Raluca Bejan, PhD
Associate Professor
Email: Raluca.Bejan@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-2094
Mailing Address:
- comparative social policy (i.e., Canadian, British and EU)
- ideology
- South-East European and Balkan studies
- post-communist, post-socialist and post-Soviet studies
- community organizing and social movements
- philosophy of social justice
- labour and collective organizing
- migration, mobilities and citizenship
- globalization and transnationalism
- refugees studies/forced migration
- critical theory
- whiteness and critical race studies
Education:
BA (Hon.), Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania
SSW, George Brown College, Toronto
MSW, University of Toronto
PhD, University of Toronto
Raluca Bejan started her position as Assistant Professor at AV整氈窒 in January 2020.泭Between July 2018 - December 2019 she was Assistant Professor of Critical Social Policy at St. Thomas University, in Fredericton, Canada. Raluca Bejan was a former Visiting Academic at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford, UK, in 2016 and 2018.
In 2018 Raluca co-directed a documentary film on the Greek Refugees crisis, titled .泭It was filmed on the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, and in Athens, Greece.泭Trace泭won Best Feature Documentary at the Santorini Film Festival in 2019.泭
Relevant research contributions泭
Refereed contributions (selected)
- Bejan, R.泭& Glynn, T. (2024)..泭Refuge. Canada's Journal on Refugees泭梆梆泭Revue Canadienne sur les R矇fugi矇s泭39(2), 1-18.
- Nikolova, K., &泭Bejan, R.泭(2023). Welfare States and Covid-19 Responses: Eastern versus Western Democracies.泭Comparative Southeast European Studies,泭70(4), 686-721.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2022). Whiteness in question: The anatomy of a taxonomy across transnational contexts.泭Dialectical Anthropology,泭46(3), 347-372.泭
- Bejan, R.泭and Nikolova, K. (2022). COVID-19 amongst comparable countries: A welfare state approach.泭Social Theory and Health,泭20, 1-29.
- Bejan, R.泭(2021).泭Refugees integration in Romania: A non-preferred choice.泭Working Paper.泭COMPAS, University of Oxford.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2020).泭Following the refugee relocation scheme: Ideological interpretations of interstate shared responsibility in Romania. Working Paper. RESPOND, Cambridge University.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2018).泭Problematizing the norms of fairness grounding the EUs relocation system of shared responsibility.泭EUI Working Paper. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute.泭
- Bejan, R. (2017). Lesvos: Tracing the space of the refugee crisis. In D. Haynes, J. Howell, & F. Keles (Eds.),泭Maintaining refuge:泭Anthropological reflections in uncertain times泭(pp. 4960).泭Society for Urban, National, and Global Anthropology and American Anthropological Association.泭
- Bejan, R., Curpan, A. I., & Amza, O. (2017). The situation of unaccompanied minors in Romania in the course of Europes refugee crisis.泭Social Work & Society,泭15(1).
- Bejan, R. (2017). Equal yet inequitable: The EUs relocation system of shared responsibility.泭Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration,泭7(1), 411.泭
- Bhuyan, R.,泭Bejan, R.,泭& Jeyapal, D. (2017). Social workers perspectives on social justice in social work education: How mainstreaming social justice masks structural inequalities.泭Social泭Work Education,泭36(4), 118.
- Bejan, R.泭(2016). The East/West divide and Europes relocation system for asylum seekers.泭Journal of Social Policy/ 迮赲邽訄 郱訄 C郋邽訄郅郇訄 N郋郅邽邽郕訄,泭9(12), 940.
- Bejan, R., Murvai, P., Mihil, I. & Cherciov, M. (2015). Transnational responses to global capitalism: The case study of the Ros怞ia Montana campaign.泭Transnational Social Review. A Social Work Journal, 5(2),泭199207.泭
- Bejan, R.,泭Craig, S. L. & Saini, M. (2014). I love my job but... A portrait of Canadian social workers occupational conditions.泭Canadian Social Work Journal, 16(1),泭2345.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2012).泭A step further: How to improve a mentoring program to fully advance the labour market integration of internationally trained professionals. Canadian Journal for Social Research,泭2(1), 3747.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2011).泭Smoke and mirrors: How an allegedly inclusionary strategy perpetuates an exclusionary discourse. Canadian Ethnic Studies,泭43(3), 165181.泭
Non-refereed contributions
Community Reports (selected)
- Bejan, R., Allain, K, Glynn, T. & Soto Flores, P. (2024).泭泭Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS Office.
- Bejan, R., Allain, K., Glynn, T., & Soto Flores, P. (2023, March 1). Unfree labour: Covid-19 and migrant workers in the seafood industry in New Brunswick. TFW Maritimes. Halifax.
- Bejan, R., Allain, K., Glynn, T., Wheatley, A., & Soto Flores, P. (2021).泭Safe at work, unsafe at home: COVID-19 and temporary foreign workers in Prince Edward Island.泭TFW Maritimes. Halifax.
- Bejan, R.泭& Sidhu, N. (2010).泭Policy without Practice: Barriers to Enrollment for Non-Status Immigrant Students in Torontos Catholic Schools. Toronto: Social Planning Toronto.泭
Magazine articles (selected)
- Bejan, R.泭(2022, June 4).泭NGOs are sort of a dirty word here: Refugee service provision in Greece.泭Routed Magazine.
- Bejan, R.泭(2020, Aug. 24).泭What does Europes East-West divide tell us about its external borders?泭Crisis Magazine.泭
Op-eds (selected)
- Bejan, R.泭& Nikolova, K. (2022, Dec.21).泭After the Cold War: Why COVID-19 infection and death rates were so high in eastern Europe.泭The Conversation.泭
- Ross, N.M.,泭Bejan, R. & Zubriki, S. (2022, Nov 21).泭University and school strikes across Canada are about workers rights and protecting education as a public good. The Conversation.泭
. Republished by泭Academic Matters.泭泭
- Bejan, R. (2022, Oct 22).泭Why social workers should support the CUPE 3912 labour strike.泭Canadian Dimension.
- Bejan, R.,泭& Bryan, C. (2022, Mar. 23).泭How Canada capitalizes on Ukrainian refugees. Verfassungsblog.
- Bejan, R.,泭& Bogovic, R. (2022, Mar. 11).泭Ukraine: How citizenship and race play out in refugees movements in Europe. The Conversation.泭
. Republished by泭Dal News,泭FirstPost泭and the泭Oasis Reporters.
- Bejan, R.,泭& Nabi, S. (2021, Dec.1).泭The EU is the real villain in the Poland-Belarus migrant crisis. The Conversation.
. Republished by泭Dal News.
- Bejan, R.泭& Nikolova, K. (2021, October 5). How Canada compares to welfare states in COVID-19 cases and deaths.泭The Conversation,泭
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Republished by泭Dal News泭and Halifax泭Chronicle Herald.泭
- Bejan, R., Allain, K, & Glynn, T. (2021, Jul. 2).泭COVID-19 has exacerbated migrant workers conditions and enforced distinctions on national lines.泭COMPAS, University of Oxford.泭
- Bejan, R., & Boatc, M. (2021, Apr. 28).泭Migrant workers safety concerns should be a pandemic priority.Verfassungsblog.泭
- Bejan, R.,泭& Allain, K. (2021, Mar. 4).泭Profits trump COVID-19 protections for migrant seafood workers in Atlantic Canada.泭The Conversation.泭
. Republished by Yahoo! News;泭Dal News;泭AgenParl France; Latino Rebels;泭The Telegram;泭Halifax Chronicle Herald;泭The Guardian PEI;泭Cape Breton Post;泭Journal Pioneer;泭Philippine Canadian Inquirer.
- Bejan, R.泭(2020, Aug. 5).泭How we mourn the victims of tragedies depends on their citizenship status.泭The Conversation.泭
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Republished by泭Dal News;泭Halifax Chronicle Herald;泭Cape Breton Post;泭The Telegram;泭Journal Pioneer.
- Bejan, R. (2020, May 4).泭New Brunswick debate on migrant workers leaves a lot to be desired.泭rabble.ca.
- Bejan, R.泭(2020, April 17).泭Dont make refugees political pawns in Turkey-EU game.泭The Globe Post.
- Bejan, R.泭(2020, April 16).泭COVID-19 and disposable migrant workers.泭Verfassungsblog.
- Bejan, R.泭(2019, December 1).泭Why some EU countries are struggling to relocate migrants.泭The Conversation.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2019, November 20).泭Latest withdrawal agreement fails Romanian and Bulgarian workers.泭COMPAS,University of Oxford.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2017, July 31).泭A 50/50 ball: The East versus the EU in the refugee relocation game.泭Verfassungsblog.
. Cross-posted on rabble.ca and LeftEast.
Creative outputs
Exhibits (selected)
- Bejan, R. & Cocan, I. (2022, July).泭TRACE:泭Tracing the Space of the Refugee Crisis. [Multi-media exhibit]. ARTHUB, Bucharest, Romania.泭
- Bejan, R.,泭Cocan, I., & Lan, N. (2022, May).泭TRACE.泭[Photography exhibit]. CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto.
- Bejan, R.,泭Cocan, I., & Lan, N. (2020, Jan.Feb.).泭Tracing the space of the refugee crisis.泭[Multimedia exhibit]. Beaverbrook Art Gallery and the UNB Art Centre, Fredericton.泭
Book Reviews (selected)
- Bejan, R. (2021). Review of泭Social Mendelism: Genetics and the politics of race in Germany, 1900-1948, by A. Teicher.泭Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences,泭77(1), 121123.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2017). Review of泭Strangers no more:泭Immigration and the challenges of integration in North America and Western Europe, by R. Alba and N. Foner.泭Social泭Service Review,泭91(1), 159168.泭
- Bejan, R.泭(2016). Review of泭Us and them? The dangerous politics of泭immigration control, by B. Anderson.泭Transnational Social Review: A Social Work Journal,泭6(12), 222225.
Media/Radio Coverage (selected):
- Ibrahim, H. (2023, March 2). Unclear whether N.B. employers will face consequences over alleged abuse of foreign workers. CBC New Brunswick.
- CBC Information Morning Saint John with Julia Wright (2023, March 2). Living conditions for temporary foreign workers
- CBC Information Morning Fredericton with Jeanne Armstrong (2023, March 2).
- CBC National News-TV (2023, March 1). Temporary foreign workers in seafood plants faced long hours, minimal pay: report.
- CBC News Nova Scotia-TV (2023, March 1). A new report out of a university in Nova Scotia is painting a bleak picture of the lives of temporary foreign workers who come to Canada.
- CBC New Brunswick News-TV (2023, March 1). Principle Investigator Raluca Bejan talks with Harry Forestell for the CBC New Brunswick News.
- The Canadian Press (2023, March 1). Unfree labour: N.B. seafood foreign workers faced awful conditions, study says. Cross-posted: Global News. The Toronto Star. National Post. Yahoo Finance. St. Catherine Standard. Alaska Highway News. Guelph Today. The Record. The Winnipeg Free Press. The Chronicle Journal of the Northwest. Huddle Today.
- CTV News TV. (2023, March 1). Unfree labour: N.B. seafood foreign workers faced awful conditions, study says.
- Ibrahim, H. (2023, March 1). Foreign workers at N.B. seafood plants face threats, cramped quarters and racism, study finds. CBC New Brunswick.
- Jones, L. (2023, March 1). Conditions for migrant workers in New Brunswick seafood industry abusive, dangerous: report. The Globe and Mail.
- CBC Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy (2023, March 1). A researcher at AV整氈窒 tells us about her new report into working conditions in NB for temporary foreign workers.泭
- CBC Information Morning Saint John with Julia Wright (2023, March 1). Migrant worker face tough conditions in NB.
- CBC Information Morning Moncton (2023, March 1). Lobster industry denies abuse of temporary foreign workers, despite calls for better protections.
- DAL News. (2023, March 1). Migrant workers describe grim conditions in New Brunswicks seafood industry.
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- Telegraph Journal. (2023, March 1). Feds review disturbing report of alleged NB worker abuse.
- Th矇venin, C. (2023, March 1). Des travailleurs 矇trangers temporaires forc矇s de vivre dans des conditions difficiles. Acadie Nouvelle.
- Radio-Canada TV (2023, March 1). Mieux prot矇ger les travailleurs 矇trangers.
- Gaudreau, N. (2023, March, 1). Abus, harc癡lement, logements surpeupl矇s: Des travailleurs 矇trangers exploit矇s au NB. Radio-Canada.
- CBC Radio Maritime Connection (2022, Nov.13).泭How do you think we can protect the rights of temporary foreign workers... and help them become Canadians if thats what they want. Halifax.
- CBC Radio InfoMorning (2022, Mar. 31).泭The problem with the temporary protection for the Ukrainian refugees. Halifax.
- Global News Radio 770 CHQR. (2021, October 7).泭How Canada compares to welfare states. Calgary.泭
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- Dal News. (2021, June 3).泭Temporary foreign workers in P.E.I. faced inadequate housing and overcrowding despite pandemic: Study.泭
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- Koch, D. (2021, June 3). 17 people to a bedroom: Report describes living conditions for migrant workers.泭The Telegraph(Moncton).泭
- The Guardian PEI. (2021, June 1). The bosses think that we are their slaves: P.E.I. report documents crowded housing, unscrupulous labour practices for migrant workers.泭
- CBC Radio One P.E.I. (2021, June 1). Interview with Mitch Cormier on temporary foreign workers in P.E.I.泭Island Morning.
- CBC News. (2021, June 1).泭Report details poor living conditions, unscrupulous practices for P.E.I. migrant workers.泭
- Koch, D. (2021, Apr. 5). Province irresponsible not to give migrants vaccine priority.泭The Telegraph泭(Moncton, NB).泭
- Koch, D. (2021, Feb. 6). Prioritize safety of migrant workers, say advocates.泭The Telegraph泭(Moncton, NB).泭
- CBC PEI. (2020, Nov. 6). Interview Temporary foreign workers in the Canadian Maritimes.泭CBC Compass PEI.泭Television.泭
- CBC New Brunswick. (2020, Nov. 5). Temporary foreign workers in the Canadian Maritimes. Television.泭
- Global News. (2020, Oct. 27).泭AV整氈窒 to document impact of COVID-19 on temporary foreign workers.泭
- CBC Radio One Nova Scotia. (2020, Oct. 8).泭Temporary foreign workers in the Canadian Maritimes. CBC Information Morning.泭
- SSHRC News. (2020, June 5).泭New Dal profs award-winning doc depicts different side of refugee crisis.
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- Gordon Koch, D. (2020, May 30). COVID-19 worker ban reversed way too late. The Telegraph泭(Moncton, NB).泭
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