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PhD Candidate Hari KC successfully defends his dissertation

May 16, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

The Balsillie School community extends warmest congratulations to Hari KC who successfully defended his dissertation, “From a ‘Cheli’ in Nepal to a ‘Khadama’ in the Arabian Gulf Countries: the Local‐Global Entanglements and Gendered Labour Migration Governance”. Special thanks to his supervior, Dr. Jenna Hennebry, committee members Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts and Dr. Alison Mountz, Internal/External Dr. …

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BSIA Faculty member named University Research Chair at UW

May 5, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

The BSIA warmly congratulates Faculty member and BSIA Board member Suzan Ilcan on being named University Research Chair by the University of Waterloo for a seven-year term. Her term will begin on July 1, 2022. Suzan is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and …

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Balsillie School’s redesigned website wins two Gold Awards

April 26, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

The Balsillie School was pleased to learn that its redesigned website, balsillieschool.ca, has won two Gold Awards in the 2022 Hermes Creative Awards program. The redesigned site, which launched in November 2021, won Gold Awards in the categories “Website Overall” and “Home Page”. The site also received an Honorable Mention for its newest website element, the Experts page, …

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Two BSIA students heading to “Map the System” National Finals

April 21, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

The BSIA warmly congratulates PhD candidate Jeremy Wagner and recent MIPP graduate Zack Ahmed for their submission, “Inside the System, Outside the Law: The Informal Food Economy in Nairobi, Kenya”, which has earned them a place in the National Finals of the 2022 Map the System Canada competition, representing Wilfrid Laurier University. They are among …

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Dispatch from UN-Habitat in Kenya: Andrew Horne’s third blog from the virtual field

April 21, 2022 / 4 minutes of reading

Photo credit: United Nations By Andrew Horne, MIPP As I am currently interning with UN-Habitat, my blog for this month will focus on how UN-Habitat addresses the concerns of global youth in an increasingly young world. In the last several decades, there has been an explosion in the global population of youth, with these changing …

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BSIA to provide coaching for 2022 International Policy Ideas Challenge winners

April 18, 2022 / 2 minutes of reading

The Balsillie School of International Affairs is delighted to be providing the coaching for the winners of the 2022 International Ideas Policy Challenge (IPIC) program, a Global Affairs Canada (GAC) initiative run in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The objective of the IPIC program is to draw on the intellectual talent of Canadian graduate students, …

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Dove flying in front of the Ukraine flag (blue and yellow stripes)

Dispatch from IOM in Ukraine: Ashley Mungai’s Third blog from the virtual field

April 12, 2022 / 4 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Eurasia Review By: Ashley Mungai, MAGG I’m constantly in shock that it has barely been two months since the crisis in Ukraine began, yet the impacts of this crisis have devastated the lives of millions of Ukrainians and will echo for decades to come. Working virtually for IOM Ukraine, I receive daily reports …

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Dispatches from the IOM in Ukraine: Haily Eggleston’s third blog from the virtual field

April 5, 2022 / 3 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Engin_Akyurt/Pixabay By: Haily Eggleston, MIPP Interning at IOM Ukraine during the war has provided me with insight into how much work goes into humanitarian relief, particularly in times of crisis. During times like these, we all hear about the extraordinary acts of bravery that happen, but there are so many more things that …

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IOM Ukraine volunteer helping to direct two children at the border

Dispatch from the IOM Ukraine: Ashley Mungai’s second blog from the virtual field

March 21, 2022 / 3 minutes of reading

Photo credit: IOM By Ashley Mungai, MAGG student It has been nearly a month since the war broke out and the Ukrainian crisis began. Unfortunately, the reality on the ground keeps getting worse and worse.  Our situation reports suggest that at least 12 million people are in need within Ukraine, and as of 16 March, …

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Ukraine's biggest national flag on the country's highest flagpole and the giant 'Motherland' monument are seen at a compound of the World War II museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 16, 2021. Picture taken with a drone.

Dispatch from IOM in Ukraine: Ashley Mungai’s first blog from the virtual field

March 15, 2022 / 2 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko By Ashley Mungai, MAGG I always knew that an internship in the UN system would change my life. However, I had no idea just how much of an understatement this would be. My name is Ashley Mungai, and I am currently finishing up my MAGG program. I am an international student …

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