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Emma Fingler

PhD Candidate/Researcher

Political Studies

Queen's University

15ejf@queensu.ca

Mackintosh-Corry Hall, B304

Emma Fingler (she/her) is a SSHRC-funded doctoral candidate researching gender, disaster response operations, and regional governance in South and Southeast Asia. She is a Fellow with the Climate Security Association of Canada and is a Graduate Research Fellow with the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s University. Emma was the 2023 Graduate Scholarship recipient of Women in Defence and Security (WiDS). She was previously a Canada-Asia Young Professional Fellow with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and 2022-2024 Graduate Fellow with the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security. Emma has experience working abroad on humanitarian, development, and coordination issues. Prior to joining Queen’s, she was the Special Assistant to the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kathmandu Nepal, and a Junior Professional Consultant with the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Kathmandu. She holds an M.A. in Global Governance from the University of Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs and a B.A. Hons. in Political Studies from Bishop’s University.

Research Interests:

  • Humanitarian and disaster governance
  • Women Peace and Security Agenda, with a focus on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  • Global governance structures and norms

Recent Publications:

  • 2024 Fingler, E. “Women, peace and security initiatives should matter to all Canadians.” The Conversation. April 14, 2024. https://theconversation.com/women-peace-and-security-initiatives-should-matter-to-all-canadians-226939
  • 2023 Fingler, E. “‘Get More Specific On Canada’s Women, Peace, and Security Agenda’ in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Analysis From Our Young Professionals Fellows.” Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. January 24, 2023. https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/canadas-indo-pacific-strategy-analysis-young-professionals.
  • 2022 Fingler E. ‘Opportunities for Peace: Analysing the Intersection of Security and Disasters in Southeast Asia.’ Report, Defence and Security Foresight (DSF) Group, University of Waterloo. https://www.emmafingler.com/_files/ugd/e4e225_0c07b75be1354db88743290c77d734a0.pdf
  • 2021 Fingler, E. ‘Finding soldiers of peace: Three dilemmas for UN peacekeeping missions,’ International Affairs, Volume 97, Issue 5, September 2021, Pages 1631-1633, https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiab139