FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS

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.

June 13, 2013: Read Paul Meyer's commentary on the US Presidential Decision Directive on cyber operations here.

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

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).

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 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!

May 27, 2013: Congratulations to graduate student, Alicia Tallack on her SSHRC award!