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ATTARAN, Amir »

Full Professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (2889)
E-mail: aattaran@uOttawa.ca
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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.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Applied ethics
- Ethics in international affairs
- Ethics in international affairs
- Foreign aid
- Health
- Health law
- Health policy
- Human rights
- International development
- International health
- International health
- International law
- International law
- Population health
Language preference:
English only
BANERJEE, Nipa »

PhD.
Senior fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (4531)
Cell: 613-697-9814
Home: 613-842-9814
E-mail: nipa.banerjee@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Home Telephone, Cell 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 & Conflict States; Development and Reconstruction in Afghanistan. More than 40 years of experience with CIDA, IDRC and NGOs. Lived and worked several years as a professional in several South and South East Asian Countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar). Travelled widely and continues to make quarterly visits (especially Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India) and other developing countries for research purposes.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Afghanistan
- Asian history
- Democracy and democratization
- Development
- Economic development
- Food security
- Foreign aid
- Foreign aid
- Globalization
- India
- International development
- International development and globalization
- International political economy
- International political economy
- International projects
- International relations
- Operations/project management
- Performance measurement
- Performance measures
- Political economy
- Project management
- Rural development
- Social change
- Social policy
- Southeast Asia
- Sustainable development
- Women and development
Language preference:
English only, Bengali; Hindi; Urdu
BROWN, Stephen »

Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (1896)
E-mail: brown@uOttawa.ca
Website
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Research information:
I study a variety of issues relating to democracy and democratization, conflict and violence, mining, foreign aid and development, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. I am particularly interested in Canadian policy in relation to those topics.Area(s) of expertise:
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- Africa
- Corporate Social Responsibly
- Democracy and democratization
- Foreign aid
- Foreign aid
- Foreign Policy
- Human rights
- International development
- International development and globalization
- International organizations
- International political economy
- International political economy
- International relations
Language preference:
English and French , espagnol / Spanish; portugais / Portuguese
DAGHER, Ruby »
Part-time professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800, ext: 4049
Cell: 6132635968
E-mail: rdaghe3@uottawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
Cell Telephone, Office Telephone
Research information:
My research mainly focuses on the ability of post-conflict states to earn legitimacy from their citizens and the implications on the democratization of countries that experience conflict. Second, I focus on the manner in which development aid is provided and the manner in which the global governance system impacts the achievement of developmental results. Finally, I also focuses on the various conflicts in the Middle East.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Democracy and democratization
- Foreign aid
- Foreign aid
- Foreign Policy
- Globalization
- International development and globalization
- Middle East
Language preference:
English and French , Arabic
LEGRENZI, Matteo »

Assistant Professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Contact information:
E-mail: matteo.legrenzi@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Office Telephone
Research information:
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.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Colonization
- Democracy and democratization
- Foreign aid
- Geopolitics
- International organizations
- International political economy
- International political economy
- International relations
- International terrorism
- Middle East
- Middle East
- Wars
Language preference:
English only, Italien/Italian, Arabe/Arabic
MENDES, Errol »

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
E-mail: emendes@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
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.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Canadian politics
- Constitution
- Constitutional law
- Corporate governance
- Corporate law
- Democracy and democratization
- Ethics
- Federalism
- Foreign aid
- Hate crimes
- Human rights
- Human rights
- International business management
- International commerce
- International criminal court
- International development
- International development and globalization
- International financial institutions
- International law
- International law
- International organizations
- International political economy
- International terrorism
- International trade and environment
- International trade law
- Justice
- Political economy
- Torture
- Trade/free trade
- War crimes
Language preference:
English only
MUNRO, Lauchlan »

Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (4534)
Cell: 613-878-5001
E-mail: lmunro@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Cell Telephone
Research information:
1) Does aid to developing countries work? Why or why not? 2) How can governments in poor countries provide adequate health care and education to all their citizens, including the poorest and most vulnerable? 3) How should governments around the world cope with economic risk and uncertainty? 4) How can governments in poor countries provide social protection (health insurance, old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, drought relief)? 5) What role does science and technology play in development? What do appropriate science-for-development policies look like? 6) What does the future hold for Zimbabwe?
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Africa
- Economic development
- Economic policies
- Food security
- Foreign aid
- International development and globalization
- International health
- International organizations
- Performance measurement
- Public administration
- Social policy
Language preference:
English and French
SAAVEDRA-VARGAS, Marcelo »
Professor
Part-time professor
Faculty of Arts
History
Contact information:
Cell: 613-762-7822
Home: 613-837-0058
E-mail: msaavedr@uOttawa.ca
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Home Telephone
Research information:
Indigenous perspectives, indigenous cosmovisions, indigenous epistemologies, development, globalization, sustainable development, indigenous governance
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Aboriginal history
- Aboriginal Studies
- American history
- Climate change
- Colonization
- Communications and technology
- Environmental economics
- Food security
- Foreign aid
- Global warming
- Globalization
- Globalization
- Indigenous Conceptions
- Indigenous Prophecies
- Indigenous Responsibilities
- Indigenous Rights
- International development
- Latin America
- Moral philosophy
- Native teacher education
- Other
- Sustainable development
Language preference:
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: christoph.zuercher@uOttawa.ca
Website
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Research information:
Peacebuilding, Statebuilding, International Development, Aid, Aid effectiveness, Conflict Civil Wars
Regions: Central Asia, Caucasus, Afghanistan, Former Soviet Union, Russia
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Afghanistan
- Communism
- Democracy and democratization
- Foreign aid
- Foreign aid
- Globalization
- International development
- International development and globalization
Language preference:
English only, German; Russian
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