a forced labour ban. Will it help exploited workers?" in Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) Policy Options.
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/no...
policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/no...