Randall Hansen

Randall Hansen, a distinguished Canadian political scientist and historian, currently serves as a Canada Research Chair in Global Migration at the University of Toronto's Department of Political Science. He also leads the Global Migration Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Prior to his tenure at the University of Toronto, Hansen imparted his knowledge at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Oxford, where he was a tutorial fellow at Merton College.

His research interests encompass migration and citizenship, eugenics and population policy, as well as the impact of war on civilian populations. Hansen has authored four notable books, including 'Citizenship and Immigration in Postwar Britain,' 'Fire and Fury: the Allied Bombing of Germany 1942-1945,' 'Disobeying Hitler: German Resistance after Valkyrie,' and 'War, Work and Want: How the OPEC Oil Crisis Caused Mass Migration and Revolution.' Additionally, he co-edited 'Immigration and Asylum: From 1900 to the Present' and collaborated with Desmond King on 'Sterilized by the State: Eugenics, Race and the Population Scare in 20th Century North America.'

'Fire and Fury' achieved Canadian bestseller status and garnered a nomination for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction in two thousand nine. The book's sales experienced a resurgence in two thousand eighteen, coinciding with the release of Michael Wolff's book of the same name about the Trump presidency, leading to increased visibility and accidental purchases of Hansen's work.

In addition to his writing, Hansen has contributed extensively to academic journals, solidifying his reputation in the field. He held the position of Interim Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs from June first, two thousand seventeen, to January thirty-first, two thousand twenty, succeeding Stephen Toope. Furthermore, he directed the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School from two thousand eleven to two thousand twenty-two.