Yuriko Cowper-Smith
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About Yuriko Cowper-Smith
Yuriko Cowper-Smith is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Guelph. Her main research interests lie in migration, statelessness, and social movements. Her dissertation research investigates migrant-led social movements.
COVID-19 is leaving refugees and asylum seekers trapped between borders
When countries close their borders to non-citizens, including to those fleeing persecution, what happens to those trapped in between?