James Milner

James Milner is Professor of Political Science at Carleton University and Project Director of SSHRC-funded LERRN (Local Engagement Refugee Research Network). He holds degrees from the University of Toronto (BA) and University of Oxford (MPhil, DPhil). Additional roles include Director of Migration and Diaspora Studies and Canada's De Mello Chair.

Research expertise encompasses:

• Protracted refugee situations and durable solutions
• Refugee participation in governance
• UNHCR and global refugee regime reform
• Humanitarian action in Africa and Asia

Publications analyze refugee agency in peacebuilding, localization of knowledge production, and historical evolution of asylum policies. Field research spans refugee contexts in Burundi, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand and India.

Professional experience includes consultancies with UNHCR in India, Cameroon, Guinea, and Geneva headquarters.