Sophia Weiqi Li, Winner of the 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize
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 When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine.
Two Award Winners at ISID!
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.
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Erik Kuhonta on arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
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.
New Opinion Piece by Professors Sonia Lazlo and Francesco Amodio
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:
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/03/07/pourquoi-laide-etrangere-du...
16 International Development Studies students receive 2024 Faculty of Arts Internship Awards
Please join us in congratulating 16 International Development Studies students -recipients of the 2024 Faculty of Arts Internship Awards.
Simone Poku, U0, International Development Studies
Tanguy Montandon wins the 2024 award for best undergraduate paper in International Development Studies
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 McGill, he was an Integrated Management Student Fellow and pursued research on the Economic and Environmental Impacts of BIXI under the supervision of Sanjith Gopalakrishnan.
Professor Jacob Blanc wins the AUS Most Outstanding Professor Award!
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!
New Policy Brief on Climate Adaptation Finance
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.
Read about it HERE
Announcing the 2024 ISID Graduate Travel Awards
MA students enrolled in the Development Studies Option and PhD students supervised by ISID faculty members and associate members are invited to apply for the 2024 ISID Graduate Student Travel Grants. Grants will range from $500-$1500.
ISID congratulates Professor Jacob Blanc on his new book, "The Prestes Column"
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 The Prestes Column, 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.
Historian Jacob Blanc arrives at ISID
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.
Welcoming Rohinton Medhora to ISID
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).
Enkhuun Byambadorj, winner of the 2023 Albert Hirschman prize
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:
Course lecturers in International Development Studies
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 McGill University. Course lecturers are required for:
Teaching Assistants in International Development Studies
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 McGill University. Full details can be found here https://www.mcgill.ca/isid/jobs/teaching-assistants, and applications made through Workday, the university's human resources management system.
