The Balsillie School of International Affairs congratulates its faculty members and fellows who have received research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) through Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo.
Audra Mitchell – Confronting Contemporary Eugenics: Resistance and Redefinition
Izabela Steflja – Shaping Global Security: Youth, Peace and Security in Action
Suzan Ilcan – Research examining the experiences of displaced people facing legal, spatial and social precarity
Andrea Collins – Research examining anti-gender movements in international food and agriculture policy
Andrew Cooper – Research exploring leader-centred diplomacy and its influence on international relations and global governance
Cameron McCordic – Research exploring how futures thinking and artificial intelligence can support climate adaptation and cyclone response planning in southern African cities
Jason Thistlethwaite – Research developing an AI-powered platform to improve flood-risk assessment and climate resilience planning across Canada
Victor Cui – The Global Chilling Effects of U.S. Sanctions on Open-Source AI
SSHRC grants support research across the social sciences and humanities, helping researchers investigate pressing issues and contribute new knowledge to their fields.