Past Event

Please join us for the workshop: “Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Local Impacts, Canada’s Role and Global Consequences.” The workshop features students and scholars-at-risk who will discuss the movement of millions of Ukrainians and others affected by Russia’s Invasion. The workshop consists of two panels, where speakers will present on a diverse range of topics, including the arrival and settlement of Ukrainians to Carleton University and Ottawa, LGBTQI migration from Ukraine, and the effects on countries of the Caucasus who are sheltering Russians fleeing Putin’s war on Ukraine.

You will find a draft agenda for the workshop below. Lunch, coffee, and snacks will be served to all registrants.

This workshop is co-organized by The Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, The Global Centre for Pluralism, The Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, and iAffairs Canada.

Registration is Required. Please register using the form below.

Workshop Agenda

Session 1: 9:30-10:45

Coffee break: 10:45-11:00

Session 2: 11:00-12:10

Lunch: 12:10-1:00

About the Speakers:

Aderonke Osobajo: Anderonke a postgraduate student in Migration and Diaspora Studies at Carleton University. Her research focuses on the experiences of Ukrainian-displaced single mothers in Canada and the impact of the language barrier on their ability to integrate into Canadian society. Previously, Aderonke received a master’s degree in social innovation. She is also a small business owner and a licensed interpreter who volunteers with local organizations that provide support and resources to immigrant families.

Abigail Chapman: Abigail Chapman is a second year MA candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, specializing in conflict analysis and resolution. Her research focuses on the various issues facing women in conflict and the special roles women play in building peace. Her current research project examines on the impact of war, displacement, and Canada’s response on the vulnerability of Ukrainians to human trafficking in Canada.

Auguste Gauthier: Auguste Gauthier is a first-year master’s student in the European, Russian and Eurasian Studies Program here at Carleton University. His research currently focuses on the history of LGBTQ rights in East Central and Eastern Europe, and on the migration of LGBTQ Ukrainians. Field-work research for this project will be conducted this summer in Poland and Czechia. Prior to joining Carleton University, Auguste graduated from McGill University with a bachelor’s degree in history and Russian culture.

Gabriella Pickton: Gabriella Pickton is a second-year student in the B.A. Honours European and Russian Studies program, minoring in Russian. She is currently researching the ways in which international laws surrounding forced conscription by should be reevaluated to include those conscripted by state actors so that individuals affected by them may claim refugee status, and the ways in which this intersects with the current Russo-Ukrainian War and the migration of Russian military-aged males to Georgia. She will be completing a CUROP research project on this topic over the summer under the supervision of Professor Sahadeo.

Dr. Guzel Yusupova:  Dr. Yusupova currently a Visiting Professor and scholar-at-risk at EURUS. Her areas of expertise include Nationalism and Diversity and Inequality. Dr. Yusupova holds a PhD in Sociology from the European University at Saint Petersburg (EUSP). Prior to March 2022, she worked as Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at North-West Institute of Management, RANEPA. Before that, Dr. Yusupova was COFUND Research Fellow at Durham University and Research Associate at School of Social Sciences at Loughborough University, UK. She has also held other academic positions and post-docs in Tatarstan, Sweden, Austria and the UK.

Dr. Milana Nikolko: Dr. Nikolko is an adjunct Research Professor at the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS), Carleton University. Her research focuses on trauma and collective memories of ethnic groups, trauma and victimization in Diasporas, and on Ukrainian diaspora and remittances. Dr. Nikolko teaches courses on Nation Building In Central And Eastern Europe and nationalism and Ethnic conflict In Eastern and Central Europe at EURUS.

More about the Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Workshop:

This workshop follows up on the November 3rd-4th 2022 conference: “Global Consequences of Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: space, Place and Pluralism.” Both events examine the movement of millions of Ukrainians and others affected by Russia’s invasion as they shelter in Europe/Eurasia and overseas in Canada. We focus also on the reactions of host societies as they engage the internal and external displacement of millions fleeing the effects of war.  This workshop will highlight EURUS student and scholar-at-risk work that has produced up-to-the-minute research on critical issues.

The Displacement Ukraine website was created after the event. There you will find the conference panel recordings, policy briefs, podcasts and articles, news items, and other resources.