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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
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
FATHALLY, Jabeur »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Law
Civil Law
Contact information:
Office: #3098
Cell: 6138980880
E-mail: jabeur.fathally@uOttawa.ca
Website
Preferred method s of contact:
E-mail, Cell Telephone, Office Telephone
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Afghanistan
- Africa
- International criminal court
- International human rights law
- International humanitarian law
- International law
- International relations
- International terrorism
- Middle East
- War crimes
Language preference:
English and French , arabic
PARIS, Roland »

Associate Professor of Public and International Affairs
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (4047)
E-mail: rparis@uOttawa.ca
Website
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Research information:
Foreign policy; international security; Canada-US relations; international organizations including the UN and NATO.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Afghanistan
- Democracy and democratization
- Ethics in international affairs
- Food security
- Foreign aid
- Foreign Policy
- Geopolitics
- Globalization
- International organizations
- International political economy
- International relations
Language preference:
English only
ROBINSON, Paul »
Vice Dean Graduate Studies
Full professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (6900)
Home: 613-421-9293
E-mail: paul.robinson@uottawa.ca
Website
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Research information:
I study Russia, military affairs, including military history and military ethics, and international security.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- 20th century
- Afghanistan
- Ethics in international affairs
- Ethics in international affairs
- European history
- Foreign Policy
Language preference:
English and French , Russian
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
ZYLA, Benjamin »

Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies
Contact information:
Office: 613-562-5800 (4989)
E-mail: bzyla@uOttawa.ca
Website
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Research information:
Internationals Institutions (NATO,EU,UN) & regimes, global governance, transatlantic affairs, EU foreign and security policy, strategic culture, peace and conflict, international peace operations, global order, geopolitics, foreign policy analysis, Canadian foreign policy, German foreign policy.
Area(s) of expertise:
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- Afghanistan
- Balkans
- Contemporary European History
- European politics
- Foreign Policy
- Geopolitics
- Globalization
- Governance
- History of European Integration
- International development and globalization
- International organizations
- International relations
- Liberalism
- Transatlantic Relations
- Wars
Language preference:
English only, German
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