Johanna Wilkes, Ph.D. (she/her) is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow based out of Lakehead University. She also is a regional led for the FLOW Project and an advisory board member to the UNESCO Chair in Food, Biodiversity, and Sustainability Studies. Johanna focuses on state-led food systems transformations and the role of agroecological principles in this shift. […]
Jeremy Wagner is a PhD student and Doctoral Fellow in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His research interests include corporate food regime expansion in sub-Saharan Africa and the subsequent interactions between ‘formal’ and ‘informal’ food systems. Jeremy completed the Master of International Public Policy program at the Balsillie School of
Alexander Suen is a PhD student of global governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His main research interest is in climate change diplomacy, and the nexus of political culture and the path dependency created by deeply-rooted norms of nationhood. He is supervised by Prof. Simon Dalby. Alex previously received his MA at the University
Aviva Silburt is a PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs within the Global Environment stream. Her research examines natural resource management in conflict affected contexts. Her project aims to identify factors that can explain its effectiveness as a peacebuilding tool. Prior to her studies, Aviva was a senior policy analyst at Public Safety
Isabella is a doctoral candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, with a specialization in Global Justice and Human Rights. Her research interests are focused broadly on the topic of genocide, and more specifically involve examining normative perceptions surrounding the eventfulness of genocide, as well as perceptions related to genocidal endings. Isabella received a
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Justine Salam is a PhD (ABD) candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She specializes in energy studies and studied across Canada on topics such as the Oil Question in Iraqi Kurdistan and petro-political partnerships between China and the Middle East. Her current research examines the governance of royalties in Alberta’s extractive sector, including the
Jinelle Piereder is a PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, specializing in conflict and security. Supervised by Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, Jinelle works within the Ideological Conflict Project based at the Balsillie School, and focuses on ideological conflict within global governance and public policy-making. Using approaches and tools from complexity science, including Cognitive-Affective Mapping (CAM)
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Tamara Lorincz is a PhD graduand in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her doctoral thesis is titled “In the Line of Fire: Military Emissions, the National Security Exemption and NATO Expansion in Climate Governance.” Tamara graduated with an MA in International Politics & Security Studies from the
Saara Leppanen is a PhD Candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. During her undergraduate years she focused on studying human rights, African affairs and conflicts, and women’s rights in development. This interest grew during her Master’s program as she studied religion and politics and their effect on East African countries. Spending her formative years
Cynthia Cristina Leal Garza is studying the PhD in Global Governance at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She is undertaking this study as a result of the High-Level Training Program for the Federal Public Administration Scholarship (2017-2021) that she was awarded by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) thanks
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Caleb Lauer is a PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. He is a freelance journalist and was based in Istanbul, Turkey between 2006 and 2015. Before that he worked for the Canadian government and worked and volunteered for a number of NGOs in Canada, Hong Kong, and India. Caleb has a BA in
