Ali H. Bhagat
︎ Associate Professor
︎ Race, Class, Sexuality
︎ Migration and Refugee Policy
My new book Governing the Displaced: Race and Ambivalence in Global Capitalism is now out with Cornell Press.
As of 2026, I have joined the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. I am also currently an editor of the journal Review of International Political Economy. Previous employment included the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University where I was a tenure-track Assistant Professor and Director of the Public Policy Minor.
In my new role, I teach classes related to International Political Economy, Deconstructing Leadership, and Migration.
I am currently working on two SSHRC-funded research projects. The first is a SSHRC Insight Development grant for which I am the principal investigator titled ‘Mapping Queer Refugee Lifepaths’. The second I am co-investigator along with Genevieve LeBaron (PI) and Kam Phung which is titled ‘The Effectivenss of Worker-Driven Alternatives to Corporate Social Responsibility in Governing Global Supply Chains’.
I received my PhD in Political Studies from Queen’s University (Fields: IR and Comparative), where my research on forced displacement was informed by extensive, fieldwork in Paris and Nairobi. The project was funded by IDRC, the W.C Good Memorial Fellowship, and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship.
︎ Race, Class, Sexuality
︎ Migration and Refugee Policy
My new book Governing the Displaced: Race and Ambivalence in Global Capitalism is now out with Cornell Press.
As of 2026, I have joined the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. I am also currently an editor of the journal Review of International Political Economy. Previous employment included the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University where I was a tenure-track Assistant Professor and Director of the Public Policy Minor.
In my new role, I teach classes related to International Political Economy, Deconstructing Leadership, and Migration.
I am currently working on two SSHRC-funded research projects. The first is a SSHRC Insight Development grant for which I am the principal investigator titled ‘Mapping Queer Refugee Lifepaths’. The second I am co-investigator along with Genevieve LeBaron (PI) and Kam Phung which is titled ‘The Effectivenss of Worker-Driven Alternatives to Corporate Social Responsibility in Governing Global Supply Chains’.
I received my PhD in Political Studies from Queen’s University (Fields: IR and Comparative), where my research on forced displacement was informed by extensive, fieldwork in Paris and Nairobi. The project was funded by IDRC, the W.C Good Memorial Fellowship, and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship.