Global and national frameworks facilitate and regulate human mobility across borders. In this course you will learn about the various ways that international actors and states manage the flow of people across international borders. Focusing on how migrants are categorized, we will explore the inter-related migration regimes that facilitate easy mobility for some, and highly restricted mobility for others. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the complex global migration system and the contemporary challenges to this system. Each session will include short lectures, reading discussion, and an examination of case studies.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
Michael Carpenter is a Post-Doctoral Fellow with BIG_Lab and a sessional instructor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria. In addition to his fellowship, Michael also serves as a founding member and current Managing Editor of the Borders in Globalization Review. Michael has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Victoria (2017) and a Master of Arts in Social and Political Thought from the University of Regina (2009). His research interests include borders, Middle East politics, global politics, civil resistance, non-state governance, and the history of social and political thought.
Dave Cowen is the Chief Executive 
Officer of The Butchart Gardens and Director of the YYJ International Airport. He helps lead a creative and diverse staff of over 400 in the delivery of a world-renowned horticultural experience. Dave is also the Past President of Gardens BC and served for many years on the Canada Garden Council.
Ben Rohrbaugh is a Policy Editor with BIG_Lab and a Senior Fellow in the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law. He is the co-founder of Lantern Unmanned Autonomous Systems, LLC, which develops systems to scan cargo containers using aerial drones, and a partner at the consulting and training firm New Macro Risks. He was previously a Senior Advisor in the Department of Homeland Security Office of Policy. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the Director for Enforcement and Border Security at the National Security Council in the White House, where he coordinated policy on Central American migration, border management with Mexico and Canada, supply chain security, and cross-border infrastructure.
Previously he worked as a Senior Advisor to the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, where he handled engagement on customs, migration, and security cooperation with the Government of Mexico and negotiated the first entirely privately financed border crossing. Prior to this, Ben was Counselor to the Special Representative for Border Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, where he focused on border management, cross-border infrastructure, and communications interoperability. He also served as the Director for National Security within the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, where he was responsible for political appointments within the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Defense, and international development organizations.
Carmencita Duna is the Associate Director of the International Centre for Students at the University of Victoria.
Richard St Marseille is the Director General of the Trade Programs Directorate of the Canada Border Services Agency, a federal government organization with which he has worked for over 19 years. He has held a variety of roles from the officer to management and executive levels in the Government of Canada. His work has included initiatives related to immigration, refugees, controlled substances, customs enforcement, intelligence, external review, and Cabinet, Parliamentary and Regulatory Affairs. Richard has extensive experience working with partners and leading multidisciplinary teams to develop and design complex legislative, regulatory, and program initiatives which have significant implications for Canada and related stakeholders (domestically and abroad), including the travelling public, foreign administrations, non-governmental organizations, and private sector industries among others. He is a graduate of the University of Victoria (Masters in Public Administration) and the University of Toronto (Honours Bachelor of Arts, Political Science). Richard has also completed the Certificate in Regulatory Leadership at the University of Ottawa, and the Certificate in Global Management at INSEAD (Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires)
Jasmine De Fina is a Human Trafficking Consultant, advocate, and the Executive Director of SafeHope Home. Jasmine is a recognized expert in human trafficking and has significant experience educating frontline workers, government leaders, the court system, law enforcement, community agencies, and the public to provide insight into the issue of human trafficking and information on how to better understand, support, and work with survivors.
This institute is required to complete the following stream:
