Master of Arts in Global Governance
Grégoire Baribeau was born in London, Ontario into a family that hails from western Saskatchewan. He joined the Balsillie School's Global Governance program after completing a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management at Carleton University's Kroeger College.
Master's in International Public Policy
Leah's main areas of interest lie in Latin American grassroots resistance movements and the impacts of Foreign Direct Investment within extractive industries on neighbouring communities.
Warren’s research interests include international relations theory, international organizations and global regulatory politics.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Taguhi Dallakyan is an international development and human rights specialist with an extensive background in rights-based development, results-based project management and implementaion, including in conflict and post-conflict settings.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Her last assignment in a 33 year career with DFAIT was as Chief Strategist and Head of the Office for Transformation. To mark her retirement, she was awarded the Department's Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence for 2009. Lucie has been appointed Ashley Fellow at Trent University for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Kevin is a self-declared 'climate-hawk' and is highly passionate about global responses to climate change, and the political economy of carbon pricing.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Crystal's broad research interests include development and the development choices emerging economies undertake to better situate themselves in the global political economy. Her regional expertise centres on the Middle East, with her dissertation work examining the governance of development and policy making within the GCC countries.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Isaac's research interests are global environmental security topics, as well as peace studies, media studies, and secret intelligence.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Interested in the operation of international organizations, particularly in relation to the adoption of transnational approaches to the alleviation of extreme poverty and the broader struggle towards the preservation of human rights on a global scale.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Kathryn's research interests include global climate change governance and adaptation to the health impacts of climate change.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Dan's research examines emerging powers and their impact on global governance, with a particular focus on international trade, regional economic development and the analysis of regional and domestic political economy.
Master's in International Public Policy
Vanessa is interested in humanitarian affairs and the protection of civilians, peacebuilding, NGOs in world politics and global public policy development.
Master's in International Public Policy
Sean's academic interests in international relations are largely focused on how the information age will see dramatic changes in world affairs and global governance, and more specifically, how emergent technologies will alter violent conflict.
Master's in International Public Policy
Nyiri is interested in food security and the refugee regime.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
David's research looks at the governance of global financial systems in light of the 2008 financial crisis, concentrating on the formation of the Financial Stability Board and the preference of financial regulators for networked forms of governance. This research topic will undertake an in-depth analysis of four of the key financial regulatory bodies and their evolving governance systems.
Master's in International Public Policy
As a CIGI Junior Fellow, Bilal is part of the graduate policy research team contributing to CIGI's work on the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Branka's research focus is on the interaction of international organizations, norms and values with local identities and perceptions in post conflict societies.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Leah is assessing the extent to which a global education policy can be effective in national policy contexts. Her research focuses on the Education For All policy, in line with the Millennium Development Goals, and its relevance for national education policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study questions the ability for a global education policy to ensure that all children have their right to education fulfilled.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Manjana's current research concerns the nexus between climate change, energy, and security, but she has also focused on international relations, security studies (in particular nuclear non-proliferation), leadership and global governance.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Annahita is focusing her study on the internationalization of regional security threats in the Middle East.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Joseph joined the Balsillie School to gain a fundamental understanding of global governance across academic disciplines. He hopes to go on to analyse how digital communications technology is changing global governance.
Master's in International Public Policy
Asietu is interested in issues of human security, specifically relating to girls and women.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Stefano's research concentrates on the financial regulatory reforms that have been launched in response to the global financial crisis of 2007-09. It explores the political dynamics associated with the reassertion of public regulation over sectors that had been left self-regulated, and it critically evaluates the impact of this re-regulation.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Tahnee’s current research examines polycentric governance structures in the Arctic and the possibility of scaling up their salient characteristics to similar cases in global environmental governance.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Veronica's academic interests focus on the political economy of emerging markets and its implications for the reconstitution of the post-2007 global financial architecture. Her dissertation will examine ongoing debates on unconventional measures, including selective use of capital controls and reserve accumulation, taken by emerging markets' governments as policy strategies to respond to the recent financial crisis.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Timothy's research centres on the historically unprecedented converging crises facing our globalized world, with a particular focus on energy and economic issues and their relation to the rise and decline of complex societies.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Purbita has chosen to pursue her studies in human rights and human security. She is particularly interested in research on humanitarian intervention and wants to examine the normative principle of Responsibility to Protect.
Master of Arts in Global Governance
Helena plans to focus her studies on issues of food governance, food security and grassroots advocacy work in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Michael Stevenson's research focuses on how private American philanthropic foundations exhibit power in international development - comparing the Rockefeller Foundation’s historical initiatives in agricultural development and public health with those of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Jason's research explains the emergence of an innovative transnational climate change movement that is working to leverage international financial markets in the fight to mitigate climate change. In particular, this research is tracking partnerships between financial firms and environmental groups that advocate the implementation of best-practice standards governing climate change risks and opportunities.
Master's in International Public Policy
Catherine's interests and specializations are economics and trade, and global environmental issues.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Ricardo’s broad research interest is democratization and de-democratization processes, and their relationship with social and economic development and human rights.
Joint University PhD in Global Governance
Jessica's area of research is international security, particularly from the perspective of feminist and other critical theories that privilege the voices of traditionally marginalized peoples.
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