Harry Deng

PhD in Global Governance   Master's of Arts in Global Governance, 2022  

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Harry Deng

PhD in Global Governance

Master's of Arts in Global Governance, 2022

Harry is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo. He completed his MA in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and his BA in History at Simon Fraser University.

Harry’s research interests include international financial and monetary governance and developmental finance. His doctoral research examines the post-COVID effort to reform the international financial architecture. He has worked alongside the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) to support ongoing multilateral processes, including the International Conference on Finacing for Development.

Prior to pursuing his PhD, Harry spent nearly two years in the United Nations system. Starting off as an intern with the UN Human Settlements Programme where he worked on issues related to sustainable urban development before working as a consultant at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) as part of the Security and Technology Programme. At UNIDIR, Harry worked on issues related to cyber stability, responsible AI, and conducted strategic foresight to support on-going UN disarmament processes.

Awards

  • Global Governance Doctoral Fellowship
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship Doctoral
  • President’s Graduate Scholarship
  • Balsillie Graduate Fellowship
  • Rotary Peace Scholarship
  • Choquette Family Foundation Award

Select Publications

  • Deng, H., Wiedenbrug, A. (Forthcoming). Improving the Global Debt Architecture. In Turning Point: Three Years of Transformative Change in Global Economic Governance (p. 16-26). United Nations University.
  • Deng, H. (2024). Revisiting the Sovereign Debt Architecture: The Common Framework and Considerations for a Swift Debt Relief Mechanism. United Nations University.
  • Deng, H. (2024). Negotiating Currency Internationalization: An Infrastructural Analysis of the Digital RMB. Finance and Society.
  • Grand-Clement, S. Persi-Paoli, G. Deng, H. (2024). International Security in 2045: Assessing Options for the Future of International Peace and Security. UN Institute for Disarmament Research.
  • Deng, H. (2023). Exploring Synthetic Data for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems: A Primer. UN Institute for Disarmament Research.
  • Anand, A., Deng, H. (2023). Towards Responsible AI in Defence: A Mapping and Comparative Analysis of AI Principles Adopted by States. UN Institute for Disarmament Research.

Education

  • MA in Global Governance, University of Waterloo, 2022
  • BA in History and International Studies, Simon Fraser University, 2019