Zack Ahmed, a PhD candidate in Global Governance and a researcher on migration and food security with MiFOOD Network, recently represented BSIA and the World Food Forum (WFF) at a high-profile side event during the United Nation (UN) High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York. The event, held on July 15, 2024, […]
The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Kristen Csenkey who successfully defended her dissertation, “Cybersecurity Governance in the Real World of Technology”, on June 25, 2024. We extend thanks to Kristen’s supervisor, Dr. Alistair Edgar, committee members Dr. Sara Matthews and Dr. Bessma Momani, internal/external Dr. Jeremy Hunsinger, and external examiner Dr. Leslie Shade.
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MIPP ’23
Current Position: International Individual Consultant-Media, UNDP in Rwanda
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MAGG ’23
Current Position: Indigenous Research Advisor, University of Waterloo
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In collaboration with the Canadian International Council, the Balsillie School is hosting a BSIA graduate student congress on July 12, 2024. The theme of this conference is “Charting New Technologies: Global Governance in Transition”. This hybrid event is an opportunity for the Balsillie School’s master’s student community to present ongoing research, such as Major Research
Photo by Joanne Weston By: Christy Lorenz, Jessica Stewart and Jessica Uitvlugt, MIPP students Last month’s “Technology Governance Policy Challenge,” hosted by the Balsillie School of International Affairs in collaboration with the School of International Service at American University, provided a unique and intense learning experience for students from both Balsillie and across the
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Photo by Ana Visan By: Ana Visan, PhD in Global Governance My ISA experience was focused on panels and conversations taking place at the intersection of international politics, critical border studies, and science and technology studies. This post highlights three such discussions which are not meant to be representative of my peers’ entire presentations or
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Position Title: Events and Social Media Coordinator Salary range: $58,000-62,000 per year Benefits: Competitive health and dental package and optional RSP match program Location: Waterloo, ON Reports to: Manager, BSIA & Special Projects Experience level: Junior level – two + years of experience Education: Post-secondary degree/diploma preferred Contract Term: One-year contract with the possibility of
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Seyed Ali Hosseini who successfully defended his dissertation, “Disempowered and Disappointed Locals: The Impact of Negative Hybrid Peacebuilding on Sociocultural Transformation of Afghanistan”, on April 24, 2024. We extend thanks to Ali’s supervisor, Dr. Alistair Edgar, committee members Dr. Timothy Donais and Dr. Jasmin Habib, internal/external Dr.
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Photo credit: J Weston/BSIA The Balsillie School of International Affairs, in collaboration with the School of International Service at the American University in Washington, D.C., hosted the first annual Technology Governance Policy Challenge on April 18 and 19, 2024. This unique challenge offered an opportunity for students to engage with critical issues in the evolving
MIPP ’20
Current Position: Policy Advisor, Council Relations at the Office of Councillor Crisanti (City of Toronto)
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Photo credit: Ben Lalancette By Justin Myers, MAGG Carleton’s Model NATO consisted of four action-packed days of discussion, collaboration, and eye-opening learning, all in the heart of Canada’s capital region. Alongside nearly one hundred other delegates from fifteen universities across the country, I spent the weekend getting an inside look into how diplomacy and military
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