Photo credit: Prishaa Rajalathan By Prishaa Rajalathan, MDP I ended my first blog with the idea that a climate plan is only as strong as the communities it is built with. This blog explores what happens upstream of that, the point where an idea becomes a proposal, and a proposal becomes the investment needed to turn […]
The Balsillie School is proud to congratulate Master of International Public Policy student Matthew Sunil, who has been named one of the winners of the International Policy Ideas Challenge 2026. Managed by Global Affairs Canada in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, this annual initiative celebrates Canada’s emerging policy leaders by inviting
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Notice of Dissertation Defence: Lana Gonzalez Balyk August 14, 2026 Abstract Portugal has become an important destination for Latin American migrants. Yet its self-image as a “migrant-friendly” country sits uneasily alongside bureaucratic dysfunction, rising housing precarity, and persistent gendered and racialized exclusions shaped by colonial histories. While scholarship on intersectional migration in Western Europe has
Notice of Dissertation Defence: Yazgulu Sezgin August 20, 2026 Abstract This dissertation examines the gendered experiences of Syrian refugees living under temporary protection in Türkiye, highlighting how legal frameworks, institutional policies, and humanitarian systems produce forms of precarity and inequality. Drawing on feminist, critical migration, and humanitarian scholarship, it emphasizes the importance of centering refugee
The School community was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Malcolm McCulloch, one of its valued BSIA Fellows associated with the STEM for Global Resilience Research Cluster. Professor McCulloch was a pioneering engineer, entrepreneur, teacher and advocate for sustainable energy. He believed that climate change and social inequity were the big challenges facing
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Photo credit: Prishaa Rajalathan By Prishaa Rajalathan, MDP I had the opportunity to attend the Conference on Human Rights and Climate Change Adaptation in Vientiane, jointly organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR. It brought together government, UN agencies,
The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jacob Benjamin, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Internal Conflicts within Asian Security Arrangements” on June 3, 2026. We extend thanks to his supervisor, Dr. David Welch, for his guidance and support throughout Jacob’s doctoral research.
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Photo credit: Sierra Van Tent By Sierra Van Tent, MIPP While researching before my move to Vientiane, something that kept coming up was that it is a very small city. At the time, I assumed they meant physically small, a quieter city compared to what I was exposed to in Toronto, or even Waterloo. But
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Photo credit: Sierra Van Tent By Sierra Van Tent, MIPP Development work uses a lot of technical language: domestic revenue mobilization, tax expenditures, results-based management, financing strategies, data systems, long-term national planning frameworks, are all terms that have become deeply embedded in the day-to-day rhythm of my internship. And, while these are all components essential
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Canada’s path to technology sovereignty requires a fundamental shift from being a nation that invents for the world to one that can build for itself, protect its creations, and support domestic procurement and competition, according to the Balsillie Survey, a survey of Canada’s technology governance conducted by the Balsillie School of International Affairs. “The Balsillie
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Indra Noyes, who successfully defended her dissertation, “The Politics of Agroecology as a Discursive Frame in Global Food Governance” on May 11, 2026. We extend thanks to her supervisor, Dr. Jennifer Clapp, for her guidance and support throughout Indra’s doctoral research.
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Position Title: Two-Year Post-Doctoral Scholar Annual Salary: $61,500 plus benefits and vacation Hours: Full-Time (35 hours/week) Start and end dates: July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028 Location: The Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, ON Reports to: Dr. Adam Molnar, Associate Professor Department: Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo Education: Must hold
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