Assistant Professor

Balsillie School, Department of Global Studies (WLU)

Contact Information

Office Number: (519) 884-0710, ext. 3295
Email Address: tdonais @ wlu.ca

Education

PhD (Political Science), York University, 2003
MA (Political Science), York University, 1997
B.Journalism (Joint Honours in Journalism and Political Science), Carleton University, 1997

Areas of Specialization

Post-conflict peacebuilding
Security Sector Reform
International Security
Peace and Conflict Studies

Short Bio

Timothy Donais is an assistant professor in the Department of Global Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, where he teaches in the area of peace and conflict studies. Prior to joining Laurier, he taught for four years in the Department of Political Science at the University of Windsor. Tim's primary research interests lie in the area of post-conflict peacebuilding, and he is currently engaged in a multi-year research project, funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, examining issues of ‘local ownership' in peacebuilding processes. The project, which focuses on the relationship between international and local actors in post-conflict contexts and on broader issues of authority and legitimacy in the making and implementation of public policy in the aftermath of conflict, explores the dynamics of ownership in contemporary Bosnia, Haiti, and Afghanistan. Tim also has an ongoing interest in questions of security sector reform, and works closely with the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), one of the world's leading research centres on security sector reform. Tim is the author of The Political Economy of Peacebuilding in Post-Dayton Bosnia (Routledge, 2006), and more recently edited the volume Local Ownership and Security Sector Reform (Lit Verlag, 2008).

Most recent scholarly publications

T. Donais, "Reforming the Haitian National Police: From Stabilization to Consolidation," in A. Thompson and J. Heine (eds.) Haiti's Governance Challenges and the International Community (Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, forthcoming 2009)

T. Donais, "Peacebuilding and the Dilemmas of Local Ownership: The Case of Haiti," International Journal (forthcoming June 2009)

T. Donais, "Empowerment or Imposition? Dilemmas of Local Ownership in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Processes," Peace and Change 34:1 (January 2009), 3-26.

T. Donais (ed.), Local Ownership and Security Sector Reform (Munich/Hamburg/London: Lit Verlag for the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), 2008)

T. Donais, "The Limits of Post-Conflict Police Reform," in M. Innes (ed.) Bosnian Security After Dayton: New Perspectives (London: Routledge, 2006)

 
Recent academic/professional awards

Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Standard Faculty Research Grant, 2007-2010

University of Windsor Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, 2006

Courses taught

IP603 - Comparative Public Policy