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AREL, Dominique »
Chairholder, Chair of Ukrainian Studies
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies
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Office: 613-562-5800 (1713)
E-mail: darel@uottawa.ca
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His research interests include political Violence and Human Rights, language politics, nationalism, and the politics of memory, politics in East Central Europe, Eurasia and Ukraine, and the politics of the census.
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BOKHARI, Kamran »
Senior Lecturer, Security & Policy Institute
Lecturer
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Cell: 202-251-6636
E-mail: kbokhari@uottawa.ca
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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
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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
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DORAN, Marie-Christine »

Dr
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies
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Office: 613-562-5800 (2009)
E-mail: mcdoran@uOttawa.ca
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I work on the evolution of democracy and governance in Latin America. Themes such as : political changes (turn to the left), violence, justice and human rights, poverty, socio-political and religious movements, political legitimacy, as well as Latin America's relation with other parts of the world are my main areas.
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- Constitution
- Courts
- Democracy and democratization
- Geopolitics
- Globalization
- Human rights
- Human rights
- International criminal court
- International development
- International law
- International law
- International political economy
- Justice
- Political ideology
- Political ideology
- Political theory
- Political violence
- Poverty
- Social change
- Social politics
- Social trends
- Terrorism
- Torture
- Trade/free trade
- Violence
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English and French , Espagnol
EBANDA DE B'BERI, Boulou »
Research Director (AMLAC&S)
Full professor
Faculty of Arts
Communication
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Office: 6135625800#3826
E-mail: ddboulou@uottawa.ca
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Questions of intercultural communication, medias' representation of ethnic minorities; cultural identity, racism, racialization, and cultural history in Canada and in Black Africa.
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- Aboriginal Studies
- Acculturation
- Anthropology
- Artificial intelligence
- Canadian history
- Canadian studies
- Communications and ethics
- Communications and technology
- Cultural belonging
- Cultural history
- Cultural identity
- Culture
- Feminist politics and theory
- Francophonie and society
- Gender in information and communications technologies
- Globalization
- Hate crimes
- Immigration
- Intercultural communication
- International communication
- Media
- Organizational communications
- Political communications
- Political philosophy
- Political philosophy
- Political theory
- Political violence
- Postcolonial studies
- Poverty
- Race
- Racism
- Social change
- Social justice
- Social norms
- Social politics
- Torture
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English and French
KEMPA, Michael »

Chair, Department of Criminology
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Criminology
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Office: 613-562-5800 (2572)
Cell: 647-770-7656
E-mail: mkempa@uOttawa.ca
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I am interested in all aspects of human security. In particular, I focus upon the role of public and private policing agencies in shaping collective order. I am interested in the powers, culture and accountability of public and private policing agencies. Looking at trends in policing tells us a lot about current directions in politics and economics at home and abroad.
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- Community policing
- Human rights
- International criminality
- Justice
- Police
- Political violence
- Poverty
- Social change
- Social politics
- Social trends
- Terrorism
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English and French
LAZO CIVIDANES, Jorge »

Part-time professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies
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E-mail: jlazociv@uottawa.ca
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Jorge Lazo-Cividanes received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Salamanca (Spain) in 2006. He also holds an M.Sc. from the University Simón Bolívar (Venezuela) and a B.A. from the Central University of Venezuela. From 2007 to 2010, Dr. Lazo-Cividanes held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Quebec in Montreal and currently teaches at the University of Ottawa. His research and teaching interest are primarily in the comparative politics of Latin America, including populism, ideology and political violence.Area(s) of expertise:
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MORSE, Bradford W. »
Professor
Full professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law
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Cell: 613-889-8896
Home: 613-821-1681
E-mail: bmorse@uOttawa.ca
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Aboriginal issues in Canada, U.S.A., Australia and New Zealand: Land claims, self-government, treaty rights, aboriginal rights, Metis rights, constitutional reform, administration of justice, intergovernmental relations, wildlife harvesting, international indigenous rights, human rights, etc. Northern Governance: territorial governmental jurisdiction and federal-territorial relations
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- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Aboriginal criminality
- Aboriginal history
- Aboriginal legal issues
- Canadian constitution
- Colonization
- Constitution
- Constitutional law
- Human rights
- Human rights
- Human rights
- International law
- International law
- Justice
- Political violence
- Property law
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ROSS-TREMBLAY, Pierrot »
Assistant professor
Faculty of Arts
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Cell: 581.235.3700
E-mail: prosstre@uottawa.ca
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Dr. Ross-Tremblay is an indigenous (Innu) expert with over 20 years of experience on issues related to First Peoples. He has advanced expertise in complex problem solving, institutional design, conflict management and diplomacy. His current research focuses on cultural memory and oblivion, intellectual traditions and indigenous narratives, and practices of self-determination.
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- Aboriginal Studies
- Canadian studies
- Colonization
- Constitutional law
- Cultural identity
- Empowerment
- Philosophy of law
- Political philosophy
- Political violence
- Racism
- Resistance
- Social change
- Social norms
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VAIREL, Frédéric »
Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies
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Office: 613 562 5800 ext. 8927
E-mail: fvairel@uottawa.ca
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Mes recherches portent sur les situations autoritaires dans le Monde arabe (notamment le Maroc) les carrières militantes, les pratiques protestataires et la répression politique. Je travaille sur les Soulèvements populaires dans le Monde arabe. Je m'intéresse également aux circulations des politique de gestion des passés violents (Commissions vérité et réconciliation, "justice transitionnelle").
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