Media Appearances
2017 News Archive
December 29, 2017
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- December 5, 2017: Nicole Jackson's report, The State of Knowledge about NATO and Canadian Responses to Russia since its annexation of Crimea in 2014: A synthesis of existing knowledge and identification of knowledge gaps and strengths, November 2017 can be found .
- November 24, 2017:
- November 21, 2017: Jeff Checkel has been appointed to an expert panel - convened by the (US) National Academy of Sciences and Office of the Director of National Intelligence - whose goal is to produce 'analytic frameworks' to help intelligence analysts apply insights from the social and behavioral sciences to policy.
- November 20, 2017: Listen to Paul Meyer on the Early Edition CBC radio Vancouver () and the BC Almanac (), discussing Canada's Peacekeeping commitments.
- November 16, 2017: Nicole Jackson gave a talk on "Changing Global Trends" at SSHRC symposium in Ottawa on "How will Canada continue to thrive in an interconnected world and evolving landscape?".
- November 15, 2017:
- November 13, 2017: Kirsten Pontalti leads a panel discussion as part of the Beyond the Headlines series at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, entitled 鈥�.鈥�
- November 9, 2017: by Gershon Shafir
- November 1, 2017: Jeff Checkel is holding a at Universit茅 Laval (Quebec City) for PhD students from Canada and Europe participating in the EU-funded project on 'Globalisation, Europe & Multilateralism.'
- October 18, 2017: A warm congratulations to the following International Studies students chosen to represent 51社区黑料at the upcoming Youth as Peacebuilders Forum in Vancouver, to be held on November 14- 15, 2017: Rob van den Boom, Ward Mercer, Jazlyn Melnychuk and Jordan Arnold. The forum is hosted by the United Nations Association in Canada with the support of the Department of National Defence.
- October 17, 2017: by Robert Springborg
- October 10, 2017: to Jos茅 Emilio Pacheco
- October 5, 2017: We are delighted that IS alumnus, King Cordova Alba帽a will be the FASS at tomorrow's ceremony (Thursday, October 5th, 230PM). Congratulations, King!
- October 4, 2017:
- September 28, 2017: Earlier this year Policy Studies (38:3) published Leslie Armijo's article on the political dilemmas of transportation and electricity policies in Brazil. "" by L.E. Armijo and S. Rhodes.
- September 28, 2017: Leslie Armijo's article in the new issue of (132:3) examines efforts by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries to coordinate their foreign economic policies. "The Varieties of Collective Financial Statecraft: The BRICS and China" by S.N. Katada, C. Roberts, and L.E. Armijo.
- September 21, 2017: Congratulations to Dr. Gerardo Otero who received a University Publications Fund Rapid Response Grant!
- September 20, 2017: Read recent MAIS graduate Lauren Rattray's travel report on her research in Zanzibar, Tanzania here.
- September 12, 2017: The Journal of Peace Research has just published a special issue - edited by Jeff Checkel - on 'Socialization and Violence.' Check it out !
- September 11, 2017: Congratulations to Professor John Harriss, who will be inducted into the Royal Society of Canada on November 24! The distinction is Canada鈥檚 highest academic honour in the arts, humanities and sciences. It is bestowed on Canadian scholars, artists and scientists who have been peer-elected as being among the best in their fields. Click here and for more information.
- September 11, 2017: A very warm congratulations to John Harriss who placed first in the males 70-79 category in the 2017 Coho Run! John completed the run in 1:25:39. What an inspiration!
- September 27, 2017: by Beno卯t Gomis
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- September 8, 2017: by Newton Duarte
- September 7, 2017: by Kunal Sen
- September 5, 2017: The School for International Studies welcomes Dr. Tamir Moustafa as the new Director of the School, and wishes to extend thanks to the out-going Director Dr. Alexander Dawson for his leadership, service, and friendship to the community of SIS.
- August 29 - September 8, 2017: Jeff Checkel is in Oslo, Norway, where he is giving a PhD Seminar ('') at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, and presenting a paper on 'Socialization and Violence' at the .
- August 25, 2017 - Jeff Checkel has been named an Associate Editor at the , one of the leading peace/conflict studies journals in the world and currently ranked #10 (out of 86) in the field of International Relations.
- August 17, 2017: Watch Dr. Gerardo Otero's on Bloomberg discussing the recently started NAFTA negotiations.
- August 17, 2017: Listen to Dr. Gerardo Otero's with Business in Vancouver discussing the recently started NAFTA negotiations (Dr. Otero's segment begins at 18:30).
- August 15, 2017: The Canadian Pugwash conference was chaired by Paul Meyer this summer in Halifax, marking Canada's 150th and the Pugwash movement's 60th anniversary. Read more .
- August 9, 2017: by Jonathan Guyer
- July 21, 2017: Gerardo Otero and Martha Snodgrass have been awarded a University Publications Grant in support of editorial operations of the Canadian Journal of Development Studies in 2017/18 - congratulations, both!
- July 19, 2017: Watch this addressing the travel ban recently enacted in the U.S., produced in part by International Studies student Samaah Jaffer.
- July 8, 2017: Jeff Checkel has been named an Associate Editor for a new series - 'Elements' - at Cambridge University Press. are short-form digital publications organised into subject based series, consisting of 20-30,000 word pieces, offering the latest developments in the field, reviews of particular topics, and guides to new methods or approaches. Checkel will be overseeing work on international-relations theory.
- July 5, 2017: Read Paul Meyer's on what the adoption of the UN's first treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons might mean for Canada and the traditional nuclear order.
- July 4, 2017: Two MAIS alumnae have just completed their DPhil in the Department of International Development at Oxford University this summer. Congratulations to Dr. Pontalti and Dr. Jones! We are so proud of you!!!
- Dr. Kirsten Pontalti (MAIS 2010)
Thesis title: Coming of age and changing institutional pathways across generations in Rwanda
Academic profile: - Dr. Hayley Jones (BAIS 2008 & MAIS 2011)
Thesis title: Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Poverty? Young People鈥檚 Long-Term Trajectories in Brazil鈥檚 Bolsa Fam铆lia Programme
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- June 22-24, 2017: Jeff Checkel will be participating in the of the Collaborative Research Centre ',' at the Free University Berlin.
- June 21-22, 2017: Dr. Nicole Jackson has been invited to the Hague for a workshop on "Answering Russia's Strategic Narratives" organized by the Hague Center for Strategic Studies. The workshop is exploring governmental responses and societal bottom-up initiatives. She will then be in Brussels conducting interviews for her SSHRC project on "Canada and NATO's Responses to Russia."
- June 16, 2017: Congratulations to Dr. Gerardo Otero and Dr. Jeffrey Checkel for each being awarded a VPR SSHRC Bridging Grant (2017) for their respective research.
- June 16, 2017: in conversation with -
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- June 13, 2017: Seminar -
- May 25, 2017: Greg Feldman will deliver a lecture at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels. The , 鈥淲ill the real migrants please stand up? Action, and how technocracy leaves its citizens passive,鈥� will be based on his recent book We Are All Migrants: Political Action and the Ubiquitous Condition of Migrant-hood. The lecture will be delivered in conjunction with the documentary musical theatre performance 鈥淪imple as ABC #2: Keep Calm & Validate鈥� directed by Thomas Bellinck.
- May 15, 2017: Congratulations to King Alba帽a for his essay "A Strife with a Silver Lining: Diplomacy and its Role in the Resolution of the Canada-EU Turbot War" written for Paul Meyer's IS 409 Diplomacy Demystified class (Spring 2017), which is the winner of the 2016/2017 Best Undergraduate International Studies Essay Award!
- May 12, 2017: Read Elizabeth Cooper's article "The Importance of Being Serious: Subjectivity and Adulthood in Kenya" .
- May 11, 2017: Read Paul Meyer and Nick Ritche's article "NPT and the Prohibition Negotiation: Scope for Bridge-building" available .
- May 7, 2017: Screening of , DOXA Documentary Film Festival
- April 24-28, 2017: Simons Chair Jeff Checkel will be visiting the Peace Research Institute Oslo, giving a PhD Seminar ('') and a talk on '' (Click for a podcast of the talk.)
- April 24, 2017: Congratulations to Shayna Plaut (2015-2016 Simons Research Fellow) on the upcoming publication of her work in !
- April 20, 2017: Read Paul Meyer's recent article "."
- April 18, 2017: Read Paul Meyer's article "" in the April issue of
- April 15, 2017: Read Alexander Dawson's recent article "."
- April 4, 2017: to SIS student Samaah Jaffer for her award of the Dr. Rippin Prize for 2017!
- April 4, 2017: An Arabic translation (with new preface) of (first published in 2007 by Cambridge University Press) by released from .
- April 3, 2017: Watch the Global Reporting in the Age of Trump talk .
- March 31, 2017: Deadline for applications for the .
- March 30, 2017: Congratulations to for her award of a SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant for her project: "Russia and New Patterns of Conflict: Ramifications for NATO Policy and Action and Implications for Canada"!
- March 30, 2017: Congratulations to Jazlyn Melnychuk for her participation in the !
- March 29, 2017: by Aaron Windel
- March 28, 2017:
- March 27, 2017: in Project Ploughshare's Monitor.
- March 24, 2017: Simons Chair Jeff Checkel will be giving a talk on '' at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo.
- March 23, 2017: Watch Saleem Haddad's talk "."
- March 23, 2017: Congratulations to LAS student Edith Mata for being one of the of the 2017 Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation Award for Labour Studies!
- March 21, 2017: Listen to the Growing Worker Power: Innovative Organizing Across the Food System panel discussions .
- March 20, 2017: with Saleem Haddad.
- March 18, 2017: . View the schedule of presentations .
- March 18: Paul Meyer in the Globe and Mail: ""
- March 16-17, 2017: Dr. Gregory Feldman will be presenting at the "" conference at the University of Florida.
- March 16, 2017: "", a free public book discussion with Peter Richards
- March 15, 2017: by Saori N. Katada
- March 14, 2017: Watch Dr. John Harriss' interview on ABC24's The World .
- March 10, 2017: Paul Meyers' article "Dark forces awaken: the prospects for cooperative space security" can be read .
- March 8, 2017: IS undergraduate student, is featured by SFU's
- March 7, 2017: IS alumna, Ellie McNamee addressed the on March 7, 2017. She's on at around 16.10, and then you can watch her shut down a sexist question from former conservative cabinet minister Peter Kent at 16.18.
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- March 2, 2017: 鈥� by Daniella Gandolfo
- March 1, 2017: IS/WL JMAJ student, is featured in the Georgia Straight!
- February 28, 2017: Jeff Checkel has been re-appointed a at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) - a fellowship designed to foster collaboration between leading international researchers and the Institute on questions of peace and conflict.
- February 27, 2017: Congratulations to Jelena Golubovic, BA in IS alumna, currently an anthropology doctoral student at SFU, for her fieldwork in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
- February 23, 2017: Read Dr. Parasuraman's Munro Lecture published .
- February 2, 2017: The School is pleased to announce the publication of the first two 2017 . Jeff Checkel鈥檚 paper () is about methods in constructivist research on international security, and Ryan Graves鈥� paper () is about identity and the discourse of urban-rural cleavages during the Bosnian civil war.
- January 26, 2017: Listen to 51社区黑料School for International Studies' Dr. Gerardo Otero discussing the on-going US-Mexico feud .
- January 19, 2017: A warm congratulations to IS honours student, Nicolas Tellez-Espa帽a, recipient of the Dr. Alfredo E. Hurtado Memorial Award in 2017!
- January 12, 2017: by David Sheinin
- January 11, 2017: Read Paul Meyer's article "" in the Hill Times.
- January 10, 2017: Read Shayna Plaut's article "."
- January 10, 2017: Read Shayna Plaut's article "."
- January 3, 2017: Read Paul Meyer's on Trump's Nuclear Weapon Policy, published by "Open Canada."