Research Guides: Politics and Governance: Theses and Dissertations

Ryerson University Theses and Research Papers

The Ryerson University Library and Archives (RULA) is a repository for major research papers, theses and dissertations produced by graduate students at Ryerson University. To ensure a comprehensive search for both online and print copies of Immigration and Settlement theses, check both:

Library Catalogue

Perform a keyword search in the catalogue using "ryerson university dissertations" and "immigration and settlement studies"

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RULA Digital Repository

Online copies of Ryerson's theses and dissertations

If you need further information on RULA's Digital Repository, please contact Brian Cameron.

Other Canadian Sources

Theses Canada Portal
A collaborative program between Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and nearly 70 universities accredited by Universities Canada that provides electronic access to the full text of Canadian theses and dissertations digitized between 1998 and 2002 and provides a record of all other theses in the National Library of Canada's collection (1965-).

International Sources

These are good sources to research other International theses on Immigration and Settlement theses:

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: Open
Provides access to the full-text of over 400,000 Masters and PhD theses from 1997 onwards. In addition, citations are provided for over 1.6 million doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North American and European (including the UK and Ireland) graduate schools from the seventeenth century onwards.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
Provides access to open access research from over 800 colleges, universities and research institutions around the world.

DART-Europe E-theses Portal
Provides access to research theses from 555 universities in 28 European countries.

NDLTD - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
International non-profit organization promoting the dissemination of electronic theses and dissertations.
Approximately over 4 million electronic theses and dissertations from more than 200 universities on all continents.