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Most populists are only against the system, they aren’t for anything in particular, as Donald Trump’s presidency and Brexit proves. A progressive wave will soon be upon us in response.
The Canadian government should send a clear signal that it cares about constitutional and international law, heed a Federal Court ruling and take steps to immediately suspend the STCA.
The policy is neither rational nor reasonable, and so could be at risk of being struck out.
The public broadcast in Canada of the call to prayer during Ramadan this year caused some tensions. What the preliminary research has shown however, is that it wasn’t the noise people objected to.
Research has shown that African immigrants in South Africa refrain from speaking their own languages and try to speak local languages to blend in.
An analysis of the expressions used by Donald Trump to designate Covid-19 sheds light on his political calculations and on the evolution of his relationship with China in recent weeks.
We’d all love to know more about our neighbours – from COVID-19 data, census data and other official data sources – but we shouldn’t.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem and solutions must also be found for the most vulnerable populations.
If we are not careful, the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a rise in xenophobic attitudes.
An athlete who competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics says when the rescheduled Olympics take place, the Games can help rebuild societies in a humanitarian way through the spirit of Olympism.
Canada’s ban on foreign travellers is not consistent with the science of the pandemic or Canada’s own values of inclusion and openness to outsiders.
Jokes and satire can build resilience but also spread misinformation as people don’t always know what is trustworthy and what is just funny.
Informal retailers that dot South Africa’s townships have changed dramatically, but at great cost - avoidance of regulation and exploitation of employees.
Asian students were bullied and excluded during the SARS outbreak. Here’s how we can get schools to help prevent that happening again.
If we’re ever to move past outmoded values of gender, race and class, we need to wish Prince Harry and Meghan Markle well — and challenge those who would prefer everything remains the same.
For migrants, prejudice can be a life and death matter. Research in India and South Africa shows life is considerably harder if migrants have a darker skin and come from a poorer country.
The experiences of non-nationals in South Africa’s public health care system are more complex and varied than implied by the dominant discourse on “medical xenophobia”
We have entered a resurgent age of racism wherein discrimination is globalised, normalised and weaponised.
Don Cherry and his supporters would do well to listen to others who are justifiably offended by his xenophobic comments, and learn from them. Canada would be an even better place for it.
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Senior Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Senior research fellow, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Director, Centre for Refugee Studies & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Executive director, Africa Institute of South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council
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Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Sessional Instructor, Political Science, University of Guelph
