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    Advancing Equity in the Nonprofit Sector, Funding and Policymaking
    (York University, 2026) Christoffersen, Ashlee; Natial, Angela; Cootauco, Alyssa
    This briefing for nonprofit leaders and practitioners, funders and policymakers reports on results of research with experts in equity, namely equity-seeking nonprofit practitioners. The research was about the different equity frameworks (e.g. intersectionality, Indigenization, antiracism) that they use in their work, and how they understand and use them. Policy actors have much to learn from those with specialist knowledge working in equity-seeking nonprofits about the operationalization of intersectionality, among other equity-related frames. Based on the findings, the briefing provides recommendations for other nonprofits, funders and policymakers to advance equity and intersectionality.
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    Cross-listing and foreign direct investment: an institutional arbitrage perspective on Chinese multinational enterprises
    (Emerald, 2025-12-09) Liang, Zhixiang (Steven); Fei, Siyu; Carney, Michael
    Through the lens of institutional arbitrage, we examine the impact of cross-listing on foreign direct investment by multinational enterprises (MNEs) based in China. We propose that the advantages associated with cross-listing, identified as the credibility premium and mobility premium, significantly contribute to the international competitiveness of MNEs in constructing trade networks and overcoming market entry challenges. Drawing on an analysis of over 20,000 foreign subsidiaries from China, we find that cross-listing firms are more likely to have larger FDI portfolios and broader geographic dispersion than non-cross-listing firms. Moreover, the magnitude of these advantages depends on the institutional distance between the home and host countries. Our findings suggest that the benefits of cross-listing, particularly in terms of portfolio scope and geographic dispersion, are more pronounced in host countries with mature institutional frameworks.
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    Hybrid Ethnography and South Asian Migration Studies
    (Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, 2023-12) Poyil, Shamna Thacham
    Using the empirical context of the digital identity of Rohingyas languishing in camps in India and Bangladesh, this paper argues that the dichotomous approach towards the suitability of digital/online ethnography vis-à-vis conventional/offline in understanding the formulation/reformulation of refugee identity in forced migration research should be eschewed. It serves no purpose to treat the “virtual” world as a completely separate social area from the “real” as people’s “online” and “offline” social lives are inextricably intertwined with the ubiquitous nature of the internet and digital connectivity. This has occasioned the need to redefine not just the “field” in which the refugee dwells, interacts, and survives within the host state, but also the approaches used to study the field warrants a re-introspection. Negating the Eurocentrically conditioned “methodological nationalism” which underscores the qualitative approaches such as conventional ethnography in the region, the paper makes a case for the adoption of “hybrid ethnography” in forced migration studies in South Asia, that in turn provides an avenue to incorporate both the positionality and reflexivity of the researcher vis-a-vis the field participants.
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    The role of the arts at the intersection of climate change and public Health: findings from an international survey
    (Informa UK Limited, 2025-12-07) Bahr, Elisabeth; Munson, Sammi; Wright, Tarah; Minkoff, Marla; Shaheed, Ameer; Brinza, Tessa; Moula, Zoe; Garrett, Ian; Bilodeau, Chantal; Sajnani, Nisha
    Background Climate change poses significant and escalating threats to public health globally, affecting physical and mental health through direct impacts such as extreme weather events and indirect pathways including food insecurity and displacement. Despite growing recognition of culture and the arts as potential resources for health promotion and climate action, the specific role of the arts in addressing climate-related health impacts remains under-explored and suboptimally integrated into public health and environmental policy frameworks. Objective To investigate the role of the arts in addressing the health impacts of climate change from the perspective of experts working at the intersections of arts, health, and climate action. Methods A cross-sectional survey study using snowball sampling recruited participants with self-identified expertise at the intersections of arts, health, and climate change. The survey instrument collected qualitative data on perceived roles of arts-based interventions in this domain and barriers to their implementation. Responses were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify key themes and patterns. Results Seventy-nine participants (N = 79) from diverse geographic regions globally completed the survey. Analysis revealed four meaningful roles that the arts can play in addressing climate-related health impacts: (1) bringing people together to build community and solidarity; (2) raising awareness and communicating complex information; (3) solving problems collectively; and (4) providing space for emotional processing and healing. Four primary barriers to expanding arts-based work were identified: (1) funding limitations; (2) other resource constraints; (3) collaboration challenges; and (4) lack of recognition and legitimacy. Conclusions The arts offer multiple pathways for addressing the health impacts of climate change, though structural barriers limit their implementation and scale. Findings have implications for policymakers, climate scientists, artists, and healthcare professionals seeking to integrate arts-based approaches into climate-health interventions and adaptation strategies.
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    Information Sheet 17: Arts-based methodologies: Exploring Asian-Canadian youth identities and experiences
    (York University, 2021-05) Khanlou, Nazilla; Nunes, Fernando; Davidson, Deborah; Seto Nielsen, Lisa; Alamdar, Negar; Vazquez, Luz Maria
    Youth from Asian backgrounds in Canada represent a heterogenous group of young people. May is recognized as the Asian Heritage Month (Government of Canada, 2021). According to Statistics Canada (2016) between 2006 and 2011, of all newcomers to Canada, 13.1% were born in the Philippines, 10.5% were Chinese-born, and 10.4% were Indian-born. Today, Canada is one of the world’s most ethno-culturally diverse countries with ethnic minorities representing 19.1% of the total population. The South Asian population is the largest ethnic group in the country, accounting for 25% of the visible minority population and 4.8% of the total population. Asian-Canadian youth have resiliencies and at the same time encounter barriers to their inclusion in Canadian society (Khanlou et al, 2018). The challenges they face may include language barriers; balancing different and gendered family, cultural and religious expectations; and experiences of discrimination and racism. Innovative methods are needed to better understand youth’s lived experiences, such as in relation to their identities and integration to Canadian society. Arts-based research encompasses approaches that use artistic forms and expressions to understand personal experiences. Arts-based approaches are considered relevant to explore and communicate youth’s experiences with, for example, racism and marginalization (Clover, 2011; Halverson, 2010).