2024

PhD Candidate Jonathan Hui Successfully Defends His Dissertation

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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jonathan Hui who successfully defended his dissertation, “Heaven is quiet and technics are everywhere: Chinese cosmotechnics and dyadic approaches to technological practice in international relations theory” on December 11, 2024. We extend thanks to Jonathan’s supervisor, Dr. Audra Mitchell, committee members Dr. Christina Han and Jennifer Liu, […]

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BSIA Director awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal

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Pictured in photo: The Honourable Peter Boehm, Senator; BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald; and The Right Honourable Joe Clark Warm congratulations to BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald, who was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal on December 2, 2024 in Ottawa. The award recognizes Ann’s influential research and leadership in international security and conflict resolution, particularly

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Viet Nam: Madelyn Rawlyk’s first blog from the field

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By Madelyn Rawlyk, MAGG I walked out of the airport into humidity that felt like a steam bath, greeted by a moody grey sky, distant skyscrapers and lush greenery insisting on populating the streets, sidewalks, and buildings. As a Canadian who had just left the oranges of autumn in Saskatchewan, the vibrancy of Viet Nam’s

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Dispatch from United Nations Headquarters: Jessica Stewart, MIPP Graduate, Project Ploughshares Research Intern

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Photo credit: Jessica Stewart By Jessica Stewart, MIPP Over the past month, I have been working for Project Ploughshares as a research intern on outer space security. One of my first projects was to help draft and deliver a civil society statement to be delivered at the United Nations 79th First Committee Session for Disarmament

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New partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School will bring technology governance scholars to Waterloo

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Photo courtesy of the Harvard Kennedy School The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) marked the start of a new partnership on Friday, September 20th with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s Carr Center to engage with the work of leading scholars in technology governance. As part

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Two BSIA graduates named to Toronto Urban Fellows program 

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The BSIA sends warm congratulations to MIPP graduates Asha Harris and Adwoa Konadu-Yiadom who have both been accepted into the Toronto Urban Fellows program offered by the City of Toronto. The program is extremely competitive, selecting just 16 Fellows out of hundreds of applicants each year. It provides an intensive introduction to the governance, operations and

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PhD Candidate Jinelle Piereder Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jinelle Piereder who successfully defended her dissertation, “Why Ideologies Matter: A network-based study of ideological conflict in public policy and global governance”, on September 9, 2024. We extend thanks to Jinelle’s supervisor, Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, committee members Dr. Jonathan Leader Maynard and Dr. David Welch, internal/external Dr.

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Dispatch from XIth SCAR Open Science Conference 2024: Hope Tracey’s blog from the field

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Photo credit: Hope Elizabeth Tracey By Hope Elizabeth Tracey, PhD in Global Governance The Conference: For the first time in six years, due to pandemic restrictions, Antarctic researchers from all over the world were once again able to meet face to face for the XIth SCAR (Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research) Open Science Conference and

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Call for Abstracts: “Charting New Trajectories: Global Governance in Transition Conference”

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In collaboration with the Canadian International Council, the Balsillie School is hosting a BSIA graduate student congress on July 12, 2024. The theme of this conference is “Charting New Technologies: Global Governance in Transition”. This hybrid event is an opportunity for the Balsillie School’s master’s student community to present ongoing research, such as Major Research

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Dispatch from ISA 2024: Jonathan Hui’s blog from the field

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Photo by Jonathan Hui By Jonathan Hui, PhD With the theme of “Putting Relationality at the Centre of International Studies”, the International Studies Association held its annual conference in San Francisco from April 3-6th, bringing together scholars primarily in the fields of international relations (IR) and political science, alongside sections for history, sociology, history, and

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Employment Opportunity: Events and Social Media Coordinator

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Position Title: Events and Social Media Coordinator Salary range: $58,000-62,000 per year Benefits: Competitive health and dental package and optional RSP match program Location: Waterloo, ON Reports to: Manager, BSIA & Special Projects Experience level: Junior level – two + years of experience Education: Post-secondary degree/diploma preferred Contract Term: One-year contract with the possibility of

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