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ATTARAN, Amir »

Amir Attaran

Associate Professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
Institute of Population Health

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (2889)
Cell: 613-276-7687
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Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

International development and foreign aid; international human rights law and particularly how it applies to the war in Afghanistan; global public health in the poorer countries.

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BANERJEE, Nipa »

PhD. / Professor
Visiting professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4531)
Cell: 613-697-9814
Home: 613-842-9814
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E-mail, Home Telephone, Cell Telephone, Office Telephone

Research information:

Foreign Aid; Aid Effectiveness; Development Issues-South and South East Asia; Development Issues in Post Conflict Countries and Peace Building Measures; Fragile States Research; Development and Reconstruction in Afghanistan . More than 35 years of experience with CIDA, IDRC and NGOs. Lived and worked several years as a professional in several South and South East Asian Countries (including in Afghanistan). Travelled widely and continues to make quarterly visits to developing countries for research purposes.

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English only, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu

BROWN, Stephen »

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies

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Office: 613-562-5800 (1896)
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E-mail

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I study a variety of issues relating to democracy and democratization, conflict and violence, and foreign aid and development in Africa (especially Kenya and Malawi), including Canadian foreign policy in these areas. I also have a strong interest in Canadian foreign aid more generally. I am also interested in the politics of sexuality / homosexuality and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Canada and abroad, including in developing countries.

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English and French , espagnol / Spanish; portugais / Portuguese

FATHALLY, Jabeur »

International Law Professor
Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Civil Law

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3098)
Cell: 613-898-0880
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E-mail, Cell Telephone, Office Telephone

Research information:

International Public and humanitarian Law- Middle East- Islamic Law-Arab Countries Legislations- International relations:Iran,Turkey, Egypt, Afghanistan, Israeli–Palestinian conflict 

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English and French , Arabe

LEGRENZI, Matteo »

Matteo Legrenzi

Assistant Professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

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Conflicts and security in the Middle East. Arab-Israeli Conflict. Conflict in the Persian Gulf. Iran, Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait) Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula. Terrorism and sub-state actors. Political Economy of Middle East Oil. Politics and International Relations of the Middle East. Regionalism and Regionalization.

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English only, Italien/Italian, Arabe/Arabic

MENDES, Errol »

Errol MENDES

Former Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre
Full professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5890
Cell: 613-799-0559
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E-mail, Cell Telephone, Office Telephone

Research information:

Globalization, United Nations, foreign policy, international law and human rights,law and policy on anti-terrorism, Constitutional law, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Private and Public Sector governance, including issues relating to accountability, transparency and integrity.

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English and French

NICKERSON, Jason »

PhD Candidate
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Institute of Population Health

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-6262 (1620)
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Website

Preferred method s of contact:

E-mail, Office Telephone

Research information:

Humanitarian aid; Health services during humanitarian emergencies; Health response to disasters, conflicts and crises; Foreign medical teams; Surgical care in low- and middle-income countries; Global public health; Coordination of humanitarian aid and assistance.

I study the ways in which health needs are established and prioritized during large humanitarian crises such as natural disasters and wars. I specifically focus on understanding and improving public health statistics and information related to the functioning of health systems/services/resources in crises, and population statistics such as mortality surveys and estimates and malnutrition assessments following disasters and wars.

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English and French

SAAVEDRA-VARGAS, Marcelo »

Professor
Part-time professor
Faculty of Arts
History

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Cell: 613-762-7822
Home: 613-837-0058
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E-mail, Home Telephone

Research information:

Indigenous perspectives, indigenous cosmovisions, indigenous epistemologies, development, globalization, sustainable development, indigenous governance

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English and French , Spanish

ZUERCHER, Christoph »

Dr / professor
Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (8997)
E-mail:
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Peacebuilding, Statebuilding, International Development, Aid, Aid effectiveness, Conflict Civil Wars

Regions:  Central Asia, Caucasus, Afghanistan, Former Soviet Union, Russia

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English only, German; Russian

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