Karun K Karki
Biographic Data
| ID | 227516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karun K Karki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karun K |
| FAMILY NAME | Karki |
| SIGNATURE | KARKI K K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8712-6831 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Struggles and resilience
Deskilling and labour market barriers among skilled racialized immigrants in British Columbia
This study examines the deskilling experiences of skilled, racialized immigrants who immigrated to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program and resided in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Skilled immigrants, particularly racialized immigrants, continue to face barriers in the Canadian labour market, resulting in significant deskilling , which has negative implications for the country's economy and skilled immigrants. This mi…
Merit, Migration, and Marginalization
In an era of globalization, increasingly interconnected labor markets have intensified competition for skilled talent, particularly among countries in the Global North such as Canada. While Canada’s immigration policy prioritizes education and professional experience, these same credentials are often devalued upon arrival, as systemic barriers limit access to commensurate employment. This study examines the employment experiences of skilled, raci…
Navigating the Crossroads of Race and Skill
Struggles and resilience
Inderscience is a global company, a dynamic leading independent journal publisher disseminates the latest research across the broad fields of science, engineering and technology; management, public and business administration; environment, ecological economics and sustainable development; computing, ICT and internet/web services, and related areas
Challenges and Resiliency
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is a global public health and social justice issue. HIV continues to disproportionately affect marginalized populations, including immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV). This study investigated and captured the experiences of IRLHIV using the social determinants of health framework. This study examined the intersecting factors affecting the health and well-being of IRLHIV in Alberta, Cana…
Stigma, discrimination, and resilience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental and psychosocial well-being of immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV) amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed-methods approach. A cross-sectional survey ( n = 124) was administered for the quantitative part of the study, and a photovoice ( n = 13) was used for the qualitative part of the study. Findings The analysis gene…
International students as labour
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants
Unfamiliarities, Uncertainties, and Ambivalent Long-Term Intentions
Making live and letting die
Making live and letting die
The paper analyses how the Nepali state imposed its sovereign power on the Nepali returning migrant workers from India during the COVID-19 pandemic.Through the deployment of border security forces, the state resorted to arbitrary detentions of these workers, leaving them stranded at Nepal-India borders.They were no longer wanted in India while being rejected and excluded by the state.To demonstrate the state's exclusionary bordering practices, we…
MSW Students’ Perception of the Professional Identity of the Social Work Practitioner and the Social Work Researcher
Social work professional ethics require research-informed practice and practice-informed research. Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that social work practitioners do not identify themselves with research even though research training is a requirement in social work education. Using Structured Interview Matrix methodology, the study explored MSW students’ (n=188) perceptions of the professional identity of the social worker and the social wor…
Analysis of “Yes” Responses to Uniformed Police Marching in Pride
Recently, a number of Canadian police forces have been banned from Pride parades. A ban on uniformed police in these parades has proven to be contentious; the general public and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and plus (LGBTQ+) communities have been split on the issue. Limited research has examined the perspectives of the general population or, until now, LGBTQ+ people on this matter. Using an online survey designed to gather ideas or…
The Settlement and Integration Experience of Temporary Foreign Workers Living in an Isolated Area of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Racial Erasure
Entering precarious job markets in the era of austerity measures
Despite the positive outlook for social work job prospects reported by governmental and professional associations, the reality on the front line looks bleak. There are growing concerns that social work jobs have become increasingly precarious under the dominance of neoliberal policies, through which governments cut back on social services in the name of austerity. Surprisingly, we were unable to locate research exploring the perceptions of social…
Racial Erasure
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants
Unfamiliarities, Uncertainties, and Ambivalent Long-Term Intentions
Entering precarious job markets in the era of austerity measures
Despite the positive outlook for social work job prospects reported by governmental and professional associations, the reality on the front line looks bleak. There are growing concerns that social work jobs have become increasingly precarious under the dominance of neoliberal policies, through which governments cut back on social services in the name of austerity. Surprisingly, we were unable to locate research exploring the perceptions of social…
Deskilling and labour market barriers among skilled racialized immigrants in British Columbia
This study examines the deskilling experiences of skilled, racialized immigrants who immigrated to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program and resided in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Skilled immigrants, particularly racialized immigrants, continue to face barriers in the Canadian labour market, resulting in significant deskilling , which has negative implications for the country's economy and skilled immigrants. This mi…
Stigma, discrimination, and resilience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental and psychosocial well-being of immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV) amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed-methods approach. A cross-sectional survey ( n = 124) was administered for the quantitative part of the study, and a photovoice ( n = 13) was used for the qualitative part of the study. Findings The analysis gene…
Entering precarious job markets in the era of austerity measures
Despite the positive outlook for social work job prospects reported by governmental and professional associations, the reality on the front line looks bleak. There are growing concerns that social work jobs have become increasingly precarious under the dominance of neoliberal policies, through which governments cut back on social services in the name of austerity. Surprisingly, we were unable to locate research exploring the perceptions of social…
The Settlement and Integration Experience of Temporary Foreign Workers Living in an Isolated Area of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Racial Erasure
Analysis of “Yes” Responses to Uniformed Police Marching in Pride
Recently, a number of Canadian police forces have been banned from Pride parades. A ban on uniformed police in these parades has proven to be contentious; the general public and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and plus (LGBTQ+) communities have been split on the issue. Limited research has examined the perspectives of the general population or, until now, LGBTQ+ people on this matter. Using an online survey designed to gather ideas or…
Making live and letting die
Making live and letting die
The paper analyses how the Nepali state imposed its sovereign power on the Nepali returning migrant workers from India during the COVID-19 pandemic.Through the deployment of border security forces, the state resorted to arbitrary detentions of these workers, leaving them stranded at Nepal-India borders.They were no longer wanted in India while being rejected and excluded by the state.To demonstrate the state's exclusionary bordering practices, we…
MSW Students’ Perception of the Professional Identity of the Social Work Practitioner and the Social Work Researcher
Social work professional ethics require research-informed practice and practice-informed research. Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that social work practitioners do not identify themselves with research even though research training is a requirement in social work education. Using Structured Interview Matrix methodology, the study explored MSW students’ (n=188) perceptions of the professional identity of the social worker and the social wor…
International students as labour
Empowering Highly Skilled African Immigrants
Unfamiliarities, Uncertainties, and Ambivalent Long-Term Intentions
Struggles and resilience
Inderscience is a global company, a dynamic leading independent journal publisher disseminates the latest research across the broad fields of science, engineering and technology; management, public and business administration; environment, ecological economics and sustainable development; computing, ICT and internet/web services, and related areas
Challenges and Resiliency
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is a global public health and social justice issue. HIV continues to disproportionately affect marginalized populations, including immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV). This study investigated and captured the experiences of IRLHIV using the social determinants of health framework. This study examined the intersecting factors affecting the health and well-being of IRLHIV in Alberta, Cana…
Stigma, discrimination, and resilience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental and psychosocial well-being of immigrants and refugees living with HIV (IRLHIV) amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed-methods approach. A cross-sectional survey ( n = 124) was administered for the quantitative part of the study, and a photovoice ( n = 13) was used for the qualitative part of the study. Findings The analysis gene…
Struggles and resilience
Deskilling and labour market barriers among skilled racialized immigrants in British Columbia
This study examines the deskilling experiences of skilled, racialized immigrants who immigrated to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program and resided in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Skilled immigrants, particularly racialized immigrants, continue to face barriers in the Canadian labour market, resulting in significant deskilling , which has negative implications for the country's economy and skilled immigrants. This mi…
Merit, Migration, and Marginalization
In an era of globalization, increasingly interconnected labor markets have intensified competition for skilled talent, particularly among countries in the Global North such as Canada. While Canada’s immigration policy prioritizes education and professional experience, these same credentials are often devalued upon arrival, as systemic barriers limit access to commensurate employment. This study examines the employment experiences of skilled, raci…
Navigating the Crossroads of Race and Skill
Political science (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Immigration (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 works)