News and Upcoming Events
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The Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights helped sponsor the SSHRC-funded conference Critical Reflections on Security, 9/11 and the Canadian Settler Colony
The Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights helped sponsor the SSHRC-funded conference Critical Reflections on Security, 9/11 and the Canadian Settler Colony. This was held in Windsor, Ontario from September 29 to October 1, 2022. Information and materials related to this event can be found on the dedicated conference website:
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Digital Proceedings and Publications From The Charter at Forty From Isolation to Inclusion: Navigating the Post-COVID World
The website, once the home for conference schedules and registration information, has shifted to reporting on what took place at the conference and sharing the various outputs and publications that resulted from the conference. We encourage you to scroll through the website to check out videos, graphic recordings and other resources that constitute the conference proceedings.
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THE CHARTER AT FORTY "From Isolation to Inclusion: Navigating the Post-COVID World" November 8-10, 2021 University of Alberta
Canadians for a Civil Society, in partnership with the University of Alberta’s Department of Political Science (Faculty of Arts), the Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights, and the Centre for Constitutional Studies will jointly convene a national conference in November 2021.
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Multiculturalism at 50: Exploring its promise, problems, and possible futures in a global comparative perspective
Time/date/location: 12 pm to 1:15 pm (MST), Friday October 8, 2021, Zoom Webinar
Hosted by the Department of Politics and international studies at the University of Regina in association with the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta and the Centre d’analyse politique - Constitution et Fédéralisme at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
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Yasmeen Abu-Laban joins others to debate multiculturalism on CBC's "The House" on July 17, 2021
Multiculturalism at 50
Nearly half a century ago, multiculturalism became official policy in Canada — something introduced by then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau to recognize the diverse cultures that make up the country. This week, The House looks at the legacy of Canadian multiculturalism, what it has meant for Canadian identity and how it has affected our political discourse.
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Yasmeen Abu-Laban is interviewed on multiculturalism and Alberta for Season Two of Senator Paula Simon's podcast "Alberta Unbound" on January 21, 2021
S2 Episode 2: Giving Social Credit
Political scientist Yasmeen Abu-Laban on multiculturalism’s forgotten Alberta roots.
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Respondent to Will Kymlicka on the topic of "Perceptions of Humanity and Membership." Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and CIFAR/ Big Thinking on the Hill on October 6, 2020
Various groups in Canada are stigmatized in ways that make them vulnerable to discrimination. In some cases, this takes the form of dehumanization: a perception that members of the group are somehow deficient in humanity, and hence not owed the universal human rights that arise from our common humanity. In other cases, members of a group may be seen as deficient in their commitment to Canada – as fully human, but not fully Canadian – and hence not deserving of the citizenship rights that attach to being a full member of society. This Big Thinking lecture will explore both forms of stigmatization, discuss their powerful effects, and identify the distinct challenges each raises to the Canadian model of diversity.