Stephen Brown
 
School of Political Studies
University of Ottawa
55 Laurier Ave. East, 9th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario  K1N 6N5
 Tel. (613) 562-5800, ext. 1896
Fax: (613) 562-5371
Email: brown@uottawa.ca
Website: http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~brown 

 ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
 
2006–           Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa

2002-2006    Assistant Professor, School of Political Studies (formerly Department of Political Science), University of Ottawa
 
 
AFFILIATIONS
 
2008–            Affiliated Faculty, School of International Development and Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa

2008-2013     Distinguished Research Associate, North-South Institute, Ottawa

2007–            Faculty Member, Centre for International Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa

2007–            Member, African Studies Research Laboratory, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa

2006-2011     Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science / Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University

2005-2007     External Associate, Conflict and Development Program, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia

2003–            Member, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Ottawa

2000-2002     Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
 
 
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
 
2000   Ph.D., Department of Politics, New York University

1990   M.Sc., Department of Government, London School of Economics

1989   B.Soc.Sc. (Hons.), magna cum laude, Department of Political Science, University of Ottawa
 
 
FIELDS OF INTEREST
 
Foreign aid, African politics, democratization, political violence, peacebuilding and transitional justice
 

PUBLICATIONS
 
Edited volume

Brown, Stephen, ed. Struggling for Effectiveness: CIDA and Canadian Foreign Aid. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012 (forthcoming)

Peer-reviewed articles

Brown, Stephen with Chandra Lekha Sriram. “The Big Fish Won’t Fry Themselves: Criminal Accountability for Post-Election Violence in Kenya”, African Affairs, vol 111, no. 443 (April 2012), forthcoming.

Sriram, Chandra Lekha and Stephen Brown. “Kenya in the Shadow of the ICC: Complementarity, Gravity and Impact”. International Criminal Law Review, vol. 12, no. 2 (2012), forthcoming.

Brown, Stephen. “‘Well, what can you expect?’: Donor officials’ apologetics for hybrid regimes in Africa”. Democratization, vol. 18, no. 2 (April 2011), pp. 512-34.

Brown, Stephen. « Justice pénale internationale et violences électorales : les enjeux de la CPI au Kenya ». Revue Tiers Monde, nº 205 (mars 2011), pp. 85-100.

Brown, Stephen. “Donor Responses to the 2008 Kenyan Crisis: Finally Getting it Right?”. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 27, no. 3 (July 2009), pp. 389-406 • Also published in Peter Kagwanja and Roger Southall, eds. Kenya’s Uncertain Democracy: The Electoral Crisis of 2008. London: Routledge, 2010, pp. 129-146.

Brown, Stephen and Marie-Joëlle Zahar. “Committing to Peace: Soft Guarantees and Alternative Approaches to Power Sharing in Angola and Mozambique”. Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, vol. 4, no. 2 (2008), pp. 75-88.

Brown, Stephen and Paul Kaiser. “Democratisations in Africa: Attempts, Hindrances and Prospects”. Third World Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 6 (September 2007), pp. 1131-49 • Also published in slightly different form in Jose V. Ciprut, ed. Democratizations: Comparisons, Confrontations, and Contrasts. Cambridge, MA and London: MIT Press, 2009, pp. 233-58.

Brown, Stephen. “‘Creating the world’s best development agency’? Confusion and Contradictions in CIDA's New Policy Blueprint”. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, vol. 28, no. 2 (June 2007), pp. 213-28 • Published in French as “« Devenir le meilleur organisme de développement au monde » ? Confusion et contradictions dans les nouvelles orientations de l’Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI)” in Dimitrios Karmis and Linda Cardinal, eds. Les politiques publiques au Canada : Pouvoirs, conflits et idéologie. Quebec City: Presses de l’Université Laval, 2009, pp. 327-47.

Brown, Stephen. “Foreign Aid and Democracy Promotion: Lessons from Africa”. European Journal of Development Research, vol. 17, no. 2 (June 2005), pp. 179-98.

Brown, Stephen. “‘Born-Again Politicians Hijacked Our Revolution!’: Reassessing Malawi’s Transition to Democracy”. Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 38, no. 3 (2004), pp. 705-22.

Brown, Stephen. “Theorising Kenya’s Protracted Transition to Democracy”. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 22, no. 3 (September 2004), pp. 327-42.

Brown, Stephen. “‘Con discriminación y represión, no hay democracia’: The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Argentina”. Latin American Perspectives, vol. 29, no. 2 (March 2002), pp. 119-38 • Earlier version published as “Democracy and Sexual Difference: The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Argentina”. In Barry D. Adam, Jan Willem Duyvendak and André Krouwel, eds. The Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics: National Imprints of a Worldwide Movement. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1999, pp. 110-32 • Abridged version published in Javier Corrales and Mario Pecheny, eds. The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America: A Reader on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010, pp. 86-101.

Brown, Stephen. “Authoritarian leaders and multiparty elections in Africa: how foreign donors help to keep Kenya’s Daniel arap Moi in power”. Third World Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 5 (October 2001), pp. 725-39.
 
Book chapters

Brown, Stephen. “Canadian Aid Enters the Twenty-First Century” (introduction). In Stephen Brown, ed. Struggling for Effectiveness: CIDA and Canadian Foreign Aid. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012 (forthcoming).

Brown, Stephen. “CIDA’s New Partnership with Canadian NGOs: Modernizing for Greater Effectiveness?”. In Stephen Brown, ed. Struggling for Effectiveness: CIDA and Canadian Foreign Aid. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012 (forthcoming).

Brown, Stephen and Rosalind Raddatz. “Taking Stock, Looking Ahead” (conclusion). In Stephen Brown, ed. Struggling for Effectiveness: CIDA and Canadian Foreign Aid. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012 (forthcoming).

Brown, Stephen. “National Development Agencies and Bilateral Foreign Aid”. In Paul A. Haslam, Jessica Schafer and Pierre Beaudet, eds. Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors, and Issues. Second Edition. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 143-58 • Earlier version published in ibid., First Edition, 2008, pp. 135-51 • Published in French as « Les agences nationales de développement et l’aide bilatérale » in Pierre Beaudet, Jessica Schafer et Paul Haslam (dir.). Introduction au développement international : approches, acteurs et enjeux. Ottawa, Presses de l’Université d‘Ottawa, 2008, pp. 119-38.

Brown, Stephen. “Lessons Learned and Forgotten: The International Community and Electoral Conflict Management in Kenya”. In David Gillies, ed. Elections in Dangerous Places: Democracy and the Paradoxes of Peacebuilding. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2011, pp. 127-45.

Brown, Stephen. “Aid Effectiveness and the Framing of New Canadian Aid Initiatives”. In Duane Bratt and Christopher J. Kukucha, eds. Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy: Classic Debates and New Ideas, Second Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 469-86.

Brown, Stephen. “The Rule of Law and the Hidden Politics of Transitional Justice in Rwanda”. In Chandra Lekha Sriram, Olga Martín-Ortega and Johanna Herman, eds. Peacebuilding and the Rule of Law in Africa: Just Peace? London: Routledge, 2011, pp. 179-196.

Brown, Stephen. “Dilemmas of Self-Representation and Conduct in the Field”. In Chandra Lekha Sriram, John C. King, Julie A. Mertus, Olga Martín-Ortega and Johanna Herman, eds. Surviving Field Research: Working in violent and difficult situations. London: Routledge, 2009, pp. 213-26.

Brown, Stephen and Chandra Lekha Sriram. “China’s Role in Human Rights Abuses in Africa: Clarifying Issues of Culpability”. In Robert I. Rotberg, ed. China into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2008, pp. 250-71.

Brown, Stephen. « L’aide publique canadienne à l’Afrique : vers un nouvel âge d’or ? » in François Audet, Marie-Eve Desrosiers et Stéphane Roussel (dir.). L’aide canadienne au développement. Montréal, Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2008, pp. 267-90.

Brown, Stephen. “Transitions from Personal Dictatorships: Democratization and the Legacy of the Past in Malawi”. In Shadrack Wanjala Nasong’o, ed. The African Search for Stable Forms of Statehood: Essays in Political Criticism. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2008, pp. 187-227.

Brown, Stephen. “CIDA under the Gun”. In Jean Daudelin and Daniel Schwanen, eds. Canada Among Nations 2007: What Room to Manoeuvre? Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2008, pp. 91-107.

Brown, Stephen. “From Demiurge to Midwife: Changing Donor Roles in Kenya’s Democratisation Process”. In Godwin Rapando Murunga and Shadrack Wanjala Nasong’o, eds. Kenya: The Struggle for Democracy. London: Zed Books, 2007, pp. 301-29.

Brown, Stephen. “Deteriorating Human Security in Kenya: Domestic, Regional and Global Dimensions”. In J. Andrew Grant and Fredrik Söderbaum, eds. The New Regionalism in Africa. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2003, pp. 93-109.

Brown, Stephen. “Quiet Diplomacy and Recurring ‘Ethnic Clashes’ in Kenya”. In Chandra Lekha Sriram and Karin Wermester, eds. From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2003, pp. 69-100.
 
Non-peer-reviewed articles

Brown, Stephen. “Politische Gewalt in Kenia und die Suche nach Verantwortlichkeit” [Political Violence in Kenya and the Quest for Accountability]. IMS–Intetrnationales Magazin für Sicherheit,  no. 3, October 2010, pp. 8-10.

Brown, Stephen. « Le rapport du Sénat sur l’aide canadienne à l’Afrique : une analyse à rejeter ». Le Multilatéral, vol. 1, nº 3 (juillet/août 2007), pp. 1, 6-7.

Brown, Stephen. “Achieving the Development Objectives of Canada’s International Policy Statement”. McGill International Review, vol. 6, no. 1 (Fall 2005), pp. 52-55.

Brown, Stephen. “Malawi: The Trouble with Democracy”. Southern Africa Report, vol. 15, no. 4 (November 2000), pp.  19-23.
 
Technical reports

Brown, Stephen and Jörn Grävingholt. From Power Struggles to Sustainable Peace: Understanding Political Settlements. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2011 (56 pp.).

Sriram, Chandra Lekha, Judith Large and Stephen Brown. Governance in Conflict Prevention and Recovery: A Guidance Note. New York and Oslo: United Nations Development Programme, 2009 (45 pp.).

Brown, Stephen. “Fundamental Freedoms in Haiti: Expert-Assessor Report”. Port-au-Prince: International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections, 2006 (18 pp.).

Baines, Erin and Stephen Brown. “Supporting Peacebuilding and Reconstruction Research in the Great Lakes Region of Africa”. Ottawa: International Development Research Centre, Peacebuilding and Reconstruction Program Initiative, 2004 (68 pp.).

Brynen, Rex, Stephen Brown and Evan Fox-Decent. “Peacebuilding and Reconstruction (PBR) Program Initiative: External Evaluation Report”. Ottawa: International Development Research Centre, 2003 (74 pp.).
 
Encyclopedia entries

Brown, Stephen. “Kenya”. In Lavinia Stan and Nadya Nedelsky, eds. Encyclopedia of Transitional Justice. Cambridge University Press (forthcoming).

Brown, Stephen. “Political Science, teaching of”. In James T. Sears, ed. Youth, Education, and Sexualities: An International Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005, pp. 628-32.

Brown, Stephen. “Democracy”. In Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez and Ana M. López, eds. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. London and New York: Routledge, 2001, pp. 462-63.
 
Opinion pieces

Brown, Stephen and Ian Smillie. “CIDA: The Shape of Things to Come”, The Mark, September 29, 2011 • Previously published as “Expect CIDA minister, debate to have low profile – but watch behind the scenes”, Embassy, September 14, 2011, p. 15.

Brown, Stephen and John Sinclair. “Transparency and Canadian foreign aid”, Huffington Post, August 1, 2011 • Previously published in Embassy, July 27, 2011, p. 8.

Brown, Stephen. “Two Cheers for Kenya’s New Constitution”. The Current Column. Bonn: German Development Institute, August 9, 2010 • Also published in Deutsche Welle online, August 9, 2010 • German version published as “Ein Hoch auf Kenias neue Verfassung”, Die aktuelle Kolumne, Bonn: German Development Institute, August 9, 2010 and in Zeit Online, August 13, 2010 • Edited version republished as “Kenya requires serious reforms”, Business Daily [Nairobi], November 8, 2010.

Brown, Stephen. “Make Aid Effective, Put Recipients First”, The Mark, July 29, 2010 • Previously published as “Aid Effectiveness, Mom and Apple Pie”. CIC Commentary. Toronto: Canadian International Council, April 22, 2010 (2 pp.).

Brown, Stephen. “CIDA Under Attack (from its Own Minister)”, The Mark, June 23, 2009.

Brown, Stephen. “Putting Foreign Aid Back on the Agenda”, Embassy, October 16, 2008, p. 17.

Baines, Erin, Stephen Brown and Susan Thomson. “Inside Rwanda’s gender revolution”, The Guardian Online, October 13, 2008.

Brown, Stephen, Chandra Lekha Sriram and Marie-Joëlle Zahar. “For Zimbabwe, talking is no cure”, The Guardian Online, August 20, 2008.
 
Book reviews

Brown, Stephen. Religion and Politics in Kenya: Essays in Honour of a Meddlesome Priest, ed. by Ben Knighton. The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, vol. 99, no. 408 (June 2010), pp. 336-38.
 
Brown, Stephen. The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa, by René Lemarchand. African Studies Review, vol. 52, no. 3 (December 2009), pp. 184-85.

Brown, Stephen. Escape from Empire: The Developing World’s Journey through Heaven and Hell, by Alice H. Amsden. Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 42, no. 2 (June 2009), pp. 532-34.

Brown, Stephen. Dark Threats and White Knights: The Somalia Affair, Peacekeeping, and the New Imperialism, by Sherene H. Razack. Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 41, no. 2 (2007), pp. 357-60.

Brown, Stephen. Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History, and Literature, by Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe. Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 49, no. 1 (2005), pp. 186-88.

Brown, Stephen. “Africa’s Unfulfilled Potential”, review of A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa, by Howard W. French, and Durable Peace: Challenges for Peacebuilding in Africa, ed. by Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews. [Montreal] Gazette. October 30, 2004, p. H6 • Reprinted as “Elusive peace in Africa: Two books on the complex process of reversing a continent's history of conflict”, Vancouver Sun, November 13, 2004, pp. F22 and as “War and Peace: Authors balance hope with despair in books on conflict and resolution in Africa”, Ottawa Citizen, March 27, 2005, pp. C9.

Brown, Stephen. Africa’s Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures, by David K. Leonard and Scott Straus. Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 38, no. 2 (2004), pp. 469-71.

Brown, Stephen. Masculinities Matter! Men, Gender and Development, ed. by Frances Cleaver. European Journal of Development Research, vol. 16, no. 3 (Autumn 2004), pp. 752-53.

Brown, Stephen. Never Going Back: A History of Queer Activism in Canada, by Tom Warner. American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 2 (Summer 2003), pp. 278-81.

Brown, Stephen. Compatible Cultural Democracy: The Key to Development in Africa, by Daniel T. Osabu-Kle. Journal of Asian and African Studies, vol. 38, no. 1 (June 2003), pp. 98-100.

Brown, Stephen. Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa: Constructivist Reflections and Contemporary Politics, ed. by Paris Yeros. Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 39, no. 4 (December 2001) , pp. 742-43.

Brown, Stephen. Africa’s New Leaders: Democracy or State Reconstruction?, by Marina Ottaway. Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 35, no. 2 (2001), pp. 420-22.
 
Other publications

Sriram, Chandra Lekha and Stephen Brown. “A Breakthrough in Justice? Accountability for Post-Election Violence in Kenya”. Policy Paper. London: University of East London Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, August 2010 (7 pp.).

Brown, Stephen and Bill Morton. “Reforming aid and development cooperation: Accra, Doha and beyond”. Policy Note. Ottawa: North-South Institute, August 2008 (8 pp.) • Published in French as « La réforme de l’aide et la coopération au développement : Accra, Doha et au-delà » (10 pp.).

Zahar, Marie-Joëlle, Marie-Eve Desrosiers and Stephen Brown. “Failed and Fragile States: Diagnoses, Prescriptions and Considerations for Canadian Foreign Policy”. Discussion paper presented at the workshop Failed and Fragile States: Diagnoses, Prescriptions and Considerations for Canadian Foreign Policy, Centre for Foreign Policy and Security Studies, Université du Québec à Montréal, May 25, 2007.

Brown, Stephen. “Engaging Fragile States on Governance: The Next Generation of Conditionality?” Proceedings of the International Policy Forum on Stay Engaged! Fragile States and Weak Governance: A Development Policy Challenge. Bonn, Germany, November 30-December 1, 2006, pp. 27-29.

Brown, Stephen. “Defying Gravity: An Interview with Dennis Altman”. Sexualities, vol. 3, no. 1 (February 2000), pp. 97-107.

Brown, Stephen. “Curricular Guide to Gay/Lesbian/Queer Studies: Latin America”. Washington, DC: Committee on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession, American Political Science Association, 2000 (2 pp.).
 
 
WORK UNDER REVIEW AND IN PROGRESS
 
Under review

Brown, Stephen and Liam Swiss. “The Hollow Ring of Donor Commitment: Country Concentration and the Decoupling of Aid Effectiveness Norms from Donor Practice”. Journal article.

Sriram, Chandra Lekha and Stephen Brown. “Kenya in the Shadow of the ICC: Complementarity, Gravity and Impact”. Journal article.

Brown, Stephen. “The National Accord, Impunity and the Fragile Peace in Kenya”. In Chandra Lekha Sriram, Jemima García-Godos, Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman, eds. Transitional Justice as Peacebuilding. Book chapter.
Brown, Stephen. ”Democracy Promotion in Africa”. In David Anderson and Nic Cheeseman, eds. Routledge Handbook of African Politics. Book under contract with Routledge.
 
In progress

Brown, Stephen and Jörn Grävingholt, eds. The Securitization of Foreign Aid. Edited volume, including:
  • Brown, Stephen and Jörn Grävingholt. Introduction.
  • Brown, Stephen. “The Securitization of Canadian Foreign Aid: CIDA, Failed and Fragile States, and the Whole-of-Government Approach” (chapter)
  • Brown, Stephen, Jörn Grävingholt and Rosalind Raddatz. Conclusion.

Heβelmann, Elena and Stephen Brown. “The Domestic Politics of Aid Effectiveness: Comparing the Discourse and Practices of the UK, Canada and Germany”. Journal article.

Brown, Stephen. “Foreign Aid in a Changing World”. In Vandana Desai and Robert B. Potter, eds. The Companion to Development Studies. Third Edition. London: Hodder Education, 2013.

 
RESEARCH GRANTS
 
External

  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant, 2009-12, “New Trends in Canadian Development Assistance: Canada’s Foreign Aid Policies and Practices in Comparative Perspective”, $59,802
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Research Development Initiative, 2009-11, “The Special Tribunal for Kenya: Waki times ahead?” (with co-applicant Chandra Lekha Sriram), $40,000
  • Department of National Defence, Security and Defence Forum (SDF), 2007, “Failed and Fragile States: Diagnoses, Prescriptions and Considerations for Canadian Foreign Policy” (jointly with Marie-Joëlle Zahar and Marie-Eve Desrosiers), $4,000
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, International Security Research and Outreach Program (ISROP), 2006-07, “Developing Strategic Capabilities with Regard to Failed and Fragile States” (jointly with Marie-Joëlle Zahar and Marie-Eve Desrosiers), $19,550, declined
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Standard Research Grant, 2004-07, “Understanding Transition Violence: African Experiences in Theoretical Perspective” (co-applicant with Marie-Joëlle Zahar), $115,850
Internal
  • University of Ottawa, Research Development Program ($7,300) and Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty Research Assistance Fund ($7,295), 2008-09, “Foreign Aid and Fragile States: Canadian Policies and Practices in Comparative Perspective”, $14,595 total
  • University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Sciences, Research Support through Release from Teaching Duties, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2012-13, one course per year
  • University of Ottawa, University Research Fund ($7,500) and Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty Research Fund ($2,081), 2003-04, “Contentious Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Political Change, Foreign Aid and Violent Conflict in Comparative Perspective”, $9,581 total
 
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
 
Visiting Professor, Centre de recherche et d'étude sur les pays d'Afrique orientale, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Pau, France, 2010

Visiting Researcher, German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany, 2009

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2000-2002

Academic Council on the United Nations System, Dissertation Award, 1999-2000

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship, 1997-98

Institute for the Study of World Politics, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 1997-98

Fonds pour la Formation des Chercheurs et l’Aide à la Recherche, Doctoral Scholarship, 1997

New York University, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Summer Research Grant, 1996

New York University, Henry Mitchell MacCracken Fellowship, 1994-97 and 1998-99

Mackenzie King Foundation, Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship, 1989-90

Fonds pour la Formation des Chercheurs et l’Aide à la Recherche, Master’s Scholarship, 1989-90

University of Ottawa, Support Staff Scholarship, 1988-89

University of Ottawa, Academic Achievement Award, 1987-88 and 1988-89
 
 
COURSES TAUGHT
 
Graduate seminars

  • Special Topics in Globalization and International Development – Foreign Aid: Actors, Policies and Practices, University of Ottawa, Fall 2011
  • Special Topics in Comparative Politics: Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Ottawa, Fall 2010
  • Construction et transformations des États et des régimes politiques, University of Ottawa, Fall 2008 and Fall 2009
  • Thèmes choisis en politique internationale et comparée : La démocratisation, University of Ottawa, Winter 2004 and Fall 2007
Undergraduate courses

  • Honours Seminar in Comparative Politics, fourth-year course, University of Ottawa, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics, second-year course, University of Ottawa, Fall 2011
  • Économie politique du développement, fourth-year course, University of Ottawa, Winter 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2006 and Winter 2011
  • Politics of Foreign Aid, fourth-year course, University of Ottawa, Winter 2005, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009 and Fall 2010
  • Séminaire en développement international et mondialisation : enjeux contemporains, fourth-year seminar, University of Ottawa, Winter 2005, Fall 2005, Winter 2007 and Winter 2008
  • Comparative Political Analysis, third-year course, University of Ottawa, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005 and Fall 2006
  • Democratization in Africa and Latin America, fourth-year course, University of Ottawa, Fall 2003. Also given as a seminar for graduate and fourth-year undergraduate students, University of Toronto, Spring 2001
  • Political Change and Development, third-year course, University of Ottawa, Fall 2002
  • Sexual Diversity Politics, third-year course, University of Toronto, Fall 2001
   
GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL SUPERVISION
 
Supervision completed

Postdoctoral fellows (4)

  • Sylvie Capitant, Les politiques publiques canadiennes et françaises en matière de justice pénale post-conflit rwandais, 2010-11
  • Susan M. Thomson, The Politics of Community Self-Help: Patronage Networks and the Urban Poor in Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-11
  • Liam Swiss, Security, Gender Equality and Foreign Aid, 2009-10
  • Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Authoritarian Rule and Societal Disengagement: Dynamics of State Fragility, 2008
Ph.D. student (1)

  • Susan M. Thomson (co-supervisor, Dalhousie University), Resisting Reconciliation: State Power and Everyday Life in Post-Genocide Rwanda, 2009
Master’s students (6)

  • Thidasavanh Souksanh (research paper, Public and International Affairs), The Securitization of International Development, 2012
  • Allyson Gillett (research paper), Ending Civil Wars and Keeping the Peace: A Comparison of Military Victories and Negotiated Settlements, 2011
  • Cara Vanayan (thesis), Humanitarian Intervention and the Failure to Protect: Sham Compliance and the Limitations of the “Norm Life-Cycle” Model, 2008
  • Steve Jaltema (research paper, Globalization and International Development), The Sino-African Friendship Dynamic: Ideology or Self-Interest?, 2008
  • Iraz Oyku Soyalp (research paper, Globalization and International Development), Paths to Liberal Democracy: The Role of International Actors, 2008
  • Gloriose Kayitesi (research paper), La faim et la persistance de l’insécurité alimentaire en Afrique subsaharienne, 2005
    Supervision in progress

    Ph.D. students (4)

    • Modeste Mba Talla, Émergence, « fragmégration » et perduration des rébellions au Congo-RDC (1990-2010) : Une politologie des groupes armés
    • Rosalind Raddatz, Accounting for Peace: Democracy and Political Settlements in Post-Civil War Liberia and Sierra Leone
    • Shelagh Roxburgh, Witchcraft, Violence and Mediation in Africa: A Study of Ghana and Cameroon
    • Corinne Mason (co-supervisor, Women’s Studies), Manufacturing Urgency: Violence against Women and Development
    Master’s students (4)

    • Dana Hayward, Too Much of a Good Thing? Freedom of Expression and National Security in the Aftermath of Ethnic Conflict
    • Bryan McDonald, The Internal Dynamics of African Armed Groups in Civil Conflict
    • Nuala Nazarko (Globalization and International Development), CIDA’s Relationship with Canadian Development NGOs
    • Jason Carkner (Globalization and International Development), Waste and Development: Integrating Waste Management into Processes of Sustainable Slum Development in Nairobi, Kenya
    Committee membership completed: 1 Ph.D. student, 23 Master’s students

    • Ph.D. dissertation: Aminata Kassé (2008)
    • Master’s thesis: Lesley Voellmecke (Women's Studies, 2011), Dustin Martin (International Development Studies, Saint Mary’s University, 2011), Érica Cirino Rosa (2010), Perrine Cogneaux (UQÀM, 2010), Alex Payette (2010), Anne Griffore (2010), Joanie Thibault-Couture (Globalization and International Development, 2010), Janna Rinaldi (Conflict Studies, St. Paul University, 2008), Valerie Stam (Conflict Studies, St. Paul University, 2006) and Derek Earl (2005)
    • Master’s research paper: Kayla Armitage (2011), Chelsea Smith (2011), Karlo Zivcec (Globalization and International Development, 2011), Jocelyn Sweet (Globalization and International Development, 2011), Kate Solomon (Globalization and International Development, 2010), Rudi Wallace (2010), Michael Kelly (Globalization and International Development, 2010), Joey Laforge (Globalization and International Development, 2010), Fabian Clausen (Law, 2009), Zeinabou N’gaidé (2009), Chen Gai (2005), Francesco Zanini (2004) and Sarah Strapps (2003)
    Committee membership in progress: 2 Ph.D. student, 3 Master’s students

    • Ph.D. dissertation: Elizabeth Dyke (Population Health)
    • Master’s thesis: Serge Banyongen and Augusta Acquah (Globalization and International Development), Shawn Bindon (Royal Military College), Pascale de Montigny and Lesley Voellmecke (Women's Studies)
    Ph.D. external examiner

    • Issaka K. Souaré, Les partis politiques de l’opposition en Afrique de l’Ouest et leur quête pour le pouvoir d’État : Les cas du Bénin, du Ghana et de la Guinée, Département de science politique, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2010
    • Adolphine Y. Aggor, Changing Actors, Unchanging Policies: A case study of Ghanaian Women's Organizations and the State, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, 2009

    CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
     
    • “The Domestic Politics of Aid Effectiveness: Comparing the Discourse and Practices of the UK, Canada and Germany” (with Elena Heβelmann), British International Studies Association and International Studies Association Joint International Conference, Edinburgh, UK, June 20-22, 2012.
    • “The National Accord, Impunity and the Fragile Peace in Kenya”, European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 25-27, 2011.
    • “Country Concentration and Aid Effectiveness: Better Aid through More Assistance to Fewer Recipients?” (with Liam Swiss), Workshop on Unpacking Foreign Aid Effectiveness: Examining Donor Dynamics, London School of Economics, London, UK, June 21, 2011.
    • “Aid Effectiveness and the Framing of New Canadian Aid Initiatives”, annual conference of the Canadian Association of International Development Consultants, Ottawa, ON, May 12, 2011. Previously presented at a joint session of the annual conferences of the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development, Montreal, QC, May 31-June 3, 2010.
    • “The ICC, Kenya and Complementarity” (with Chandra Lekha Sriram), International Studies Association Annual Convention, Montreal, QC, March 16-19, 2011. Also presented at the International Conference on Africa and the Future of International Criminal Justice, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 14-16, 2010.
    • “New Accountability Mechanisms in Kenya: Transitional Justice without the Transition”, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 18-21, 2010. Also presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, Ottawa, ON, May 5-7, 2010.
    • “Africa and New Canadian Aid Initiatives”, Symposium on After the Toronto G20 Summit: Canada, China and Global Governance, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, Nov. 14, 2010.
    •  « L’efficacité de l’aide : entre ambiguïtés sémantiques et défis politiques », conférence d’ouverture [keynote address], Colloque sur Coopération, partenariat, développement : Efficacité et légitimité de l'aide, dans le cadre du congrès de l’Association francophone pour le savoir, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, May 10, 2010.
    • “The Special Tribunal for Kenya: A Waki Idea”, International Studies Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, February 17-20, 2010.
    • “Donor Defence of Defective Democracy and Electoral Authoritarianism in Africa”, Conference on Democratization in Africa: Retrospective and Future Prospects, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, December 4-5, 2009.
    • “Donor Responses to the 2008 Kenyan Crisis: Finally Getting it Right?”, International Studies Association and Brazilian International Relations Association joint conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22-24, 2009. Also presented at a joint session of the annual conferences of the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development, Ottawa, ON, May 27-29, 2009 and at the Institute of African Affairs, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany, April 24, 2009.
    • “Foreign Aid and Fragile States: Canadian Policies and Practices in Comparative Perspective”, joint session of the annual conferences of the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development, Ottawa, ON, May 27-29, 2009.
    • “The Hidden Politics of Transitional Justice in Rwanda”, School of Asian and African Studies (SOAS) and Royal African Society, University of London, London, UK, March 2, 2009. Also presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, New York, NY, February 15-18, 2009 and the African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 13-16, 2008.
    • “Connecting Identity, Land and Conflict”, International Conference on Ethnicity, Land and Conflict, Nairobi, Kenya, December 3-5, 2008.
    • “CIDA under the Gun”, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development, Vancouver, BC, June 4-6, 2008. Also presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, March 26-29, 2008 and at a panel on Pressures, Priorities, and Problems: Addressing Tough Questions on Foreign Aid and the Future of Development Policy, Canadian International Development Agency, Gatineau, QC, December 14, 2007.
    • “China’s Role in Human Rights Abuses in Africa: Clarifying Issues of Culpability”, Meeting of the African Studies Group, Canadian International Council, Ottawa, ON, April 9, 2008. Also presented at the Conference on African Transitions in a Global Age, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, October 24, 2007.
    • « Fragilité et déroute : vers une meilleure compréhension des concepts ? », Workshop on États fragiles, conflits et terrorisme, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, November 16-17, 2007.
    • “Understanding Political Violence: Kenya and Zimbabwe in Comparative Perspective”, Workshop on Human Security, Gender and AIDS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, August 11-12, 2007. Earlier versions were presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, February 28-March 3, 2007 and the African Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 16-19, 2006.
    • “Sudan and the Crisis in Darfur”, Conference on Failed, Failing, and Fragile States, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, March 8-10, 2007.
    • “Engaging Fragile States on Governance: The Next Generation of Conditionality?” International Policy Forum on Fragile States and Weak Governance: A Development Policy Challenge, Bonn, Germany, November 30-December 1, 2006.
    • “Non-Traditional Power-Sharing and the Commitment Problem: Lessons from Angola and Mozambique” (with Marie-Joëlle Zahar), Workshop on Power-Sharing and Democratic Governance in Divided Societies, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway, August 21-22, 2006.
    • “Derechos humanos, democracia y luchas políticas”, Conference on Los desafíos de los derechos humanos en el siglo XXI, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, December 9, 2005.
    • “Forging National Unity in Rwanda: State Strategies and Grassroots Responses”, Conference on Reconciliation, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, May 14-15, 2005. Earlier versions were presented at the Canadian Council of Area Studies Learned Societies conference, Montreal, QC, April 27-May 1, 2005 and at the workshop on the Freedom from Fear Agenda in Africa: Rhetorics and Realities, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, November 16-17, 2004.
    • “‘Born-Again Politicians Hijacked Our Revolution!’: Reassessing Malawi’s Transition to Democracy”, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI, March 1-5, 2005. Earlier versions were presented at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting / Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, New Orleans, LA, November 11-14, 2004 and the Workshop on Ten Years of Democracy in Southern Africa: Historical Achievement, Present State, Future Prospects, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, May 2-5, 2004.
    • “Donor Strategies and Side-Effects: Foreign Intervention in Kenya’s Transition to Democracy”, Conference on the Political Economy of Kenya: Past and Present, St Antony’s College, Oxford, United Kingdom, May 27-28, 2004.
    • “Changing Donor Attitudes Towards Kenya, 1960-2002”, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Montreal, QC, March 17-20, 2004.
    • “Explaining Kenya’s Protracted Transition to Democracy”, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 30-November 2, 2003. An earlier version was presented at the Workshop on Human Security in Africa, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, August 8-9, 2003.
    • “Deteriorating Human Security in Kenya: Domestic, Regional and Global Dimensions”, Workshop on Studies of Development in the Era of Globalization, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, August 9-10, 2002.
    • “Recurring ‘Ethnic Clashes’ and the Failure of Conflict Prevention in Kenya”, International Peace Academy Policy Forum, New York, NY, April 17, 2003. Earlier versions were presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 29-September 1, 2002; the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Toronto, ON, May 29-31, 2002; New Orleans, LA, March 24-27, 2002; and the African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, November 15-18, 2001.
    • « Les institutions internationales à l’épreuve », Journée d’étude sur la coopération avec l’Afrique : perspectives européennes et canadiennes, Institut d’études européennes, Université de Montréal/McGill University, Montreal, QC, November 12, 2001.
    • “Authoritarian Leaders and Multiparty Elections in Africa. How Foreign Donors Help to Keep Kenya’s Daniel arap Moi in Power”, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 30-September 2, 2001. An earlier version was presented at a joint session of the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association and the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, Quebec City, QC, May 27-30, 2001.
    • “The Shortcomings of Democracy Promotion in Africa: Donor Contradictions or Quixotic Aspirations?” African Studies Association 43rd Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 16-19, 2000. An earlier version was presented at the World Congress of the International Political Science Association, Quebec City, QC, August 1-5, 2000.
    • “Kenya: The Road to Consolidation is Full of Potholes”, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 11-14, 1999.
    • “Donors’ Dilemmas in Democratization: Foreign Aid and Political Reform in Africa”, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, September 2-5, 1999. An earlier version was presented at the ACUNS/ASIL Summer Workshop on International Organizations, Yale University, New Haven, CT, July 25-August 6, 1999.
    • “Can Democracy Survive in a Poor Country? Structure, Agency and the Case of Malawi”, annual conference of the New York State Political Science Association, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, May 7-8, 1999.
    • “International Institutions and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya and Malawi in Comparative Perspective”, Conference on International Institutions: Global Processes ~ Domestic Consequences, Duke University, Durham, NC, April 9-11, 1999. Earlier versions were presented at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 29-November 1, 1998 and the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, September 3-6, 1998.
    • “Promoting Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Politically Conditioned Aid”, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, St. John’s, NL, June 8-10, 1997.
    • “The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Argentina: Political Opportunity Structures, Diffusion and Identity”, Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Toronto, ON, August 9-13, 1997. An earlier version was presented at the Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, Guadalajara, Mexico, April 17-19, 1997.
     
    INVITED TALKS
     
    • “‘Well, what can you expect?’: Donor officials’ apologetics for hybrid regimes in Africa”, African Studies Brownbag Seminar Series, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, January 11, 2012.
    • “The Struggle against Impunity in Kenya: Transitional Justice without the Transition—or the Justice?”, Centre for Security and Defence Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, March 10, 2011.
    • « La lutte contre l’impunité en Afrique : Comme poursuivre les responsables d’abus massifs de droits humains ? », Conférencier d’honneur [keynote speaker], conférence annuelle sur les questions globales pour les élèves des écoles secondaires de langue française, Centre for Security and Defence Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, February 24, 2011.
    • “Canadian Foreign Aid and Emerging Norms: The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness”, Shanghai International Studies University, Hongkou campus, Shanghai, China, November 12, 2010.
    • “Canada’s Foreign Aid in a Changing World”, Shanghai International Studies University, Songjiang campus, Shanghai, China, November 11, 2010.
    • « La nouvelle approche de l’ACDI en matière de partenariat : impacts sur les orientations à long terme de l’ACDI », Atelier de réflexion et de concertation, Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale, Montreal, QC, October 22, 2010.
    • “Political Change and Continuity in Kenya”, Canadian Security Intelligence Service Headquarters, Ottawa, ON, February 24, 2010.
    • “Strengthening Canada’s Aid Effectiveness”, Roundtable on Canada’s Role in International Development, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, ON, February 2, 2010.
    • “Internationalizing Accountability for Atrocities in Kenya”. African History and Politics Seminar, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, January 25, 2010.
    • “Accountability for Atrocities in Kenya: Local Mechanisms and the Shadow of the ICC”, Africa Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, ON, August 25, 2009.
    • “CIDA under assault: What next for Canada’s aid program?”, Group of 78 Luncheon Speaker Series, Ottawa, ON, June 24, 2009.
    • “Kenya, One Year after the Crisis”, German Development Institute, Bonn, Germany, April 6, 2009.
    • “Kenya, One Year Later”, Canadian Security Intelligence Service Headquarters, Ottawa, ON, January 13, 2009.
    • “The State of Democracy in Malawi”, Ambassadorial Seminar on Malawi, Department of State, Washington, DC, October 1, 2008.
    • “Rethinking the ‘Big Man’ Paradigm”, Conference on Africa’s Authoritarian Rulers, Department of State, Washington, DC, July 19, 2007.
    • “NEPAD: Myths and Ideology”, Panel on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, ON, November 23, 2006.
    • “‘Creating the World’s Best Development Agency’? Reading between the Lines of Canada’s International Policy Statement”, CARE Canada, Ottawa, ON, May 15, 2006. Also presented at the Speaker Series, Centre for Foreign Policy Analysis and Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, January 16, 2006; at the Poverty Reduction Speaker Series, Canadian International Development Agency, Gatineau, QC, January 12, 2006; and at the Speaker Series of Studies in National and International Development, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, November 24, 2005.
    • “La promoción internacional de la democracia”, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2005.
    • “From Demiurge to Midwife: Changing Donor Roles in Kenya’s Democratization Process”, Seminar Series, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, October 27, 2005.
    • “The Crisis in Sudan”, Panel organized by the Student World Assembly, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, March 17, 2005.
    • “Small Arms and Human Security in Kenya”, Oxfam Canada panel on Small Arms, Conflict and Development: the Effects of Everyday Weapons of Mass Destruction, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, March 9, 2005.
    • “Forging National Unity in Rwanda: State Strategies and Grassroots Responses”, Privy Council Office, Ottawa, ON, November 24, 2004.
    • “Development and Africa: NEPAD and the Millennium Goals”, Canadian National Model United Nations, Ottawa, ON, March 14, 2003.
       
    OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
     
    • Programme Officer, United Nations Development Programme, Muscat, Oman (1990-92), Tegucigalpa, Honduras (1992-93) and New York, NY (1994)
    • Consultancies with the North-South Institute (2010), Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2009), United Nations Development Programme (2007-08), International Development Research Centre (2003, 2004), International Mission for Monitoring Haitian Elections (2005-06) and Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (2003, 2004)
     
    PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
     
    School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa

    Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Political Science Program, 2008, 2009, 2011

    Coordinator, Marco Polo Student Mobility Initiative, 2007-08

    Member of Hiring Committee, Political Science Program, 2004-05, 2007, 2007-08 (twice) and 2011-12

    Member of the Library Committee, 2002-03 and 2003-04

    Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa

    Member of the Program Committee, Master’s in Globalization and International Development, 2010-12

    Co-coordinator, Fragile States Research Network, 2010–

    Coordinator, Program in International Development and Globalization, 2005-06

    Member of the Academic Fraud Committee, 2005-06

    Member of the Program Committee, Undergraduate program in International Development and Globalization, 2004-08

    Member of the Rodrigue Pageau Scholarship Consultative Committee, 2004-07

    Co-op Academic Coordinator, Undergraduate program in International Development and Globalization, and member of the Co-op Coordinating Committee, 2003-06

    Member of the Working Group on the Management of the Undergraduate program in International Development and Globalization, 2003

    Member of Hiring Committee, Undergraduate program in International Development and Globalization, 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2006-07

    Other University of Ottawa

    Member of the Hiring Committee for the position of Government Information Librarian, Morisset Library, 2006

    Member (2004–) and Director (2011-2014), Editorial Board, University of Ottawa Press Series in International Development and Globalization

    Professional associations

    Member of the Kari Polanyi Levitt Prize Committee, Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (2008)

    Member-at-Large, Executive Council (2005-08) and member of the Doctoral Fellowship Committee (2007-08), Canadian Consortium on Human Security

    Member-at-Large, Executive, Canadian Consortium of University Programs in International Development Studies (2005-07)

    Member of the Fraser Taylor Prize Committee, Canadian Association of African Studies (2003-04)

    Member of the Bob Bailey Award Committee, American Political Science Association (2002-03)

    Other activities

    Member of the McLeod Group (2011–)

    Co-Chair (2006-08) and member (2006-09), Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Development Studies

    Member of the Curriculum Committee, Department of Politics, New York University (1996-97)

    Peer-reviewer:
    • Journal article manuscripts: Africa Today (1), African Affairs (1), African Studies Review (4), Canadian Journal of Development Studies (5), Canadian Journal of Political Science (3), Civil Wars (1), Comparative Politics (1), Democratization (2), Économie et Solidarités (1), Globalizations (1), International Journal of Transitional Justice (1), International Political Science Review (2), Journal of African Finance and Economic Development (1), Journal of Contemporary African Studies (5), Journal of Eastern African Studies (3), Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy (1), Paterson Review (1), Perspective Afrique (1), Politics and Society (1), Politique et Sociétés (1), Third World Quarterly (1)
    • Book manuscripts: Broadview Press (1), Cambridge University Press (1) and Monthly Review Press (1)
    • Book prospectus: Broadview Press (1), Palgrave Macmillan (1) and Wilfrid Laurier University Press (1)
    • Grant proposals: SSHRC Standard Research Grant (3); Economic and Social Research Council, UK (1); Research Award Program, City University of New York (1)
    • Tenure and promotion file (1)
    Director, Lambda Foundation (2004–11)

    Guest lecturer, École de Maintien de la Paix de Koulikoro, Mali (2003), École d’État-Major de Libreville, Gabon (2004) and Canadian Foreign Service Institute (2002)

    Provided reports on current country conditions and the plausibility of claims of refugees claimants from Kenya (nine) and Argentina (one) (2001-08)

    Member of a delegation of Canadian scholars to Taiwan, December 12-17, 2005

    Media commentator:

    • Print: Canadian Press (2007, 2010), Capital Xtra (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010), DOSE (Ottawa, 2005), Le Droit (Ottawa, 2004, 2005, 2008), Embassy (2005, 2009 five times, 2010 three times, 2011 three times, 2012), L’Express (Toronto, 2004, 2005 twice), Globe & Mail (2009, 2010), Hill Times (2005), Inter Press Service (2011), Life Week (China, 2010), Maclean’s (2007), National Post (2009), Ottawa Citizen (2012), La Presse (Montreal, 2004), Toronto Star (2005, 2008, 2009), Xtra (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011).
    • Radio: BBC World Service (2006), CBC Radio One (National, 2006, 2011; The Current, 2012; Ottawa, 2004, 2006; Regina, 2004), CHIN (Ottawa, 2004 twice), CHUO-FM (2004, 2005, 2006), CIMF (Gatineau, 2004), CKCU-FM (2006, 2009), CPAM (Montreal, 2002), The Mark Radio (2010), Media Line News Agency (Jerusalem, 2004), Radio Canada International (2005, 2006 twice, 2011, 2012), Radio-Canada première chaîne (national, 2002, 2003; Ottawa-Gatineau, 2010; Toronto, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009; Alberta, 2005, 2008, 2011; Sudbury, 2005;), Radio France International (2008 three times), Radio Nacional de España (Barcelona, 2006)
    • Television: A Channel (2005), CBC TV (National, 2005 twice, 2009; Ottawa, 2006), CPAC (national, 2003), CTV (national, 2008; Newsnet 2008; Ottawa, 2004), Global Television (national, 2005, 2008), i Channel (national, 2001), Radio-Canada Télévision (Ontario, 2008), TFO (2005)
    LANGUAGES
     
    Fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese