Inst. for the Study of International Development

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. 

 

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When Democracies Deliver:  Governance Reform in Latin America

Katherine Bersch, Davidson College, North Carolina

Classified as: civil society, Latin America, governance, governance reform
Published on: 30 Apr 2019

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. 

Classified as: refugees; displaced persons; peace building ; developing countries; conflict resolution
Published on: 9 Apr 2019

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!

Printed copies are available at the Institute in Peterson Hall.

Classified as: ISID, international development, development research, developing countries, McGill
Published on: 26 Mar 2019

ISID Professor of Practice, Dr Eliane Ubalijoro, is profiled in Forbes magazine.

Read the full article online:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2019/03/07/5-lessons-for-a-non-...

Classified as: Eliane Ubalijoro, ISID, women, Rwanda, Leadership
Published on: 8 Mar 2019

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!

Classified as: developing countries, export manufacting, economic growth, francesco amodio, ISID, Global Governance Lab, Andreas Menzel
Published on: 18 Feb 2019

ISID Professor of Practice Rachel Kiddell-Monroe and Celine de Richoufftz write a new policy brief entitled, Fleeing Violence in Central America:  Time to Implement Canada's Resettlement Policies.  Read about it here!

Classified as: central america, migrants, refugees, refugee policy, Canada
Published on: 24 Jan 2019

ISID is please to share the latest policy brief from its Global Governance Lab, written by Professor Megan Bradley.

Published on: 18 Jan 2019

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.

Published on: 18 Jan 2019

FUNDED SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN REFUGEE ISSUES

 

Are you a graduate student at Carleton, McGill University, University of Ottawa or York University?

Are you interested in refugee issues?

Are you looking for a unique research placement for the Summer of 2019?

If so, you will be interested in LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network!

Published on: 18 Jan 2019

Arts Life Magazine meets the Honourable Karina Gould, a former Latin American and Caribbean Studies Student of ISID!

Published on: 5 Dec 2018

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!

Published on: 8 Nov 2018

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 McGill 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.

Published on: 29 Oct 2018

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!

Published on: 16 Oct 2018

ISID Professor Megan Bradley was interviewed, in French, for this Radio-Canada story on the migration crisis and "Fortress Europe".  Read about it here  http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/special/2018/route-migrants/frontie...

Classified as: migration ; migrants ; Europe ; Megan Bradley ; ISID
Published on: 8 May 2018

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.

Read about it here!  https://www.facebook.com/ausmcgill/

Published on: 21 Mar 2018

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