For details and registration: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/dynami... This is a timely and important lecture. Be sure to register soon as space is limited!
Phil Triadafilopoulos
@philtriadafilos.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto Scarborough & Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Studying international migration & membership politics, & school choice. Interested in the Montreal Canadiens, guitar, & fishing.
Prof. Phil Kasinitz wrote a beautiful tribute to Richard Alba in PNAS. Learn about the path-breaking sociologist’s legacy and body of work www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Richard D. Alba 1942–2025: Distinguished scholar of ethnicity and immigrant assimilation and cherished mentor and friend | PNAS
Richard D. Alba, a path-breaking sociologist who studied immigrant assimilation and its impact on mainstream cultures, in the United States and in ...
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There's a common notion that acculturation harms immigrant health, but acculturation is multidimensional (e.g., linguistic, residential, social). My new work shows it's the *mismatch* between dimensions - not acculturation itself - that explains immigrants' health decline: doi.org/10.1177/0022...
Is Acculturation the Culprit? Acculturative Discordance and Immigrants’ Later-Life Health - Leafia Zi Ye, 2026
Immigrants have similar or higher disability levels than the U.S.-born in later life, which is puzzling given they have a health advantage upon arrival. A popul...
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‘Net migration targets won’t solve Australia’s temporary migration problem’ is one of the conclusions highlighted in a report by the Australian National University’s Migration Hub. Report author and former COMPAS colleague Alan Gamlen and Emeritus Professor Peter McDonald explore the findings.⬇️
Important work documenting the scale of the impact of ending birthright citizenship: "we project 41 “unauthorized” births per 1,000 unauthorized Asians, compared with 17 “unauthorized” births per 1,000 among Latinos."
Research by Jenny Van Hook and @nicolekreisberg.bsky.social on the Ending of Birthright Citizenship and its Disparate Impacts is now published in @readdemography.bsky.social , click the link to read more. Follow @usmigrationmetrics.bsky.social for more. url: read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
Please join us for our next Harney lecture, Who Thrives in Canada? Health, Prosperity, and Inequality Across Communities, Tuesday April 7, 5-7pm. We have an all-star panel but only a few seats left, so please register soon! For details and registration, see: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/who-th...
Our next Harney lecture will feature the launch The Way Out: Justice in The Queer Search for Refuge, by Prof. Rebecca Buxton & Dr. Samuel Ritholtz. Friday March 27, 2026, 4-6 PM, Munk School, Boardroom, 315 Bloor St. West. For details and registration click: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/book-l...
If you’re wondering what the big deal is about Jürgen Habermas (who died yesterday), or if you’ve never heard of him until now, you’re not going to learn much from the short newspaper obituaries, which are focusing on more on what he said about current events than his philosophy. 1/
Our next Harney lecture featuring Prof. Audrey Macklin (University of Toronto, Faculty of Law) is this Thursday March 12, 5-7pm, 315 Bloor Street West. We are almost at capacity, so please register as soon as possible. For details & registration visit: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/immigr...
Please join us for our next Harney lecture featuring Prof. Audrey Macklin (University of Toronto, Faculty of Law), Thursday March 12, 5-7pm, 315 Bloor Street West. Seats are going fast, so please register soon. For details & registration visit: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/immigr...
The University of Texas System has passed a set of rules regulating the teaching of "controversy." The administration of each university in the system gets to decide what constitutes controversy. I've published an op-ed in the Austin Statesman respoonding.
The Harney Lecture Series is proud to present Prof. Audrey Macklin, "Immigration Exceptionalism and the Dual State" Thursday March 12, 5:00 - 7:00PM, Munk School, Boardroom, 315 Bloor St. West, Toronto Register: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/6468/r... Details: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/immigr...
TODAY! Harney Lecture with Prof. Ashwini Vasanthakumar,Thursday February 26, 4-6pm. Registration: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/6421/r... Details: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/gratef...
REMINDER: Our next Harney Lecture with Prof. Ashwini Vasanthakumar is this Thursday February 26, 4-6pm. This is an in-person only event, so please register asap (there are only a few seats left!): munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/6421/r... For more details see: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/gratef...
Please join us for our next Harney Lecture with Prof. Ashwini Vasanthakumar on Thursday February 26, 4-6pm. For details and registration, click: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/gratef.... Please register as soon as possible as space is limited.
Please join us for our next Harney Lecture with Prof. Ashwini Vasanthakumar on Thursday February 26, 4-6pm. For details and registration, click: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/gratef.... Please register as soon as possible as space is limited.
This Thursday! Join us for a panel discussion on "What Happened to Canada’s Immigration Policy? Assessing Responsibility and Weighing Solutions." Details and registration here: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/what-h...
What Happened to Canada’s Immigration Policy? Assessing Responsibility and Weighing Solutions
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What Happened to Canada’s Immigration Policy? Assessing Responsibility and Weighing Solutions January 22, 2026, 5:00PM - 7:00PM Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 315 Bloor St. West, Toronto Please see the link below for details & registration: munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/what-h...
What Happened to Canada’s Immigration Policy? Assessing Responsibility and Weighing Solutions
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On the Frontline of Immigration Enforcement: The Battle to Preserve Asylum & Human Rights on the US-Mexico Border, with Luis Campos. November 5, 2025, 4-6PM, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Rm 108, North House, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto. munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/harney...
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Thanks to David Common and the team at CBC Radio’s Metro Morning for the opportunity to discuss the intensifying political debate over Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada. Metro Morning with David Common: What would scrapping the temporary foreign worker program mean for Canada?
Over on our LinkedIn page, we're piloting a new Research-in-Progress article series. You can check it out here! www.linkedin.com/pulse/whose-... @lindawhite.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @oiseuoft.bsky.social
Whose School System? Rethinking Immigration and Education Policy in Ontario
How one of our research teams, led by Dr. Phil Triadafilopoulos, is examining Ontario’s evolving response to the educational needs of immigrant and second-generation pupils How is education policy res...
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New publication with Breyer, Sterba, &Schwerdt @excinequality.bsky.social In an experiment, a 1/3 of respondents are able to identify the actual distribution of pensions according to the German pension regime. Politicians do a bit better. Citizens & politicians want more redistributive pensions.
Between Beveridge and Bismarck: Preferences for redistribution through public pensions
We examine preferences for redistribution in Germany’s public pension system as well as notions of fairness of the system, using survey and experiment…
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Our article with @lindawhite.bsky.social , @philtriadafilos.bsky.social, and Jim Farney is now available in Publius: The Journal of Federalism! academic.oup.com/publius/adva... 🧵👇
The Liberal platform is fairly strong on policy but rather weak on governance. It would require a serious effort to renew intergovernmental relations to accomplish this - by institutionalizing Team Canada and envisioning a formal role for municipal and Indigenous stakeholders. liberal.ca/cstrong/
Canada Strong | Liberal Party of Canada
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Highly recommended. Great work by Front Burner host Jayme Poisson and guest David Rennie of The Economist. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
When China and the U.S. fight, who wins?
Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-04-16 · 41m
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Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
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