Doctoral Student
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Student
BA, World Religions and Culture (University of Dhaka) | MA, Religious Studies (Queenâs)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
My research interests in international relations center on the multidimensional dynamics of NATO policies in the Middle East. I am interested in NATOâs strategic decisions, military interventions, actions of coalition against ISIS and the impact of NATO's policies on local governance and civilian populations.
Rakib Jahan is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queenâs University where he will specialize in International Relations. Rakib is currently completing his MA in Religious Studies at Queenâs.
2023-2024: Queenâs Graduate Award, Queenâs University, SGS
2023-2024: International Tuition Award, Queenâs University, SGS
2022: The Duke of Edinburghâs International Award, The Duke of Edinburghâs Award Foundation Bangladesh
2012: Presidentâs Scout Award, Bangladesh Scouts
Doctoral Student
He/Him
BA Hons. Political Science, Hons. History (Saint Mary's) | MA Political Studies (Queen's)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Humanitarian Intervention, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Constructivism, IR Theory.
Michael is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Studies at 91ÊÓÆ” specializing in the area of norm development and contestation, genocide and humanitarian intervention, and analyzing the power and efficacy of humanitarian norms. Outside academia, Michael has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector. He is currently a senior manager at a large not-for-profit and a founding partner of a not-for-profit governance consultancy. When not working or writing his dissertation, Michael can be found playing with his daughter Faye, walking his dog around the lake, or rolling dice at a nearby game of 40k.
Doctoral Student
He/Him
B.A.H - Political Science (Victoria, 2022)Â | M.A. - Political Science [Political Theory] (McMaster, 2024)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Elliot Goodell Ugalde is a scholar and researcher specialising in international relations and political economy, with a focus on healthcare policy, Indigenous resurgence scholarship, and crisis theory economics. He has a wealth of experience working with both governmental and non-governmental bodies across Canada. Elliot has published several peer-reviewed articles and has presented his research at numerous academic conferences. Committed to community service, he also holds certifications in emergency management, Indigenous studies, and the economic impacts on developing countries. In his free time, Elliot enjoys painting, playing the drums, and writing political columns for various newspapers and publications.
Doctoral Student
She/Her
BA (Carleton) | M. Architecture (U of Manitoba) | MA International Affairs (King's College London, UK)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
International Security, Great Power Politics, Canadian Defence and Foreign Policy, China/Russia Relations, Arctic Region, Diplomacy
Kimberly is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Studies at 91ÊÓÆ” specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics. She graduated with merit from King's College London, UK with an MA in International Affairs (Espionage and Surveillance). Kimberly is focusing her research on the emerging power conflict in the Arctic.
2024 R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship
2024 Queen's Graduate Award
2024 Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's Award for Social Justice
Doctoral Student
He/Him
BAH Political Science (Laurentian, 2019) | MA Political Studies (Queen's, 2020)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Zachary is a first year PhD student in the Department of Political Studies. He completed his honourâs B.A. at Laurentian University in Political Science and Religious Studies (2019), and his M.A. at Queenâs University in Political Studies (2020). During his time at Queenâs University, he participated in two exchange programs. His first exchange was with the Royal Military College of Canada (2019) where he focused on American Defense Policy. His second exchange was with the UniversitĂ€t der Bundeswehr MĂŒnchen in Munich, Germany (2020) where he focused on International Relations. More specifically, his research focused on the role of Military Power in International Relations and the Psychology of Violence.
Zacharyâs current research interests are the Liberal International Order (LIO), Canada-US Relations, Defense Studies, and Russia and China in International Security.
ââ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶ÄQueenâs Graduate Award (2024)
R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship (2024)
UniversitĂ€t der Bundeswehr MĂŒnchen Scholarship (2020)
Queenâs Graduate Award (2019-2020)
Huntington Bursary (2018)
Thorneloe Bursary (2018)
Teaching Assistant:
POLS 261 â International Politics (Fall 2019) â Queenâs University
SOCI 1015 â Understanding Society (2018-2019) â Laurentian University ââ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶Äâ¶Ä
Doctoral Student
she/her/hers
MPP (2024), Hons. B.A. (2023)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Maham Afzaal is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queenâs University studying International Relations. She received an MPP in Digital Society and an Hons. B.A. in Economics (Specialist) with a minor in Political Science from McMaster University.
Mahamâs previous research drew from Foucaultâs conception of the panopticon to explore the socio-political implications of employing proctoring AI technologies in undergraduate and secondary school settings, focusing on how potential racial and gendered biases in AI impact students belonging to minority groups. She is currently interested in researching critical security issues in schools informed by historical, decolonial, and feminist frameworks.
Critical security studies, Childhood studies, Historical injustice, Race, Gender, Philosophy of technology, AI ethics, Research ethics, Critical pedagogy, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Education policy
Queenâs Graduate Award (2024)
Outstanding Student Performance Award in Digital Governance (McMaster, 2024)
Outstanding Student Performance Award in Product Management (McMaster, 2024)
Outstanding Student Performance Award in Architectures of Digital Ecosystems (McMaster, 2023)
Graduate Entrance Scholarship (McMaster, 2023)
International Student Career Trek Honorarium (McMaster, 2022)
Undergraduate Student Research Award (McMaster, 2022)
Undergraduate Student Research Award (McMaster, 2021)
TA:
POLS 284 (Queenâs, 2024)
POLSCI 1AA3 (McMaster, 2023)
Congratulations to Dr. von Hlatky! Stéfanie von Hlatky, a professor in the Department of Political Studies and the Faculty of Arts and Science Associate Dean (Research), has won a prestigious national fellowship award, The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation's Distinguished Fellowship for 2024-2027. Dr.
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Wednesday June 26, 2024Location
The turn of the century brought on a wave of new and complex problems that the international community must face. From advancements in technology that have moulded and reshaped domestic political spheres; to leaps in communication that have enabled the rise of powerful non-state actors; to the digitalization of the finance world and the introduction of crypto currencies, we have seen change across virtually every channel of interaction.
Being able to understand these changes and conduct meaningful research to uncover their impacts are essential to a peaceful and cooperative future.
âNew Realitiesâ can be considered through many lenses. Understanding the effect evolving social change can have on national or international organizations is bound to change the way the organization operates. The international implications of the ongoing War in Ukraine, or the Israel-Hamas War, have the power to reshape and restructure the security situations in Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. The rise in domestic right-wing support in many regions of the world, or the risks following the possible re-election of Donald Trump, could have the power to challenge many governmentâs operational and fiscal âstatus-quosâ. And an increase in uprisings and coups, more specifically in the West African region, have regressed democracy to a point that concerns regional security and opens the door to global humanitarian crises.
These are all situations and dimensions of the global landscape that are undergoing change, and therefore creating a new reality the international community must confront.
In this opinion piece, , Bella Aung explains how, in response to a growing online resistance, the military government in Myanmar has responded through the implementation of a variety of draconian measures of digital repression.
