Serena Parekh in the Press
For Ukrainians Abroad, War Has Also Meant a Flowering of Identity
Serena Parekh, a professor of philosophy at Northeastern University in Boston, saw the dynamic Ms. Bekysh described as part of a wider pattern.
Global News
‘What a hypocrisy’: Afghan journalist wants Canada to reunite him with his family
“The discrimination here I think comes from giving Ukrainians the benefit of the doubt – that they will return home – and not other groups,” said Serena Parekh, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston and an expert on global refugee resettlement.
Nature News
Give refugees dignity, wherever they are
Serena Parekh Serena Parekh is a professor of philosophy at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and author of No Refuge: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis.
If the west can harbor Ukrainians, it can accept the many climate refugees to come
Drawing on research by T Alexander Aleinikoff, philosopher Serena Parekh of Northeastern University explains that refugee flows were primarily east to west (rather than south to north) in the first half of the 20th century.
Global News
As the West opens its doors to Ukraine, millions more refugees suffer around the world
Serena Parekh, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston, said the way Western nations have offered to help Ukrainians is exactly how refugees should be treated. But she also said it’s difficult to overlook the discrepancies compared to how other people are treated, especially in countries that have used aggressive “pushback” policies to stop certain […]
The Star
Europe is throwing open its doors for Ukrainians. For Afghans and other refugees, it’s detention and even beatings
“I think this is the model for how we should respond to refugees,” said Serena Parekh, a professor at Northeastern University and author of the book No Refuge: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis. “The attitude was one of compassion and solidarity, rather than fear and hostility.”
Al Jazeera
Q&A: Understanding Europe’s response to Ukrainian refugee crisis
Al Jazeera speaks to professor Serena Parekh to explain Europe’s response to Ukrainian refugees compared to those from Syria.
Lawyers to UN: Black Lives Matter ‘In Times of War and in Times of Peace’
“We absolutely see these racial stereotypes come to the surface and the coverage of it and seems to really reflect this very deep racism and xenophobia that, many of us have been arguing, has been underlying the response of Europe to refugees from other regions of the world,” said Serena Parekh, a professor of philosophy at […]
The Skimm
What to Know About the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Our “Skimm This” podcast team spoke with Serena Parekh, a professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Northeastern University, about what’s been happening in Ukraine. She studies refugee crises, and has been closely watching the situation unfold. She called what’s happening in eastern Europe “a huge, huge displacement.”
Slate
Europe’s Refugee Hypocrisy
Guest: Serena Parekh, professor at Northeastern University in Boston and the director of its politics, philosophy and economics program.
