Inderjit Saini (he/him) is a PhD student in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA). His research examines Canadian policy responses to AI-mediated misinformation, focusing on how an understanding of human–machine relationships can inform more effective approaches to misinformation governance. Previously, Inderjit completed an MA in Communication Studies at Wilfrid
A PhD student in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Ahmad Reza Ehsanian Mofrad focuses his work on International Political Economy. He is pursuing a joint PhD degree in Applied Economics, and he is ABD. His research is informed by a blend of Middle East political economy, and he has developed a
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Fares is a PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His research examines how Islamic devotion shapes the way that Muslim humanitarians apply Islamic principles. These principles can diverge as both Muslims and secular humanitarians often prioritize different values in humanitarian work. Fares specifically investigate how Muslim humanitarians rationalize their work within a
Manel Miaadi is a PhD candidate (ABD) at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her dissertation investigates the lived experience of borders as tools of control and delay, focusing on how migration policies create waiting, invisibility, and exclusion as techniques of governance. She is currently writing on temporal bordering, gendered displacement, and the erasure of migrant testimony in
Shirin Akter is a researcher specializing in food security, agricultural economics, and governance. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, with a research focus at the intersection of urban food security, sustainable development, migration, gender, and governance. Her academic interests particularly emphasize governance strategies
Millie Hannan is a PhD candidate in the Global Governance program at the BSIA through Wilfrid Laurier University, specializing in Global Social Governance. Her research hopes to analyze climate change as a threat multiplier as it pertains to forced migration while critically exploring exclusionary border practices and discourses. Millie is driven by a commitment to
Ekam is a PhD student in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Her research focuses on the intersections of political ecology, global political economy, and migration studies, with a particular emphasis on how structural adjustment programs (SAPs) have reshaped agricultural systems in the Global South. She produced the concept of agricultural devaluation,
Maham Naweed is a PhD Candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, admitted through the University of Waterloo. She completed her Bachelor of Law (Honors) from the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan and her Master of Laws (LLM) from Yale Law School in the United States. Maham is a
Ganiyat Sadiq is a Nigerian-Canadian advocate and researcher dedicated to addressing systemic barriers faced by marginalized communities. She is the Co-Founder and former Co-Executive Officer External of the Black Inclusion Association, a non-profit organization committed to promoting equity and justice for Black Albertans. Her academic background bridges the gap between scholarship and practice. Ganiyat holds
Pegah Jamalof (PJ) is a PhD candidate in Global Governance. Her research examines the limits of global rule-making in the governance of social media platforms, with a particular focus on the United Nations Global Digital Compact, the influence of the European Union’s GDPR and DSA, and the role of Big Tech in shaping human rights
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Ryan Durante (he/him) is a PhD Candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His research explores the potential for transboundary water conflict in longstanding cooperative basins of North America and Europe in the face of accelerating climate change. He is a Graduate Research Fellow at the Global Centre for Climate Change and Transboundary Waters,
Sophie Greco is a PhD student at the BSIA through Wilfrid Laurier University, specializing in Global Governance with a focus on Conflict and Security. Her doctoral research aims to explore the impact of gendered movements/mobilizations/organizations in Latin America on the construction of post conflict “peace”. Sophie’s academic foundations include an MA in Criminology and Criminal
