/isid/channels_item/2 en /isid/node/1611 <p><b>Researchers, policymakers and displaced Ukrainian leaders gather in Warsaw to discuss action, advocacy and durable solutions to address the displacement crisis in Ukraine</b></p> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:33:54 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1597 <p>ISID welcomes the publication of a new policy brief by Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and his colleague Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez.  In this brief, Saghir and Ijjasz-Vasquez examine how <b>S</b>mall Island Developing States (SIDS) are increasingly affected by the growing impacts of climate hazards, including tropical cyclones, storm surges, increases in temperature, heatwaves, droughts, coastal and riverine flooding, changing precipitation patterns, and sea level rise, among others.  </p> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:51:01 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1588 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Eduardo Romero Dianderas to its full time academic staff.</p> <p>Eduardo Romero Dianderas is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Development, 91˿����Ƶ. He holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University (2022) and specializes in the study of media technologies, technical infrastructures, and global environmental governance in Latin America.</p> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:54 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1586 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled <i>When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine</i>.</p> Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1585 <p>Congratulation to ISID Professors Francesco Amodio and Jacob Blanc! Professor Blanc was awarded H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching by the Faculty of Arts, and Professor Amodio was awarded the Faculty of Arts Distinction in Research Award.</p> <p>More on <a href="/history/jacob-blanc">Jacob Blanc</a></p> <p>More on <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/fscoamodio/">Francesco Amodio</a></p> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:24:08 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1582 <p>Professor Erik Martinez Kuhonta, ISID Associate Member and former Director, publishes an opinion piece on the recent arrrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.  As Professor Kuhonta writes, "The International Criminal Court’s stunning arrest last week of former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, on charges of crimes against humanity was a powerful strike for human rights and justice. It was also a decisive move by the current President, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., against the Duterte family."</p> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:58:51 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1581 <p>Professors Sonia Laszlo and Francesco Amodio have an opinion piece in the Journal de Montréal from Friday, March 7 on Canadian development assistance and gender equality:</p> <p><a href="https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/03/07/pourquoi-laide-etrangere-du-canada-inclusive-de-genre-ne-devrait-pas-surprendre">https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/03/07/pourquoi-laide-etrangere-du...</a></p> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:03:38 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1562 <p>Please join us in congratulating 16 International Development Studies students -recipients of the 2024 Faculty of Arts Internship Awards.</p> <p><b>Simone Poku, U0, International Development Studies</b></p> Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:14:46 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1547 <p>The 2024 prize for the Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies is awarded to Tanguy Montandon.  Tanguy graduated in 2024 with a First-Class Honours in International Development Studies, and minors in Economics and Management. At 91˿����Ƶ, he was an Integrated Management Student Fellow and pursued research on the Economic and Environmental Impacts of BIXI under the supervision of Sanjith Gopalakrishnan. Outside of school, Tanguy is passionate about energy and food security.</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:36:05 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1546 <p>Congratulations to Professor Jacob Blanc, jointly appointed in History and the Institute for the Study of International Development, for winning the 2024 award for Most Outstanding Professor from the Arts Undergraduate Society!</p> <p>Read about it <a href="/arts/article/professor-jacob-blanc-aus-professor-award?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May-2024---Arts-News&amp;utm_source=Envoke-All-contacts&amp;utm_term=Discovering-the-French-Language-Centre%2C-A-New-Philosophy-Cou">here</a>.</p> Thu, 16 May 2024 20:18:58 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1544 <p>ISID is pleased to release a new policy brief entitled "Climate Adaptation Finance:  the Gap Between Needs and Resources Continues to Grow", by ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir along with his colleague Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez. </p> <p>Read about it <a href="/isid/files/isid/channels/attach/pb-2024-01.pdf">HERE</a></p> Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:54:17 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1540 <p>MA students enrolled in the <a href="/isid/graduate/development-studies" target="_blank">Development Studies Option</a> and PhD students supervised by <a href="/isid/people-0/faculty" target="_blank">ISID faculty members</a> and <a href="/isid/people-0/associate-members" target="_blank">associate members</a> are invited to apply for the 2024 ISID Graduate Student Travel Grants. Grants will range from $500-$1500.</p> Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:46:08 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1539 <p>Professor Jacob Blanc of the Institute for the Study of International Development and the Department of History has had a new book published with Duke University Press.  In <i>The Prestes Column</i>, Jacob Blanc offers a new interpretation of the legendary rebellion, in which a band of rebel officers and soldiers marched fifteen thousand miles through the vast interior regions of Brazil between 1924 and 1927.</p> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:42:54 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1519 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Professor Jacob Blanc as a new appointed Faculty member.  Professor Blanc is jointly appointed with the Institute and the Department of History.</p> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:42:44 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1518 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development welcomes Rohinton P. Medhora as its most recent Professor of Practice. Rohinton Medhora is a distinguished fellow and former president of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (2012–2022). He also served on CIGI’s International Board of Governors from 2009 to 2014. Previously, he was vice president of programs at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). His fields of expertise are international economic relations, innovation policy, development economics and governance.</p> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:15:18 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1517 <p>ISID congratulated Enkhuun Byambadorj, winner of the 2023 Albert Hirschman prize for best undergraduate essay in international development studies.  The selection committee for the prize writes:</p> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:29:14 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1515 <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development and its International Development Studies program seeks course lecturers (MCLIU - unionized) for a total of 6 courses for the Fall 2023 term at 91˿����Ƶ. Course lecturers are required for:</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:10:56 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1514 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development is looking for graduate teaching assistants for the Fall 2023 term and for various courses in the international development studies program.  Applicants must be graduate students in good standing at 91˿����Ƶ.  Full details can be found here <a href="/isid/jobs/teaching-assistants">/isid/jobs/teaching-assistants</a>, and applications made through Workday, the university's human resources management system.</p> Wed, 31 May 2023 18:33:26 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1513 <p>ISID congratulates Marie-Perle Nkosi, president for the 2022/2023 year of the International Development Studies Students Association and one of three Black Grad Valedictorians at 91˿����Ƶ this year!  Read the full details and an interview with Marie-Perle in the 91˿����Ƶ Reporter:  <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/in-conversation-with-marie-perle-nkosi-black-grad-valedictorian/">https://reporter.mcgill.ca/in-conversation-with-marie-perle-nkosi-black-...</a></p> Fri, 12 May 2023 13:34:58 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1509 <p>Climate change continues to cause damage in Africa. It triggers food insecurity, poverty and displacement. The impacts of climate change are being exacerbated by rapid urbanization, geopolitical tensions, headwinds caused by the invasion of Ukraine and its impacts on agricultural exports and fertilizers.</p> <p>ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and his colleague Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez discuss these issues in ISID's first policy brief of 2023.</p> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:34:47 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1508 <p>Read ISID's Director Erik Kuhonta's recent op/ed on the situation in Myanmar in the Globe and Mail:  <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-two-years-after-the-coup-myanmar-has-slid-into-civil-war/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-two-years-after-the-coup...</a></p> Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:08:50 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1505 <p>ISID's Timothy Hodges (Professor of Practice) is one of the 91˿����Ƶ scholars cited in this article from the Reporter</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-scholars-respond-to-cop15-biodiversity-conference/">https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-scholars-respond-to-cop15-biodiversity...</a></p> <p> </p> Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:59:27 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1496 <p>The full recording of ISID's 2022 McDonald Currie lecture, "Development Finance in the Private Sector:  From Safeguarding Standards to Sustainable Investing" is now available in the Institute's YouTube Channel.  Moderated by ISID Professor of Practice Christian Novak, Angel Bohorquez Colombo and Chitralekha Deopersad of FinDev as well as John Graham of the IFC/World Bank discussed the role of development finance in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  A high quality question and answer period with students of 91˿����Ƶ's International Development Studies program is also include</p> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:50:28 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1495 <p>ISID Professor of Practice Christian Novak has published a new working paper with the Overseas Development Instite (London). </p> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:33:23 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1494 <p>ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir co-directs, with Dr Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, this report in advance of the COP 27 (Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Change) Conference.  The full report can be downloaded from the site of the Global Center on Adaptation.</p> Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:50:20 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1488 <p>Date: October 1 2022</p> <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development and its International Development Studies program seeks course lecturers (MCLIU - unionized) for a total of 6 courses for the Winter 2023 term at 91˿����Ƶ. Course lecturers are required for:</p> Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:55:21 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1482 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development and its International Development Studies program seeks a course lecturer (MCLIU - unionized) for a one course for the Fall 2022 term at 91˿����Ƶ. This is a supplementary posting, and will remain open for two days. A Course lecturer is required for:</p> Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:13:14 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1480 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Kai Scott, the 2022 winner of the Albert O. Hirschman Prize for the best paper in International Development Studies for “Governance as Argument: Expanding Land Governance through Fluid Networks of Rebellion in Kawthoolei, Myanmar”.</p> Tue, 17 May 2022 18:47:50 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1479 <p>Professor Erik Kuhonta, Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, discusses the recent win of Ferdinand Marcos Jr in this piece published in Open Canada.</p> Wed, 11 May 2022 13:27:31 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1476 <p>ISID congratulates its Professor of Practice Mark Berlin for his role in the elaboration of Ottawa's forthcoming LGBT "Purge" Monument.</p> <p>Said Professor Berlin:</p> <p>“For decades from the 1950s to the 1990s members of the canadian armed forces ; the RCMP and the federal public service were discriminated against ; harassed ; fired or dismissed simply as result of their sexual orientation-these individuals became collectively known as purge victims.</p> Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:59:16 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1468 <p>Professor Diana Allan, Associate Professor in the Institute for the Study of International Development and the Department of Anthropology, is one of 91˿����Ƶ's most recent recipients of a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair for her project, "The Anthropology of Living Archives".  Professor Allan, an anthropologist and filmmaker, focuses on the histories of the 1948 displacement of Palestinian refugees to Lebanon.</p> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:00:02 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1467 <p>Professor Francesco Amodio of ISID has penned an op/ed piece in the Montreal Gazette, discussing how the shortage of health care workers has not prompted the Quebec government to implement policies which will attract, admit and retain health-care workers.</p> Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:11:07 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1466 <p>During his official visit to the Netherlands and the Global Center on Adaptation on October 29 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (seen here with Dr. Patrick Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer, Global Center on Adaptation) examines the "State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2021:  Africa", co-directed by ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir.  The full report can be found online.</p> Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:48:52 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1465 <p>In this new policy brief by Brenden McKinney, we learn that the effects of climate change are causing risk management to become an increasingly essential tool to help farmers anticipate and react to weather- related shocks like droughts and floods.</p> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:15:53 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1464 <p>Date: September 30 2021</p> <div> <hr /></div> <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development and its International Development Studies program seeks course lecturers (MCLIU - unionized) for a total of 3 courses for the Winter 2022 term at 91˿����Ƶ. Course lecturers are required for:</p> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:24:19 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1463 <p>ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir is interviewed as an expert on Lebanon's new government.  The full interview is available in the link from AUB (American University of Beirut).</p> Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:06:44 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1462 <p>Since the Feb. 1 coup that ousted the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar has been stalemated between two very uneven, but equally resolute forces. Professor Erik Kuhonta explores the issue in an op-ed piece in the Globe and Mail.  The full article can be found in the link provided.</p> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:41:21 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1452 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development, previously located in Peterson Hall, has moved to a new building at 3610 McTavish. Our new home can be found just a two minute walk further up McTavish, on the corner of Dr-Penfield. ISID’s administrative offices can be found on the 2^nd floor of 3610, accessible either by stairs or by elevator.  ISID is participating in the "return to campus", and this fall our offices will be open Monday to Friday with reduced staff.  Please remember to wear a mask if you will be visiting us.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:02:48 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1451 <p>ISID congratulates Justine Coutu -- winner of the 2021 Albert O. Hirschman Prize for Best Undergraduate Research Essay in International Development Studies for her paper on “Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Venezuelan Migrants at the Colombian Border: Implementing the Food Voucher for Vulnerable Migrants Program".  Justine submitted this paper as part of her work for INTD 497, "Freedom of Movement in the 21st Century", with Professor Blair Peruniak.</p> Fri, 28 May 2021 18:51:36 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1450 <p>Mr Bart Édes joins ISID as Professor of Practice for a two year term beginning May 1 2021.  At the Institute, Mr Édes will broaden capacities in relation to Asia and will complement other ISID research agendas in such areas as development finance, strategic partnerships, and sustainable development. Of particular interest is his planned study of digital initiatives for development in the post-pandemic era.</p> Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:12:16 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1449 <p>The post-COVID19 pandemic economic recovery plans provide a unique opportunity to make economies and communities more adapted and resilient to climate change. ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, former Senior Director for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure at the World Bank, discuss in ISID's latest policy brief.</p> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:59:50 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1448 <p>Professor Erik Kuhonta of ISID has written an oped piece in the Globe and Mail on the recent unrest in Myanmar.  Read it here:  <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-myanmars-military-is-taking-its-coup-cues-from-thailand/#_=_">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-myanmars-military-is-tak...</a></p> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:13:20 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1443 <p>On 8 November 2020, Myanmar will hold its second election since the country’s gradual liberalization began. Despite presenting itself as a force for liberal democracy five years ago, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has demonstrated its unwillingness to commit itself to the protection of civil freedoms and the expansion of federal governance.</p> Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:48:51 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1438 <p>Alec Regino, a graduate student in ISID's DSO (Development Studies Option) program, has penned an op/ed piece in the Washington Post on COVID-19 and the Duterte regime in the Philippines.  The article is available online at the following link:  <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/08/another-nail-coffin-philippines-waning-democracy/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/08/another-nail-coffin-philippines-waning-democracy/ </a></p> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:37:40 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1437 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Ms Émilie Vaillancourt, this year's winner of one of two Norman Prentice awards. Émilie was a joint honours student in the International Development Studies program.  The Norman Prentice awards are given annually to two students graduating in the Faculty of Arts with excellent academic records who have also made distinguished contributions to the Faculty and/or the University.</p> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:04:39 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1436 <p>ISID congratulates Barbara Clark -- winner of the 2020 Albert O. Hirschman Prize for Best Undergraduate Research Essay in International Development Studies for her paper on “Water Sanitation Security: The Implementation of Autonomous Desalination in the Gaza Strip."</p> Fri, 08 May 2020 20:49:47 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1435 <p>The challenge of water security is growing globally. Achieving and sustaining water security, in both developed and developing countries, is likely to increase in complexity and priority as climate change intensifies, but also as the demands of economic growth increase. For most MENA countries that were already facing water security and major social, health and economic challenges before COVID-19, this additional pressure is particularly excruciating. Like COVID-19 and climate change, water scarcity in MENA is a global problem that requires collective action.</p> Wed, 06 May 2020 14:17:50 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1432 <p>ISID congratulates its faculty member and Associate Director, Professor Megan Bradley, for receiving the 2020 Principal's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers!  Professor Bradley was also recently named a William Dawson Scholar.  91˿����Ƶ’s William Dawson Scholar Award recognizes scholars poised to become leaders in their fields and are awarded for a five-year term, similar to that of a CRC Tier 2 Chair. The Principal’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers was created in 2013 to encourage and celebrate 91˿����Ƶ’s most outstanding early-career researchers.</p> Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:39:26 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1431 <p>ISID's Jamal Saghir has produced, in coordiation with the Payne Institute for Public Policy, a commentary paper entitled "Post COVID-19 New World Configuration and Climate Change Actions:  Two Urgent Priorities".  The full paper is available online at the <a href="https://payneinstitute.mines.edu/commentaryseries/">Payne Institute for Public Policy</a>.  </p> Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:47:23 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1430 <p>More than ever now, Africa is being studied, watched, admired, criticized and exported. In this continual movement of creating new understandings, dismantling biased thought systems and valuing native culture, the creators of this journal, UHURU 2020, give life to the conceptualization of new issues facing Africa in this edition. We hope that you will enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed putting it together with the contributions of students tackling issues across the whole continent! Again, thank you and, we can't say this enough, stay home, stay safe. - Uhuru Team 2020</p> Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:52:31 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1428 <p>The Institite for the Study of International Development and the 91˿����Ƶ Southeast Asia Research Program (SEARP) are glad to announce that Myanmar based gender expert, May Sabe Phyu, has recently won an N-Peace Award from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). We were lucky to interview May when she visited the International Development Research Center (IDRC) headquarters in Ottawa in May 2019 to give a talk on female political participation in Myanmar.</p> Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:33:17 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1424 <p>ISID congratulates Nhu Truong who has just been awarded a Shorenstein postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University.  As a Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow on Contemporary Asia, Dr Truong will pursue research on why some authoritarian regimes are more responsive than others.</p> <p>Nhu won a graduate field research award from the Institute in 2017 in order to pursue her research in Vietnam and China.</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:47:33 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1423 <p>ISID is pleased to acknowledge the recent publication of <em>Legacies of the Left Turn in Latin America:  the Promise of Inclusive Citizenship</em>.  Co-edited by Professor Manuel Balán of ISID and Professor Françoise Montambeault of the Université de Montréal and published by the University of Notre-Dame Press, the book will have a formal local launch on February 21 at 4 pm at Bar A, 213, rue Rachel est.</p> Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:22:50 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1422 <p>A continuously educated workforce is essential for achieving sustainable development. Recognizing the importance and status of education, the United Nations General Assembly included education among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unfortunately, the education systems in developing countries continue to struggle to achieve the necessary progress. This is especially the case in the lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), where nearly half of the world’s 1.4 billion school-age children live.</p> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:21:41 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1420 <p><a href="/">91˿����Ƶ-ISID's</a> <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/cncncn">Professor of Practice Christian Novak</a> participated last week at the <a href="http://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-topics/private-finance-for-sustainable-development.htm">OECD's 2020 conference on Private Finance for Sustainable Development</a>.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:31:22 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1409 <p>Why is access to water a crucial issue in the Middle East and North Africa?  Because water matters for people, water matters for the economy, water matters for the environment, and water matters for equality.   In ISID's most recent policy brief, Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir discusses this issue from a water-security perspective.  Read it online now!</p> Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:24:00 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1403 <p>ISID's Professor Manuel Balán, jointly appointed with Political Science, and Professor Kazue Takamura, Faculty Lecturer, were both honoured with the Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching at the Fall 2019 Convocation ceremony.  Both have been previously awarded faculty and departmental awards for the excellence of their teaching.  While Professor Balán was praised by Angela Campbell, Associate Provost (Equity and Academic Policies), “for his exceptional commitment to pedagogy in general and the art and craft of teaching in particular”, of Professor Takamura Campbell said "Dr.</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:36:44 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1402 <p>Profits from rooibos tea will be shared with South African indigenous San and Khoi communities in a landmark profit-sharing agreement.  ISID Professor of Practice Timothy Hodges, co-chair of the Nagoya Protocol of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, comments.  The full article in <em>Nature</em> is available online</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2019 14:54:41 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1400 <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2> </h2> <h2><b>A New Policy Direction for Canadian International Development? </b></h2> <p><i>An Open Letter to the New Government </i></p> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:52:06 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1396 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Develoment's Women's Empowerment and Development (WED) Lab and the GrOW Research Series have released a new GrOW Research Bulletin, including an article by Mayra Buvinic and Stephanie Oula on "Towards Women's Full Financial Inclusion". </p> <p>The Bulletin can be found on the GrOW Research Series website <a href="http://grow.research.mcgill.ca/">http://grow.research.mcgill.ca/</a></p> Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:57:19 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1390 <p>Professor Megan Bradley and ISID release a new policy brief entitled "The Return of Internally Displaced Persons:  Patterns, Possibilities and Gaps in Knowledge".  The brief provides an overview of research and practice pertaining to the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs).  The full brief is now available online.</p> Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:09:22 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1389 <p>Professor Megan Bradley of ISID has published an OP/ED piece on internally displaced people.  You can read it online at the Big News Network.</p> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:35:10 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1388 <p>Professors Franque Grimard and Christian Novak of ISID have produced a new policy brief for the Institute on "Updating the DFI's Operating Models and Methods Towards Helping Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development".  Read it online!</p> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:53:25 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1358 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Dr Kate Bersch for the publication of her new book. "When Democracies Deliver:  Governance Refrom in Latin America".  Dr Bersch was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for the academic years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and much of the research and writing of this volume was made possible by her ISID fellowship. </p> <p> </p> <h2><u>Publication Detail</u></h2> <h4>When Democracies Deliver:  Governance Reform in Latin America</h4> <p>Katherine Bersch, Davidson College, North Carolina</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:47:51 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1357 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to learn of the publication by Georgetown University Press of "Refugees' Roles in Resolving Displacement and Building Peace:  Beyond Beneficiaries", edited by ISID's Megan Bradley along with James Milner and Blair Peruniak. </p> Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:20:30 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1356 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development's regular newsletter, LATITUDE, is now available for download.  Read up on our people, our research, our events and our programs!</p> <p>Printed copies are available at the Institute in Peterson Hall.</p> Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:14:40 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1355 <p>ISID Professor of Practice, Dr Eliane Ubalijoro, is profiled in Forbes magazine.</p> <p>Read the full article online:  <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2019/03/07/5-lessons-for-a-non-linear-scientific-career/#3cebff4c511b">https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2019/03/07/5-lessons-for-a-non-...</a></p> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:19:15 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1350 <p>ISID's Global Governance Lab releases a new policy brief by Francesco Amodio and Andreas Menzel, "Working in Export Manufacturing:  A Blessing or a Curse".  Read about it here!</p> Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:27:33 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1345 <p>ISID Professor of Practice Rachel Kiddell-Monroe and Celine de Richoufftz write a new policy brief entitled, <em>Fleeing Violence in Central America:  Time to Implement Canada's Resettlement Policies</em>.  Read about it here!</p> Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:20:49 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1343 <p>ISID is please to share the latest policy brief from its Global Governance Lab, written by Professor Megan Bradley.</p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:56:10 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1344 <p>ISID is please to share the latest policy brief from its Global Governance Lab, written by Professor Megan Bradley and entitled "Recognizing Natural Disasters as a Concern for Transitional Justice".  Available for download.</p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:57:18 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1342 <p style="text-align:center"><b>FUNDED SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN REFUGEE ISSUES</b></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><b>Are you a graduate student at Carleton, 91˿����Ƶ, University of Ottawa or York University?</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Are you interested in refugee issues?</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Are you looking for a unique research placement for the Summer of 2019?</b></p> <p>If so, you will be interested in <a href="https://carleton.ca/lerrn" target="_blank">LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network</a>!</p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:20:39 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1333 <p>Arts Life Magazine meets the Honourable Karina Gould, a former Latin American and Caribbean Studies Student of ISID!</p> Wed, 05 Dec 2018 15:49:58 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1329 <p>ISID has released a new policy brief on energy efficiency in emerging markets, by ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and Khaled Agha.  Read about it here!</p> Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:47:37 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1326 <p>Ms Aruna Roy, noted Indian social activist, was invited to be Professor of Practice in Global Governance in residence at the Institute for the Study of International Development in Fall 2016. One of her tasks was to teach a 500-level seminar course. This invitation to come to 91˿����Ƶ was, among other things, an acknowledgement of the role that she and her organisation – The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) - played in the successful people’s campaigns which led to pro-people legislations being passed in the Indian parliament in the period between 2004 and 2014.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:21:10 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1325 <p>ISID has published a new policy brief on "The Effect of the Italian Support System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers on the Local Economy", by Claire Paoli, Angelo Martelli and ISID's Francesco Amodio.  Read about it here!</p> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:04:55 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1304 <p>ISID Faculty Lecturer has just won the Arts Undergraduate Society Teaching Excellence Award!  Each year, the AUS recognizes outstanding teaching staff in the Faculty of Arts through its Teaching Excellence Award.  Nominations for the award come out of the student body.</p> <p>Read about it here!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ausmcgill/">https://www.facebook.com/ausmcgill/</a></p> Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:55:20 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1295 <p>Op-Ed co-written by Dr Kate Grantham, Research Associate, Institute for the Study of International Development</p> <p>“Collaborating with academics and other development professionals to publish and disseminate findings from such projects will also strengthen and validate NGO efforts. This article is one small contribution toward ensuring women’s NGOs get the credit and support they so richly deserve.”</p> Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:10:14 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1294 <p>ISID releases a new policy brief by Professors Erik Kuhonta and Kazue Takamura, "Human Rights of Non-Status Migrants in Japan".  Read the full brief online.</p> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:23:19 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1284 <p>The 91˿����Ƶ Daily gave extensive coverage to the recent roundtable on ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.  <a href="https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2017/09/roundtable-discusses-ethnic-cleansing-in-myanmar/">Read the full article here</a>.</p> Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:23:40 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1283 <p>To address security concerns, governments often implement trade<br /> barriers and restrictions on the movement of goods and people. A new<br /> study from the Occupied Palestinian Territories documents the negative<br /> effects of these trade restrictions on the target economy, and their<br /> implications for political violence. Amodio, Baccini and Di Maio (2017)<br /> show that the import restrictions imposed by Israel on the West Bank<br /> have a negative effect on industrial output and wages in those sectors<br /></p> Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:42:09 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1281 <p>ISID is pleased to announce the release of a policy brief entitled "To eliminate deforestation in South America, reduce differences in regulations across regions and actors".  This brief was authored by R.D. Garrett, E.F. Lambin, and Y. le Polain de Waroux.</p> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:04:50 +0000 91˿����Ƶ /isid/node/1273 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to announce the arrival on August 1st of Professor Yann le Polain de Waroux, jointly hired with the Department of Geography.  Professor le Polain de Waroux has a doctorate from the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and most recently held a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University.  His research examines the role of people’s livelihood and land use choices as a nexus between social and environmental, and global and local dynamics in rural areas of the Global South.</p> Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:41:11 +0000 91˿����Ƶ