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Hari KC is a doctoral candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University. His dissertation examines labour migration governance with a focus on Nepali women migrant workers in the Gulf countries. Born and raised in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal, Hari’s professional background comprises work in diverse areas,

Jennifer Kandjii is a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Ontario. Her broad research interests include forced migration and post-conflict studies, gender and women, humanitarianism, and human rights, with a focus on refugee governance and precarious livelihoods. Jennifer’s Ph.D. dissertation focusses on refugee governance in South Africa, drawing

Mr. Hari Har Jnawali is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, with specialization on global justice and human rights. In his dissertation, he takes a comparative approach to explore the factors that make Nepal and China hesitant to accommodate the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination

Scott Janzwood’s research examines the ways that scientists and policymakers collaborate to address global catastrophic risks (GCRs) such as climate change, infectious disease outbreaks and near-Earth object (NEO) impacts. His research explores the intervening role of deep uncertainty and the approaches used by experts and decision makers to manage it. His dissertation focuses on the issues of

Ali Hosseini is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, focusing on global social governance. His broad research interests include peacebuilding, development, and institutionalization of human rights. His PhD dissertation focuses on failure of international intervention in assisting post-Taliban Afghanistan in institutionalization of a culture of peace, drawing interactions between

A specialist in conflict transformation processes, strategy development and program design, with a particular focus on theories of change integrating socio-political processes and media activities, Frances Fortune has worked with several national and international NGOs in Africa. Being situated with civil society in West Africa, and living in Sierra Leone for the past 30 years, enabled Frances

Lucie Edwards retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs in December 2009.  Her last assignment in a 33 year career with DFAIT was as Chief Strategist and Head of the Office for Transformation. To mark her retirement, she was awarded the Department’s Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence for 2009. She had previously served in Ottawa as Assistant Deputy

Kristen Csenkey is a PhD (ABD) in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Canada. Her research focuses on cyber-security governance, emerging technologies, and socio-technical approaches to technology management. Csenkey is working to further develop the theoretical frameworks for cybersecurity governance and their practical application. Currently, she studies the governance of quantum