DEPARTMENT OF
Global Development Studies
Marc Epprecht and Sinomlando ("We have history") Oral History and Memory Work centre launch a community-based research project at the historic Georgetown library, Edendale, South Africa, March 6th, 2019.
Established in 1996, the Sinomlando Centre for Oral History and Memory Work in Africa aims at building resilience in people and communities through oral history and memory work. The Oral History Programme runs research projects on aspects of South African social, cultural and religious history and assists local communities in retrieving their histories. The Memory Work Programme provides psychosocial support through storytelling to children and families experiencing adversity.
website: https://www.sinomlando.org.za/
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TEACHING POSITION AVAILABLE 2019-2020 (Winter Term) The Department of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University invites applications from suitably qualified candidates interested in teaching an undergraduate course in Practical Issues in International Development. This is an on campus lecture course with an expected enrolment of up to 100 students. Candidates should have a MA or PhD, and recent experience in the design, management and monitoring of development projects as well as teaching experience in the field of communication for development. This is a winter term appointment for the period of January 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020, with classes in session from January 6, 2020 to April 3, 2020. The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ persons. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during this process, please contact: Department of Global Studies, Barbra Lalonde, devsmanager@queensu.ca, 613-533-6000 x77210. The academic staff at Queen's University are governed by the Collective Agreement between the Queen's University Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University, which is posted at http://www.queensu.ca/facultyrelations/faculty-librarians-and-archivists.... To comply with Federal laws, the University is obliged to gather statistical information about how many applicants for each job vacancy are Canadian citizens / permanent residents of Canada. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or citizenship, however, all applications must include one of the following statements: “I am a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada”; OR, “I am not a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada”. Applications that do not include this information will be deemed incomplete. Applications should be addressed to Dr. Marcus Taylor, Department Head, Global Development Studies and should include a complete and current curriculum vitae, letters of reference from two (2) referees, and any other relevant materials the candidate wishes to submit for consideration such as a letter of intent, teaching dossier, etc. We encourage applicants to send all documents in their application packages electronically (either as PDFs or MS Word files) to Barbra Lalonde devsmanager@queensu.ca although hard copy applications may be submitted to: The Department of Global Development Studies Applications will be received until March 16, 2019. Review of applications will commence shortly thereafter, and the final appointment is subject to budgetary approval. Additional information about the Department of Global Development Studies can be found at http://www.queensu.ca/devs. Course Description: DEVS 293/0.5 Topics in Development Studies II Lectures and courses offered by regular and visiting faculty on development topics related to their research interests. Consult the departmental homepage for further details of specific course offerings each year. LEARNING HOURS: 120 (24L; 12T; 84P) |
Date: Monday February 4, 2019
Venue: Jeffrey Hall, Room 225
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Speaker: Kelsey Norman, University of British Columbia
Many countries are simultaneously countries of emigration, transit, and immigration. How do they manage these different roles? This presentation focuses on three states in the South and Eastern Mediterranean region—Egypt, Morocco and Turkey—which have seen increasing patterns of migrant and refugee settlement over the last several decades. Through data collected from more than 150 interviews across the three countries, I present a menu of policies from which states strategically select an appropriate strategy for addressing new patterns of migrant and refugee settlement. I also examine when and why countries switch from one policy to another, finding that states may pursue combinations of policies, or change policies over time, depending on perceived diplomatic or economic benefits. This can be due to the influence of neighboring states, domestic political pressures, or security concerns, as well as a host state’s relationship with the origin country of migrants or refugees. My research reframes host states in the Global South as strategic actors when it comes to migration policy, carefully selecting the policy most suitable to their domestic and foreign policy goals while also attempting to utilize as few state resources as possible. Finally, I show what different host state policy options mean for individual migrants and refugees who find themselves ‘stuck’ in countries thought to primarily be spaces of transit. I demonstrate that even in situations of informality and absent meaningful international protection, migrants and refugees find access to livelihoods and ways of sending their children to school, form communities, and engage in social and sometimes political activities.
Dr. Kelsey Norman is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Political Science and the Institute for European Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and an instructor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Dr. Noman's research examines Middle East and North African states as countries of migrant and refugee settlement and her dissertation was titled "Reluctant Reception: Understanding Host State Migration and Refugee Policies in Egypt, Morocco and Turkey."
The Global Financial Crisis brought about a ‘Keynesian moment’ with a return to more active government intervention in the economy in many countries. Some actors endeavored to make it a ‘Green Keynesian moment’ by pushing governments to invest fiscal stimulus in climate change mitigation measures. Although the opportunity to tackle the environmental and economic crises simultaneously was missed in this instance, Green Keynesianism as a potential policy framework merits further inquiry. This research program combines interdisciplinary theoretical insights and the experience of governments with ‘green stimulus’ to develop a robust version of Green Keynesianism that is equitable and respects planetary boundaries.
PhD position (commencing September 2019)
MES or MA position (commencing September 2019)
To apply:
Contact: Dr Kyla Tienhaara (kyla.tienhaara@queensu.ca)
Please send the following:
Deadline: 1 February 2019
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.
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Dr. Kyla Tienhaara is an interdisciplinary social scientist and Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Economy and Environment. Dr. Tienhaara completed her PhD at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2008). Dr. TIenhaara also holds a Master’s degree in environmental science and law from the University of Nottingham (2002) and a Bachelor of Science in environmental science, with a minor in international relations, from the University of British Columbia (2001). Research Interests/Current Research Dr. Tienhaara's main area of interest is the intersection between environmental governance and the global economic system. One area of her work has examined investor-state disputes concerning environmental regulation that are brought to international arbitration under bilateral and regional investment agreements. Her more recent research, published in Green Keynesianism and the Global Financial Crisis (Routledge, 2018) explores the experience of Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, and the United States with green stimulus programs following the 2008 global financial crisis. Dr. Tienhaara will continue to expand on this area of research, with a particular focus on Green Keynesian initiatives in Canada and the United States, in my CRC research program. |
Date: Wednesday January 30, 2019
Venue: MacDonald Hall, Room 2
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker: Reena Kukreja, Queen's University
In this talk, I argue that the agrarian crisis in Pakistan and India has created a crisis of masculinity for rural small and marginal farm-holding men by stripping away their manhood, defined by the ‘breadwinner’ ideal. Burdened with the emasculating tag of ‘failed men’, migration overseas emerges as a compensatory masculine strategy to reinstate lost manly stature. In recent years, these rural migrants have filled a vital labour gap in the agrarian economy of Greece, the revitalization of which is also attributed to the large-scale use of cheap and flexible migrant force. Drawing upon my research in rural Greece, I trace the processes through which the disciplinary mechanisms of migration and labour regimes, contingent on ‘illegality’ of status and exercised by threats of deportation, succeed in reinforcing abject masculinity within this group of undocumented male migrants. The fear of humiliating and emasculatory public spectacles of deportation works efficiently to enforce labour compliancy, keep it captive and docile, and make extraction of labour more efficient from these men’s racialised labouring bodies. I contend that the disciplinary power is also linked to racism, Islamophobia and the Greek ethno-nationalist project of ensuring racial homogeneity in the country as it enforces a self-imposed discipline of invisibility from Greek public spaces by these men. Lastly, I foreground the novel use of a South Asian sport, Kabaddi, an embodiment of the men’s rural cultural identity, as a defiant act of masculine assertion and a highly visible resistance strategy against the disciplinary power of deportability.
Dr. Reena Kukreja is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University and a Visiting Fellow at the International Migration Research Centre at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo. She divides time between teaching, research, and filmmaking. She has directed several award-winning documentaries on rural women in India and South Asia. She has published in journals such as Modern Asian Studies and the Journal of Intercultural Studies.
Date: Monday January 28, 2019
Venue: Jeffrey Hall, Room 225
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Speaker: Angela Joya, Department of International Studies, University of Oregon
In December of 2018 more than 163 countries, including Canada, signed on to the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The Compact is a response to the contemporary refugee/migrant crisis with the goal of addressing the root causes of forced migration. That Morocco was the setting for this significant global conference was no coincidence. The Middle East and North Africa have been at the center of the contemporary refugee/migrant crisis, with thousands risking their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. While the wars and conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have been a main driver of the displacement of people, the economic reforms associated with the neoliberal development project (such as, agricultural reform, labour market restructuring and privatization) have also played an important role. In the literature on global migration and forced displacement, however, the links between neoliberal development policies and forced displacement have not been sufficiently established. In this talk, I argue that the economic reform policies associated with neoliberal globalization have contributed to the forced displacement of people from Morocco and Tunisia. This raises questions about the feasibility of liberal approaches to migration that are rooted in a refugee/migrant distinction, and the inability of the global Compact to get to the root of the migration problem by failing to problematize the neoliberal development model they continue to promote.
Angela Joya's research focuses on economic globalization (neoliberalism) and the ways this phenomenon shapes the relationships among various social classes, the institutions and practices of the state. She has researched the impact of economic liberalization and privatization on workers' and peasants' livelihoods in the post 1990 period. She has written about the struggles against neoliberalism by workers, peasants and other social groups, which culminated into the popular uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa. Since the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011, she has focused on the popular contestations of the economic and political systems in the MENA region and the role of international financial institutions in the region. Dr. Joya's current research project examines the current migrant/refugee crisis in the Mediterranean in the context of global development policies. She has conducted fieldwork in Egypt, Palestine, Jordan and Turkey, Greece and France. Dr. Joya is currently completing her book manuscript titled "From Dispossession to Revolt: The Political Economy of Egypt under Mubarak" :
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Department of Global Development Studies, Queen’s University The Department of Global Development Studies (DEVS) at Queen’s University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Migration and Development. We welcome applicants whose research employs both political economy and socio-cultural analysis to understand the role of international migration within development dynamics. The scholar would assess how migration pathways and networks are created; their impacts on lives and livelihoods in both ‘home’ and ‘receiving’ regions; how development policies are designed to shape, promote or inhibit migration; and how migrants actively strive to shape their migration experience. A geographic focus on West Asia or North Africa would be considered an asset. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for one or more of our core undergraduate and graduate courses. The preferred start date is July 1, 2019. Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent degree completed at the start date of the appointment. The main criteria for selection are research and teaching excellence. The successful candidate will provide evidence of strong potential for outstanding teaching contributions at the undergraduate and graduate levels. They will be expected to work collaboratively with other members in the department in the area of curriculum design. Methodological innovation and comfort with current and emergent teaching technologies will also be assets. The successful candidate will provide evidence of high quality scholarly output that demonstrates potential for independent research moving beyond the dissertation and leading to peer-assessed publications. Candidates must provide evidence of strong communicative and interpersonal skills combined with a flexible attitude and ability to work in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment. The successful candidate will also be expected to make substantive contributions through service to the department, to the Faculty, to the University, and/or to the broader community. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ persons. DEVS is enriched intellectually, socially and culturally by the presence and participation of people from diverse educational backgrounds, including from the Global South. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority. To comply with Federal laws, the University is obliged to gather statistical information about how many applicants for each job vacancy are Canadian citizens / permanent residents of Canada. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or citizenship, however, all applications must include one of the following statements:
Applications that do not include this information will be deemed incomplete. A complete application consists of:
Short-listed candidates will be further requested to provide three letters of reference. The deadline for applications is 11:59 PM EST on November 27, 2018 Applications should be addressed to Dr. Marcus Taylor, Department Head, Global Development Studies. We encourage applicants to send all documents in their application packages electronically (either as PDFs or MS Word files) to Barbra Brousseau devsmanager@queensu.ca, although hard copy applications may be submitted to: Department of Global Development Studies The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact Barbra Brousseau at 613-533-6000 x 77210 or via email at devsmanager@queensu.ca Academic staff at Queen’s University are governed by a Collective Agreement between the University and the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA), which is posted at http://queensu.ca/facultyrelations/faculty-librarians-and-archivists/col... and at http://www.qufa.ca. |
National Housing Conference
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Geo-social Formations: Political Geology in Plurinational Bolivia