“Billson offers a humanizing approach to the study and understanding of issues facing refugees in Canada, using an effective qualitative and quantitative methodology that would suit anybody and everybody. Reading Refugee Pathways to Freedom: Escaping from Persecution and Statelessness equally crushed my heart while simultaneously filling it with empathy. An impressive and impactful read.”

Christina Keppie, Western Washington University

Billson provides key insights into the history and system of refugee resettlement in Canada. Refugee Pathways to Freedom is a valuable contribution to the scholarly literature and resource in the classroom.

Nicholas Micinski, The University of Maine

Janet Billson's Refugee Pathways to Freedom examines a subject that has long been close to the hearts of Canadians and others concerned about the fates and fortunes of peoples cast adrift from their homes by conflict, natural disaster, religious persecution, and ethnic violence. After carefully tracing the history of the international community's efforts to address the recurrent refugee "crisis" in policy, Billson zeroes in on the motivations, experiences, and hopes of a representative selection of refugee groups in Canada from the early decades of the twentieth century to the present day. Meticulously researched and judiciously organized, Refugee Pathways to Freedom is also compellingly written. It will be a rich resource for scholars and students of the refugee experience as well as for policymakers working in the field.

Andrew C. Holman, Director, Canadian Studies Program, Bridgewater State University