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ANCTIL, Pierre »

Full professor
Faculty of Arts
History
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1289)
Cell: 514-261-5265
E-mail: panctil@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method of contact:
Cell Telephone
Research information:
My research bears on the different aspects of Canadian identity and on the emergence of a field of research specifically dealing with Canada. I am also interested on ethnicity in Canada, issues on a Quebec and national level, election results in Quebec and Canada, on the Jewish community of Canada and Montréal, and more precisely on anti-Semitism, secularism, linguistic integration and racism in Canadian society. I also specialize on Canadian Yiddish literature and Canadian Yiddish culture.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Anthropology
- Canadian history
- French-Canadian culture
- Immigration
- Religion
- Translation and interpretation
- Urban anthropology
Language preference:
English and French , Yiddish
ANDERSON, Emma »
Full Professor
Associate professor
Faculty of Arts
Classics and Religious Studies
Contact information:
Office: (613) 562-5800 X1176
E-mail: eanderso@uottawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Office Telephone
Research information:
History of Christianity (particularly Catholicism); Missionaries and native peoples in 17th century Canada; Traditional aboriginal spirituality; First Nations' relationship with the Catholic church (historically and contemporaneously); Native peoples and the impact of residential schools; Saint Kateri Tekakwitha; The Jesuits; Popular and "lived" religion; Catholic veneration of the Virgin Mary and of saints; Relics and miracles; Saint-Making: the canonization process in the Catholic Church; Christian martyrdom; Jean de Brebeuf and the cult of the North American Martyrs; Native martyrs; Catholic shrines and pilgrimages; Aboriginal pilgrimage in Canada; Marian apparitions (visions of the Virgin Mary); "Clerico-nationalism" in 19th century Quebec; Vatican II and the Quiet Revolution in Quebec; Developments in the contemporary Catholic church (including the pontificate of Pope Francis I); Multiculturalism and religion in contemporary Canada.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- 20th century
- Aboriginal history
- Aboriginal Studies
- Canadian history
- Canadian studies
- Classics and religious studies
- Cultural history
- European history
- French-Canadian culture
- History of art
- History of religious communities
- Indigenous Conceptions
- Medieval studies
- New France
- North America
- Postcolonial studies
- Religion
- uOttawa
Language preference:
English and French
BASALAMAH, Salah »

Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts
School of Translation and Interpretation
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (3139)
Cell: 613-265-7252
E-mail: sbasalam@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Office Telephone
Research information:
Philosophy of Translation Translation and Copyright Intercultural Communication and Mediation Social Translation Islam and Secularism, Western Islam, and Religion in the Public Sphere Muslim Activism, Islamism and Religious Pluralism Quran Translation and Interpretation.
Areas of expertise: Islam religion and interfaith dialogue.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Classics and religious studies
- Immigration
- Intellectual property
- Intercultural communication
- Religion
- Translation
- Urban anthropology
Language preference:
English and French , Arabe (classique et dialectes orientaux)
BOKHARI, Kamran »
Senior Lecturer, Security & Policy Institute
Lecturer
Contact information:
Cell: 202-251-6636
E-mail: kbokhari@uottawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Cell Telephone
Research information:
Kamran Bokhari teaches courses on national security and foreign policy to Canadian military, intelligence and security officials at the University of Ottawa and is a consultant to The World Bank Group. Bokhari is also the former Advisor on Middle Eastern and South Asian Affairs (2003-15) to the U.S. geopolitical intelligence firm, Stratfor. He is the author of Political Islam in the Age of Democratization (Palgrave Macmillan, December 18, 2013) and is working on a second book on how to ideologically combat the self-styled Islamic State and its so-called caliphate, which is due to publish in 2016. He also has contributed chapters to edited volumes such as the Oxford Handbook on Islam & Politics (2013) & Debating Moderate Islam: The Geopolitics of Islam and the West (2007). Bokhari has delivered briefings to various American, Canadian and British government departments. Over the years he has published thousands of analytical/theoretical/op-ed articles and has presented research papers in various international academic and policy forums. He has given hundreds of interviews to leading global media outlets, including: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, Foreign Policy, NPR, Forbes, The Christian Science Monitor, National Journal, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, CBC, CTV, BBC, Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, CNN-Turk, Pakistan's GEO TV, India's Hindustan Times, Xinhua and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He has many years of teaching experience at US & UK universities. Based in Toronto, Bokhari is a PhD candidate in the department of politics and international relations at London's University of Westminster where he is writing his thesis 'Moderation Among Salafists and Jihadists' with Egypt's Nour Party & Afghanistan's Taliban movement as his case studies. He tweets at @KamranBokhari. Areas of Expertise • Geopolitics of the Muslim World • Middle East • South Asia • Islamism/Jihadism • Geo-sectarianism • Democratization • Civil-Military Relations • Counterterrorism/Deradicalization • Countering Violent Extremism • Islamist/Muslim Moderation • Foreign Policy • Security/Intelligence Affairs • Comparative Political Systems
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Afghanistan
- Democracy and democratization
- Foreign Policy
- Geopolitics
- India
- International terrorism
- Middle East
- National policy
- Policy
- Political ideology
- Political violence
- Religion
- Sécularisation
- State violence
- Terrorism
- Transnationalism
- Violence
Language preference:
English only
DE KERCKHOVE, Ferry »
Senior fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (4852)
Cell: 613-400-2414
Home: 613-421-8263
E-mail: ferry.de.kerckhove@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Cell Telephone
Research information:
My diplomatic career has exposed me to the Muslim World (Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia) and to the Arab world (Egypt), as well as to Russia and to Security issues (NATO). Of course, with 38 years of experience in Foreign Affairs, I do have a solid background onn Canadian Foreign Policy. I have been involved in policy planning (both political and trade) for over 6 years during my career at DFAIT. I have contributed a number of TV and Radio interviews on issues related to all facets of my experience and have written a number of pieces and comments at conferences all over Canada and abroad. As the Executive Vice President of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, and the co-author of "Canada's Strategic Outlook" of the CDAI for 2013 and 2014, I am also involved in Canada's defence policy. I write as well for CDFAI and for CIPS.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Afghanistan
- Communism
- Democracy and democratization
- European politics
- Foreign aid
- Foreign Policy
- Geopolitics
- Human rights
- International commerce
- International communications
- International political economy
- International relations
- Middle East
- Middle East
- Nationalism
- Religion
- Southeast Asia
- Wars
Language preference:
English and French , Spanish; some Russian
KITSIKIS, Dimitri »

Honorary President, Dimitri Kitsikis Public Foundation /Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
Emeritus professor
Faculty of Arts
History
Contact information:
Office: 613-842-9175
Office: 613-562-5800 (1310)
Home: 613-842-9175
E-mail: dimitri.kitsikis@uOttawa.ca
Website (English and Greek)
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Research information:
Fields of expertise: Balkans; Byzantium, China; Cyprus; Fascism; Geopolitics;Greece; International relations; Ideologies; Islam; Middle East;Orthodoxy (Christian); Ottoman Empire; Propaganda(International);Religion;Theology; Third World; Turkey.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- 20th century
- Asian history
- Balkans
- Balkans
- Communism
- Communism
- European history
- Fascism
- Fascism
- Federalism
- Geopolitics
- Geopolitics
- International relations
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- Middle East
- Nationalism
- Political ideology
- Political ideology
- Political theory
- Religion
Language preference:
English and French
LALIBERTÉ, André »

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (8913)
E-mail: andre.laliberte@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Office Telephone
Research information:
My research is on the issue of relations between state and religion in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Eats Asia, within the contexts of an analysis of social policy and welfare regimes, the study of identity politics and nationalism, and the examination of political change.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Asian history
- China
- Communism
- Communism
- Democracy and democratization
- Nationalism
- Political ideology
- Polyethnic societies
- Religion
Language preference:
English and French , Mandarin
MASAELI, Mahmoud »
Replacement Professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (4979)
E-mail: mmasaeli@uottawa.ca
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Areas of interest and concentration include globalization and global ethics; ethics of global development, dialogical ethics; theories of global justice, and justice as recognition. In addition, he holds a special interest in the esoteric dimension of faith traditions, notably Islamic spirituality, since he believes that these spiritual approaches can potentially complete and strength dialogical perspectives in the lifeworld.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Ethics
- Ethics
- Ethics in international affairs
- Ethics in international affairs
- Human rights
- Human rights
- Religion
Language preference:
English only, Farsi (Persian)
MEUNIER, Martin »
Sociologue
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Sociology
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (2045)
Cell: 613-606-3011
E-mail: mmeunier@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
Office Telephone, Cell Telephone, E-mail
Research information:
Sociologie des religions, en particulier l'analyse du catholicisme au 20e siècle et des liens entre religions et les phénomènes modernes (laïcité, nouveaux groupes religieux, etc).Le cas québécois; son histoire et son devenir. Intellectuels québécois au 20e siècle.Area(s) of expertise:
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- Canadian history
- Canadian studies
- Culture
- Minority languages
- Religion
- Sécularisation
- Social politics
- Social psychology
- Social trends
- Theology
Language preference:
Français seulement
PETTIPIECE, Timothy »
Part-time professor
Faculty of Arts
Classics and Religious Studies
Contact information:
Office: 8199628507
Office: 8199628507
Cell: 8199628507
Home: 8199628507
E-mail: tpettipi@uottawa.ca
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Research information:
My research focuses on religion in the ancient world, particularly in the Roman and Persian empires. I work primarily on Gnostic and Manichaean texts.
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Language preference:
English only
REINHARTZ, Adele »
Full professor
Faculty of Arts
Classics and Religious Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1339)
E-mail: adele.reinhartz@uOttawa.ca
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Two main areas of expertise: the history and literature of early Christianity particularly in its relationship to early Judaism; and the use of the Bible in film.
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English only
THIBAULT, Hélène »
PhD student
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies
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E-mail: hthib097@uottawa.ca
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Specializing in the politics of the former Soviet Union, especially Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). In particular, I'm interested in the impact of Soviet communism on the development of post-Soviet religious and secular identities.Area(s) of expertise:
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Language preference:
English and French , Russe
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