Bronwyn Bragg
Biographic Data
| ID | 906883 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bronwyn Bragg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bronwyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Bragg |
| SIGNATURE | BRAGG B |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6829-6838 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Futures of industrial work? Economic restructuring and the ambivalent realities of technological change
The ‘future of work’ in manufacturing or similarly positioned ‘productive’ sectors is an increasing public and academic concern. Debate tends to polarize between anxious and dystopic accounts that explore the threat of technological change to existing industries and celebratory, optimistic accounts that focus on the ambitious promises of possible futures. In response, a critical labour studies scholarship has argued that these narratives tend to …
From Camps to Plants
Based on original research with former refugees working in Canada’s meatpacking sector and their family members, this paper traces the work trajectories of refugees resettled to Canada as permanent residents (PRs) and examines how this work and the processes of resettlement can constitute a form of liberal violence. Resettled refugees to Canada are those who are selected overseas based on humanitarian criteria and come to Canada as immigrants wit…
There Is No Safe Place in This Plant”
Following spring 2020’s deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the Alberta meatpacking industry, we conducted research with meatpackers who were formerly resettled refugees and now Canadian permanent residents (PRs) or Canadian citizens. Research with temporary foreign workers often promotes permanent legal status as a solution to poor conditions of precarious work in Canada, but even with permanent immigration status, former refugees experienced a large g…
Immigrant labour, rural economies, and the question of housing
There is a renewed interest in policy initiatives that aim to ruralize and regionalize immigration in Canada. These efforts are visible through temporary foreign worker programs linked to Provincial Nominee Programs, as well as the increase in the number of refugee resettlement programs in smaller communities. Against this backdrop, cities in Canada are experiencing a housing crisis. There is a tacit assumption that immigrants in smaller and more…
Family Matters
In Canada, the meatpacking industry relies heavily on a workforce comprised of racialized migrants and immigrants, many of whom are former refugees. In the spring of 2020, the industry saw devastating COVID-19 outbreaks leading to hundreds of infections, numerous fatalities and plant closures in Southern Alberta. Based on findings from a community-university research partnership, the intersections of immigration status and the conditions of work …
(De)constructing Refugee Vulnerability
Drawn from 18-months of ethnographic research with resettled refugees living in a mini-enclave in one Canadian city, this article explores what ethnography offers research with resettled refugees. By interrogating the process of securing ethics approval from the Research Ethics Board (REB), I examine the figure of the refugee at the heart of liberal projects aimed at "saving" refugees. I demonstrate that the REB's reluctance to approve this proje…
Epistemologies of bordering
Drawing on interviews with service providers and legal advocates in Canada, this article explores how bordering practices shape front-line service delivery with immigrant women seeking safety from domestic violence. Our research examines the implementation of ‘conditional permanent residence’ (conditional PR) between 2012 and 2017. Conditional PR applied to some newly sponsored spouses and partners who were required to cohabit with their sponsori…
Cancelled Dreams
Drawing on a collection of personal interviews with immigrant families, this article documents the impact of recently introduced restrictive family reunification policies on immigrants living in Canada today. Since 2008, Canadian immigration policy has changed dramatically with renewed neoliberal emphasis on economic immigrants and labor-market integration. This article explores the impact of this policy shift on immigrant families and on immigra…
Cancelled Dreams
Drawing on a collection of personal interviews with immigrant families, this article documents the impact of recently introduced restrictive family reunification policies on immigrants living in Canada today. Since 2008, Canadian immigration policy has changed dramatically with renewed neoliberal emphasis on economic immigrants and labor-market integration. This article explores the impact of this policy shift on immigrant families and on immigra…
There Is No Safe Place in This Plant”
Following spring 2020’s deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the Alberta meatpacking industry, we conducted research with meatpackers who were formerly resettled refugees and now Canadian permanent residents (PRs) or Canadian citizens. Research with temporary foreign workers often promotes permanent legal status as a solution to poor conditions of precarious work in Canada, but even with permanent immigration status, former refugees experienced a large g…
From Camps to Plants
Based on original research with former refugees working in Canada’s meatpacking sector and their family members, this paper traces the work trajectories of refugees resettled to Canada as permanent residents (PRs) and examines how this work and the processes of resettlement can constitute a form of liberal violence. Resettled refugees to Canada are those who are selected overseas based on humanitarian criteria and come to Canada as immigrants wit…
Epistemologies of bordering
Drawing on interviews with service providers and legal advocates in Canada, this article explores how bordering practices shape front-line service delivery with immigrant women seeking safety from domestic violence. Our research examines the implementation of ‘conditional permanent residence’ (conditional PR) between 2012 and 2017. Conditional PR applied to some newly sponsored spouses and partners who were required to cohabit with their sponsori…
Cancelled Dreams
Drawing on a collection of personal interviews with immigrant families, this article documents the impact of recently introduced restrictive family reunification policies on immigrants living in Canada today. Since 2008, Canadian immigration policy has changed dramatically with renewed neoliberal emphasis on economic immigrants and labor-market integration. This article explores the impact of this policy shift on immigrant families and on immigra…
Epistemologies of bordering
Drawing on interviews with service providers and legal advocates in Canada, this article explores how bordering practices shape front-line service delivery with immigrant women seeking safety from domestic violence. Our research examines the implementation of ‘conditional permanent residence’ (conditional PR) between 2012 and 2017. Conditional PR applied to some newly sponsored spouses and partners who were required to cohabit with their sponsori…
(De)constructing Refugee Vulnerability
Drawn from 18-months of ethnographic research with resettled refugees living in a mini-enclave in one Canadian city, this article explores what ethnography offers research with resettled refugees. By interrogating the process of securing ethics approval from the Research Ethics Board (REB), I examine the figure of the refugee at the heart of liberal projects aimed at "saving" refugees. I demonstrate that the REB's reluctance to approve this proje…
Family Matters
In Canada, the meatpacking industry relies heavily on a workforce comprised of racialized migrants and immigrants, many of whom are former refugees. In the spring of 2020, the industry saw devastating COVID-19 outbreaks leading to hundreds of infections, numerous fatalities and plant closures in Southern Alberta. Based on findings from a community-university research partnership, the intersections of immigration status and the conditions of work …
There Is No Safe Place in This Plant”
Following spring 2020’s deadly COVID-19 outbreaks in the Alberta meatpacking industry, we conducted research with meatpackers who were formerly resettled refugees and now Canadian permanent residents (PRs) or Canadian citizens. Research with temporary foreign workers often promotes permanent legal status as a solution to poor conditions of precarious work in Canada, but even with permanent immigration status, former refugees experienced a large g…
Immigrant labour, rural economies, and the question of housing
There is a renewed interest in policy initiatives that aim to ruralize and regionalize immigration in Canada. These efforts are visible through temporary foreign worker programs linked to Provincial Nominee Programs, as well as the increase in the number of refugee resettlement programs in smaller communities. Against this backdrop, cities in Canada are experiencing a housing crisis. There is a tacit assumption that immigrants in smaller and more…
Futures of industrial work? Economic restructuring and the ambivalent realities of technological change
The ‘future of work’ in manufacturing or similarly positioned ‘productive’ sectors is an increasing public and academic concern. Debate tends to polarize between anxious and dystopic accounts that explore the threat of technological change to existing industries and celebratory, optimistic accounts that focus on the ambitious promises of possible futures. In response, a critical labour studies scholarship has argued that these narratives tend to …
From Camps to Plants
Based on original research with former refugees working in Canada’s meatpacking sector and their family members, this paper traces the work trajectories of refugees resettled to Canada as permanent residents (PRs) and examines how this work and the processes of resettlement can constitute a form of liberal violence. Resettled refugees to Canada are those who are selected overseas based on humanitarian criteria and come to Canada as immigrants wit…
Political science (6 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works)