Anastasia is a community-based environmental social scientist with several years of experience conducting research in both academic and consulting spaces. Her doctoral dissertation will explore how regional and international food networks that connect local food producers can be better supported by the global food system with particular attention to governance mechanisms that could support local […]
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Daniela Mendoza graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bechelor of Arts in Political Science and a Minor in Spanish Language and Literature in 2024. Her research interests include International Political Economic and Diplomacy. During her Bachelor’s, she had the opportunity to complete two work experiences focused on International Trade. During eight months, Daniela
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Dawit Yehualashet Kebede is a PhD student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA), where his research explores the intersections of diaspora politics and transnational conflict. His current work examines recent violent clashes within Eritrean diaspora festivals in Canada, aiming to uncover how these events are influenced by broader geopolitical tensions in the Horn
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Frances Northeast (she/her) recently graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts with high distinction, double majoring in Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity (CSES) and Public Policy, with a minor in Political Science. She is an uninvited, radicalized settler living in Canada due to circumstances beyond her control. During her
Jacob Tuckey is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University, specializing in Strategy and International Policy. His research interests center on the role of
Lilla Eperjesi is a student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in the Masters of Arts in Global Governance Program. She recently graduated from the University of Guelph with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Throughout her undergraduate degree, Lilla developed a strong interest in researching gender, security, peace and conflict. During
Sara Hofkes is a PhD Candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and specializing in Multilateral institutions and Diplomacy. She is particularly interested in crisis governance and diplomacy. She graduated with a master of International Relations and Diplomacy jointly taught by Leiden University and the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.
Thomas Gries graduated with Honours from the University of Lethbridge in June of 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. While studying at Lethbridge, he primarily focused on European and American history, leading him to develop an interest in international affairs. After working as an English language teaching assistant through Canada’s Odyssey Program,
Stephanie Cortinovis is a PhD student in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Her research interests include global climate governance, low-carbon transitions, environmental ethics, and, most prominently, the implications of negative emissions technologies within those domains. In her PhD, she intends to apply strategies for decision-making under deep uncertainty to understand emerging
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Rumana Khorshed is a PhD student in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Her doctoral dissertation will focus on skilled labour migration. Rumana’s other research interests include sustainable development and public policy. Rumana holds a master’s in environmental studies in Sustainability Management from the University of Waterloo. Her master’s thesis
Marika Jeziorek is a PhD Candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, where her research focuses on temporary protection mechanisms (TPMs) and the institutionalization of precarity in global migration governance. Her dissertation examines how TPMs — such as Canada’s CUAET and the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive — normalize temporary, selective responses
Ahmad Fareed Khan is a Ph.D. candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs interested in the Global political economy, particularly economic sanctions. Ahmad’s interest is centric on Economic sanction’s impact on third-party states. Ahmad’s master research paper analyzed the discourse around economic sanctions in the mainstream media. Ahmad has completed two MAs: One in
