Richa Shivakoti
Richa Shivakoti is the Research Lead on Migration Governance at The Global Migration Institute and a Researcher with the Bridging Divides program at 91福利. Her current research focuses on Multinational migration to Canada and on Emigration from Canada. She also works on gendered migration policies and the impact of migration bans on migrant domestic workers from Ghana. Previously, she has worked on issues related to the governance of labour migration within Asia, particularly between the labour-sending states of South Asia and South East Asia and the labour receiving states in the Middle East.
She is an Associate Editor for Comparative Migration Studies and on the advisory board for the Public Administration and Development journal. At the Global Migration Institute, she co-organizes the Migration Winter School on Qualitative Research Methods and serves as the managing Editor for the GMI working paper series.
Selected Publications
Shivakoti, R. (2026) . International Migration, Vol 64, Issue 4.
Jamal, A., Shah, N., and Shivakoti, R. (2026) . Gulf Labour Markets and Migration (GLMM) Policy Report No. 4.
Shivakoti, R. and Nagari, D. (2025) (PDF file) Nepalese immigrants in Canada: Complex pathways and experiences. Global Migration Institute Working Paper Series no. 2025/17.
KC, H., & Shivakoti, R. (2025). Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 51(18), 4780-4799.