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Hari KC is a Research Fellow with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at Toronto Metropolitan University, Contract Teaching Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University, and Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His work bridges academic research and policy advocacy in global migration governance.
His educational foundation includes:
- PhD in Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs (2022)
- MA in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Waterloo (2015)
- MA in English, University of Waterloo (2012)
- MA in English, Tribhuvan University (2000)
Dr. KC's research centers on how global inequalities and power asymmetries shape migration flows—from South-North labor migration to North-South digital nomadism. Using feminist and postcolonial frameworks, he exposes the entangled precarity of migrant workers, particularly women in Gulf states. His current CERC project investigates digital nomad visas as emerging governance tools that commodify mobility while reinforcing global hierarchies.
His publication record (2016-2025) reveals evolving focus from foundational migration theory to urgent contemporary issues like pandemic impacts on migrants and digital labor mobility. The work consistently intersects migration studies, gender analysis, and policy critique across disciplines including international relations and development studies.
Key recognitions include:
- SSHRC Connection Grant (2024)
- IDRC Doctoral Research Award (2017)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2017)
- Balsillie Doctoral Fellowship (2015-19)
Dr. KC actively mentors through teaching roles while leading externally funded research. His supervision emphasizes community-engaged scholarship and critical policy analysis, with strong international collaboration networks supporting student fieldwork. The CERC project provides structured opportunities for graduate researchers in migration governance.
He co-leads the interdisciplinary 'Digital Nomadism' research team investigating how remote work transforms global labor mobility. This initiative combines policy analysis with migrant worker testimonies to challenge narratives of digital nomadism as 'freedom,' revealing instead how it reinforces existing inequalities through new visa categories and labor market segmentation.
