Issue 34(1) of the Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'études du développement is now available. Special section (policy forum): Emerging Transnational Responses to Global Extractive Industries by guest editors: Alexander Dawson and Fabiola Bazo
John Harriss is the editor of the journal, which is the flagship publication of the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID).
EVENTS
Aug 20, 2013: Public lecture 'Art Communities in Northern Thailand' by Wattana Wattanapun. Details TBA.
Past News and Events
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
May 2, 2013: Read Paul Meyer's commentary on the NPT and the problems posed for it by the failure to date to convene a promised conference on a WMD-free zone in the Middle East.
May 6, 2013: Read Bill Gates' review of Morten Jerven's Poor Numbers here.
May 7, 2013: Check out Michael Howard's new book, Cultural Revival and the Peoples of Ta Van Commune, Sa Pa, Northern Vietnam.
May 8, 2013: Morten Jerven will discuss his book, Poor Numbers at the Royal African Society, UK.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 24, 2013: A warm congratulations to Greg Feldman, Morten Jerven and Paul Warwick on their SSHRC awards!
April 26, 2013: To support undergraduate student travel, the International Studies Undergraduate Travel Award has been created. The School has also created a Best Undergraduate International Studies Essay award (by nomination from faculty members only).
May 22, 2013: Lukáš Hyrman's essay on the Hungarian Revolution in Greg Feldman's IS 419 Culture, Population and Militarization course (Spring 2013) has been named the 2013 Best Undergraduate International Studies Essay Award. Congratulations!