Peter Nyers is Professor of the Politics of Citizenship and Intercultural Relations in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. His research focuses on the social movements of non-status refugees and migrants, in particular their campaigns against deportation and detention and for regularization and global mobility rights. He is the author of two single author monographs: Irregular Citizenship, Immigration, and Deportation (Routledge 2019) and Rethinking Refugees: Beyond States of Emergency (Routledge 2006). As well, he has edited several collected volumes on the politics of citizenship, including the Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies (Routledge 2014, co-edited with Engin Isin). For the past 15 years, Professor Nyers has also been active with the journal Citizenship Studies, where he serves as a Chief Editor.