The program draws on the expertise of professors in economics, geography, history, law, political science, religious studies, sociology and anthropology and it benefits from the strength of numerous advanced research institutes and centres. Students are provided with the training needed to address complex, multifaceted problems that may simultaneously encompass economic, political, social, cultural, religious, legal, ethical and environmental elements. The program is administered by a program committee, composed of representatives from the participating academic units and chaired by the program director.

The core courses of the program are offered each year in both English and French. The elective courses may be offered in either language; students are advised to check with the academic unit offering the course.

In accordance with University of Ottawa regulations, examinations, assignments and the research paper or thesis may be written in either one of the two official languages (English or French).

The Department offers a collaborative program in Women’s Studies (at the MA level) and in environmental sustainability (at the MA level). For more information on this program, see Admission.

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at http://www.sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/dvm/graduate-studies

ABELL, Jennie, Associate Professor
Feminist legal theory; women and international human rights; women and violence; law and poverty; legal aid; criminal law

ABU-ZAHRA, Nadia, Assistant Professor
Identity documentation; Barriers to migration studies; Family reunification in international migration policy; Critical security studies; Emergency management;Geographies of health and health systems; Global education, Ethics in research and development

ANCTIL, Pierre, Full Professor
Jewish history in Montreal; Yiddish literature in Montreal; history of immigration in Canada

AREL, Dominique, Associate Professor
Language politics and nationalism; Ethnic and religious violence; The politics of the census; Politics in Ukraine; Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia

ARY TANIMOUNE, Nasser, Assistant Professor
Economic policies of developing countries; Economics of development

ATTARAN, Amir, Associate Professor
To explore the functional linkages between public policy, technology, and human well-being in the world's less developed countries

BAKHT, Natasha, Associate Professor
Feminist theory; critical race theory; domestic and international human rights; constitutional law and criminal law

BARANYI, Stephen, Associate Professor
Peacebuilding; security sector reform and fragile states; Canada’s international policies; UN and regional organisations, peace and security roles

BEAUDET, Pierre, Associate Professor
International Development; International cooperation; Africa and Middle East;

BEHIELS, Michael, Full Professor
History of Modern Canada with an emphasis on political, ideological and constitutional development pertaining to the Canadian federal system and Quebec's role within the federation

BEN REJEB, Lotfi
United States History (18th-19th century); relations United States-Islamic World; African-American History

BENIDICKSON, Jamie, Full Professor
Governance regimes for watersheds; biodiversity and sustainable development in Canada; a social history of the lake of the woods, and the regulation of beer and breweries

BEST, Jacqueline, Associate Professor
International politics; international political economy; international relations theory; international financial governance; history of economic thought, gender and international politics; international ethics

BETCHERMAN, Gordon, Full Professor
Labour economics; Labour market policy; Social policy; Demography and economic development; Poverty and vulnerability

BEYER, Peter, Full Professor
Sociology of religion; religion and globalization; religion in contemporary Canada; religion and immigration

BOUCHARD, Louise, Full Professor
Health; illness and medicine sociology; social dynamics and socio-sanitary systems; social evaluation of technologies; risks

BROSSEAU, Marc, Full Professor
Les rencontres de la littérature de la géographie; géographie sociale et culturelle de l'espace urbain; histoire des manuels de géographie québécois

BROWN, Stephen, Associate Professor
Democracy and democratization; African and Latin American politics; Foreign Aid; Conflict prevention; Political violence; North-South relations; Politics of sexuality

CAO, Huhua, Associate Professor
Urban and regional dynamics; francophone urban space; chinese community in Canada; regional development of Asia; planning and development of chinese metropolitan areas; geographic information systems (GIS)

CHALIFOUR, Nathalie, Associate Professor
Environmental law and policy; environment and economy; environmental justice environnementale

CHONG, Alberto, Full Professor
Development economics; Political economy; Public economics; Applied econometrics, Latin America

CONNORS, Richard, Associate Professor
Early modern Britain, modern Britain, British Empire

COUTON, Philippe, Associate Professor
Sociology of politics; immigration and ethnic relations; citizenship and nationalism

CRAIG, Béatrice, Full Professor
Socio-economic and socio-cultural impacts of the emergence of industrial capitalism on Atlantic societies

CRIGHTON, Eric, Assistant Professor
Environment and health; the geography of health and healthcare; and socioeconomic determinants of health

CURRIE, John, Full Professor
Use of force by states; international humanitarian law; maritime boundary delimitation; extraterritorial exercises of jurisdiction by states and the domestic reception of international law

DA ROSA, Victor, Full Professor
Economic anthropology; migration; development; ethnic relations; political order / disorder

DENIS, Ann, Emeritus Professor
New information technologies and minority groups (women, minority francophones); sociology of education, women; women and development; women and State policies (Canada and the Caribbean); women and globalization; immigrant women from the Caribbean; citizenship; immigrants / ethnic and race relations; paid and unpaid work

DESROSIERS, Marie-Eve, Assistant Professor
Political crises and civil conflicts; Identity and contentious politics; Engagements with political authority

DISSOU, Yazid, Associate Professor
General equilibrium modeling; economic growth; macroeconomics; international economics; environmental policies

DURFLINGER, Serge, Associate Professor
Post-Confederation Canada; Canadian military and diplomatic history; war and society

EMANUELLI, Claude, Full Professor
Droit international public; droit international privé; droit international humanitaire; droit constitutionnel

FLOREZ-MALAGON, Alberto, Associate Professor
Culture and power; cultural studies and cultural history; postcolonial and subaltern studies

FORCESE, Craig, Associate Professor
International law; national security; human rights and democratic accountability

GAGNÉ, Natacha, Full Professor
Identity, Ethnicity, Citizenship; Colonialism and Decolonisation; Urban Anthropology; Political Anthropology; Anthropology of Oceania; Nationalism and Self-Determination Movements; Contemporary Indigenous Issues; Local/Global Connections, Global Systems and Globalization

GARDAZ, Michel, Associate Professor
Method and theory in the study of religion; history of the study of religion; Islam in Central Asia; orientalism

GEIST, Michael, Associate Professor
Internet law issues; e-commerce policy; technology law issues

GELFAND, Toby, Cross-appointment
History of the medical profession; bio-medical sciences and disease; ethnicity and medical science in modern France

GOLDENBERG, Naomi, Full Professor
Psychoanalysis; women and religion; cultural studies

GOUDREAU, Mistrale, Associate Professor
Propriété intellectuelle et industrielle; droit de la concurrence; interprétation des lois et théorie juridique

GUEDON, Marie-Françoise, Associate Professor
Anthropologie du religieux - chamanisme; peuples autochtones; études interculturelles

HASLAM, Paul, Associate Professor
State-firm relations in Latin America; Corporate social responsability; Regulation of foreign direct investment; Institutions and governance of the inter-American system

HOTTE, Louis, Associate Professor
Development economics; natural-resource economics; economic analysis of conflicts

JOURDE, Cédric, Associate Professor
Sub-Saharan and North African Politics; islam and politics; culture and politics, regime change (democratization and authoritarian restoration); politics of identity; politics of developing countries

KESHEN, Jeffrey, Full Professor
20th century Canadian political and military history

KRANAKIS, Eda, Associate Professor
History of technology; history of European integration

LAROCQUE, Francois, Associate Professor
La philosophie du droit, de la responsabilité civile sans égard à la faute, des droits de la personne et du droit international

LAVIOLETTE, Nicole, Associate Professor
International human rights; international humanitarian law; and the rights of refugees

LAVOIE, Marc, Full Professor
Non-orthodox economic theories; post-Keynesian theory; growth; macroeconomic theory; monetary theory and policy; economics of sports (discrimination, ice hockey)

LE BOUTHILLIER, Yves, Associate Professor
International law

LEBLOND, Jean-Philippe, Assistant Professor
Development-environment relations; Rural livelihoods; Environmental and natural resources problems; Political ecology; Thailand; Southeast Asia

LESSARD, Micheline, Assistant Professor
History of Vietnam; history of Southeast Asia; history of women in Asia

LÉVESQUE, Céline, Associate Professor
Droit des relations économiques internationales; droit du commerce international et des investissements étrangers; règlement des différends commerciaux internationaux; droit du développement

MALHOTRA, Ravi, Associate Professor
Areas of labour and employment law; human rights; globalization and disability rights law

MARSCHKE REDWOOD, Melissa, Associate Professor
Sustainability; Fisheries and aquaculture; Environmental change; Resource governance; Greater Mekong Region

MARTINEZ, Andrea, Full Professor
Gender; Equity and international development; Women, micro-credit and empowerment; Sexual and reproductive health

MASSICOTTE, Marie-Josée, Assistant Professor
International relations/international political economy; multilateralism and international institutions; globalization and global governance; trade and economic integration, comparative politics: the Americas; Latin America; Mexico; Brazil; social movements civil society; NGOs (local/transnational); international development

MAYEDA, Graham
Comparative law; criminal law; globalization; human rights international development law; international law; international organizations; international trade law; jurisprudence; law and society; philosophy of law

MCLEMAN, Robert, Assistant Professor
Human vulnerability and adaptation to environmental change; particularly climate change; relationship between environmental conditions and human migration; environment and security; environmental limits to urban growth; sustainable development

MCRAE, Donald, Full Professor
International Law

MENDES, Errol, Full Professor
International business law and ethics; constitutional law and human rights law

MERETTE, Marcel, Associate Professor
Computable general equilibrium models; public economics; international economics; population ageing

MONDAIN, Nathalie, Assistant Professor
Family dynamics; sexual and reproductive health and adolescence; development; South-North migrations; Sub-Saharan Africa; methodological aspects; fieldwork approaches

MORSE, Bradford, Full Professor
Aboriginal and treaty rights; administration of Justice; canadian charter of rights and freedoms; comparative law; constitutional law; environmental law; human rights international and comparative indigenous rights; international human rights law, Labour and employment law; law and society; metis rights; property law; wills and estate

MUNRO, Lauchlan Thomas, Associate Professor
Poverty, human rights and social protection; The economics of risk and uncertainty; Public sector management, especially aid effectiveness; Children and development policy

MUSU, Costanza, Associate Professor
The European Union, especially its foreign policy; The Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Transatlantic relations; Security and international relations

NAKACHE, Delphine, Assistant Professor
Securitization of migration and citizenship policies; Human rights of migrants and internally displaced persons; Labour migration; immigration federalism; Cultural theory of law

PARADELLE, Murielle, Assistant Professor
Sciences politiques; droit pénal international (jugement du génocide rwandais); sociologie et anthropologie du droit; analyse féministe

PATERSON, Matthew, Full Professor
Global environmental politics; climate change politics; international/global political economy; global environmental governance; international relations theory

PELLERIN, Hélène, Associate Professor
Territory and world governance; international political economy; migratory movements; regionalism: Western Europe and the Americas; immigration in Canada; political geography; globalization

PERRAS, Galen, Associate Professor
20th century American military and diplomatic history; Canadian-American relations; international relations in the pacific world in the 20th century; Commonwealth military relations

RAMISCH, Joshua, Associate Professor
Applied anthropology; Community-based development: Kenya, Mali, Sub-Saharan Africa; Development communications

RAY, Brian, Assistant Professor
Immigrant integration; housing; immigrant women and social networks; social justice

RÉGNIER, Philippe, Full Professor
Socio-economic development of emerging countries (Asia in particular); Globalisation; private sector development; small and medium-sized enterprises and internationalization in emerging countries; Development finance; corporate citizenship and ethics

SALTER, Mark, Associate Professor
History of Passport; international mobility regime; clash of civilizations; international relations theory; terorism; airport / aviation security; border security

SANOU, Dia, Assistant Professor
Nutritional determinants of child health and development;Measures and strategies to improve child nutrition in disadvantaged communities;Micronutrient deficiencies;Nutrition and international development

SECCARECCIA, Mario, Full Professor
Monetary economics; history of economic thought; labour economics; macroeconomic theory; canadian economic history

SEFERDJELI, Ryme, Assistant Professor
Modern Middle Eastern and North African history; women and gender history (Middle East and North Africa)

SICK, Deborah, Associate Professor
Anthropology of development; Agrarian systems and rural livelihoods; Cooperatives; Commodity markets; Fairtrade; Social economy; Lating America, especially Central America and Mexico; Political ecology; Common property institutions, Water resources, U.S. - Mexican borderlands

SIMON, Scott, Associate Professor
Political and legal anthropology; development; East Asian studies

SIOUI, Georges, Full Professor
Metahistory and history of Aboriginal peoples; Aboriginal philosophy and spirituality; Aboriginal/Indigenous education; Canadian studies

SPRONK, Susan, Assistant Professor
Latin America, particularly Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru; Labour and social movements; Neoliberalism and the privatization of public services in developing countries

SRIVASTAVA, Prachi, Associate Professor
Applications of new institutional theory to education governance; Education reform in conflict-affected countries; public-private partnerships in education provision

ST-ONGE, Nicole, Associate Professor
History of the Metis; Canadian West; oral history; ethnohistory

STEGER, Debra, Full Professor
Emerging, dynamic global economics network (EDGE); competition law; global governance; globalization; international dispute settlement and arbitration; international economic law; international organizations, international trade law; investment law, Law and development

STOLARIK, M. Mark, Full Professor
Slovak immigration to North America; immigration to North America

TURENNE-SJOLANDER, Claire, Full Professor
Globalization; Canadian foreign policy; gender and international politics; theory of international relations; international political economy; international politics; American foreign policy

VALLELY, Anne, Associate Professor
Jainism; religion and nature; death and transcendence, contemporary Judaism

VANDUZER, Anthony, Full Professor
Common law and international commercial law; competition law; corporate law; international trade law

VERONIS, Luisa, Assistant Professor
The formation and contestation of immigrant identities and communities in and through space/place; the transnational experiences of Latin American immigrants in Canada; neoliberal governance and citizenship formation, the impacts of neoliberal restructuring on the nonprofit sector; especially immigrant NGOs

VOURKOUTIOTIS, Vasilis, Associate Professor
Modern Germany / Europe; military affairs and international law; diplomacy and international relations

YOUNG, Nathan, Associate Professor
Political economy; Economic sociology; Environmental sociology; Technology and society; Responses and adaptations to climate change; Responses and adaptations to climate change, Entrepreneurship and innovation; Economic globalization; Natural resources; Sociology of science and knowledge

ZYLA, Benjamin, Assistant Professor
Global governance; Human rights and security; International peace operations; Humanitarian interventions; Canadian foreign policy, Europe, Afghanistan

a) An honour’s bachelor’s degree in international development and globalization or a related field (e.g., international studies and modern languages, environmental studies, religious studies, economics, geography, history, sociology, political science)

OR

b) An undergraduate law degree (LLB/LLL or equivalent).

An overall undergraduate average of 75% (B+) (calculated in accordance with FGPS guidelines) is required.

The admissions committee may also recommend candidates who do not fully meet the above requirements but who do meet the minimum requirements of the FGPS (an honours bachelor’s degree with 70% (B) standing) and who have demonstrated knowledge of the field through relevant training and/or work experience.

A letter of intent outlining the candidate’s interest in the program and relevant academic and practical experience must be submitted along with the application. Candidates should also indicate their preferred field (among four defined by the program).

Candidates who meet the basic admission requirements but who need to complete prerequisites for graduate courses or who need essential background knowledge in one or more fields may be admitted to a qualifying program.

Collaborative Program in Women’s Studies at the Master’s Level

The interdisciplinary MA program in globalization and international development is a participating unit in the collaborative program in women's studies at the master’s level. This program has been established for students wishing to enrich their training in globalization and international development by including an interdisciplinary component in Women's studies. The specific requirements of the collaborative program include two core courses and a thesis or major research paper on a topic related to Women's studies. These two courses fit into the globalization and international development course requirements and do not add to the number of courses required for the master's in globalization and international development. In addition, FEM5103/FEM5503 (Feminist Methodologies/Méthodologies féministes) may be taken in lieu of the required methodology course in the globalization and international development program, i.e., DVM5122/DVM5522 (Research Seminar/Séminaire de recherche). However, students are encouraged to take both methodology courses, i.e., FEM5103/5503 and DVM5122/5522.

Students should normally apply for admission to the Women's studies collaborative program at the same time as they apply for admission to the master's program in globalization and international development.

For further details, please consult the Women’s Studies program on the FGPS website.

Collaborative Program in Environmental Sustainability at the Master’s Level

The interdisciplinary MA program in globalization and international development is a participating unit in the collaborative program in environmental sustainability at the master’s level. This program has been established for students wishing to enrich their training in globalization and international development by including an interdisciplinary component in environmental sustainability.

Students should normally apply for admission to the environmental sustainability collaborative program at the same time as they apply for admission to the master's program in globalization and international development.

For further details, please consult the environmental sustainability program on the FGPS website.

Co-op Program

Language Requirements

Candidates must be able to understand, speak and write either English or French fluently. Applicants whose mother tongue is neither English nor French are required, at the time of application, to provide evidence of proficiency in one of these languages. Proof of having achieved a score of at least 280 in the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or in an equivalent test must be provided. For French proficiency, proof of having achieved a CanTEST score of 5.0 in Listening, in Reading, and in Writing must be provided.

In addition, students admitted to the program without evidence of proficiency in the second official language must demonstrate their reading competence in this language at the earliest opportunity by passing the language requirements (DVM5999) administered by the program. A candidate who fails the test will have to successfully complete a course at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute Institute approved by the program.

Mentoring System

Applications are reviewed by the program admissions committee. The committee assigns each student a professor who acts as a mentor and assists in developing an individualized study plan that takes account of interdisciplinary requirements and of the student’s needs, interests, and preferred field.

Lecture Series

All students are required, during the first year, to attend a lecture series where faculty and students from participating academic units, from other academic units or from outside organizations address important themes in globalization and international development.

MA with Research Paper

• Four core courses (12 credits): DVM5120; DVM5121; DVM5122; DVM5123.
Students with advanced training in international economics or in international finance and development may be exempted from DVM5123 and allowed to replace it with a three-credit course from the list of electives.

• Four elective courses (12 credits) in the chosen field, distributed between at least two disciplines in the program. The choice of electives must be approved by the program director or a delegate.
• DVM6998 - Research Paper (6 credits).
For information regarding the research paper, consult the guide 'Preparing a Thesis or a Research Paper', accessible through the FGPS website : www.grad.uottawa.ca.

MA with Thesis

• Four core courses (12 credits): DVM5120; DVM5121; DVM5122; DVM5123.
Students with advanced training in international economics or in international finance and development may be exempted from DVM5123 and allowed to replace it with a three-credit course from the list of electives.

• Two elective courses (6 credits) in the chosen field, preferably distributed between two disciplines in the program. The choice of electives must be approved by the program director or a delegate.

Collaborative Program in Environmental Sustainability (with Thesis)

• Satisfactory completion of the Environmental Sustainability seminar (EVD5100 or EVD5500, 3 credits).
• Presentation and defence of a thesis on a topic in environmental sustainability based on research carried out under the supervision of a professor who is a member of the student`s primary program and/or of the collaborative program. The Collaborative Program Committee determines whether or not the topic of the thesis is appropriate for the designation “Specialization in Environmental Sustainability.” At least one of the thesis examiners must be a member of the Environmental Sustainability collaborative program.

Collaborative Program in Environmental Sustainability (with Research Paper)

• Satisfactory completion of the Environmental Sustainability seminar course (EVD5100 or EVD5500, 3 credits).
• Satisfactory completion of one course (3 credits) selected from a list of optional courses for the Collaborative Program in Environmental Sustainability.
• Satisfactory completion of the research paper, which must be on a topic in the area of environmental sustainability, carried out under the supervision of a professor who is a member of the student`s primary program and/or of the collaborative program. The Collaborative Program Committee determines whether or not the topic of the research paper is appropriate for the designation “Specialization in Environmental Sustainability.” The research paper is evaluated by two professors, one of whom is selected by the primary program, and the other by the Collaborative Program Director, on the advice of the Collaborative Program Committee.

Collaborative Program in Women's Studies

• Two compulsory courses:
FEM5300 FEMINIST THEORIES (3cr.)
FEM5103 FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES (3cr.)

Students must complete the two compulsory courses before their first registration for the major research paper or thesis.

• A thesis or major research paper on a topic related to women, gender, feminism or sexualities. The proposed topic must be approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee as well as by the student’s primary program. The thesis or major research paper must demonstrate knowledge of feminist scholarship in the field or fields appropriate to the topic, and of feminist methodologies where applicable.
• The thesis supervisor must possess Women’s Studies and/or feminist expertise. In the case of a major research paper, the supervisor should, ideally, possess Women’s Studies and/or feminist expertise. If not, one of the readers must possess such expertise. Joint supervision by a professor from the participating unit and a professor chosen by the WSGC may be appropriate in some cases.
• Thesis or Major Research Paper Proposal: The thesis or major research paper proposal must be approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee as well as by the primary program. Usually the thesis or major research paper proposal is submitted to women’s studies by the end of the third session of the first year of studies. For the primary programs that do not require a proposal, students must still submit a proposal to the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee.
• Examiner or Reader: One of the examiners (for the thesis) or reader (for the major research paper) must be a person approved by the Women’s Studies Graduate Committee.
• The passing grade in all courses is C+. Students who fail two courses (equivalent to 6 credits) must withdraw from the program.

Co-op Option

• Co-op students must register full-time and complete two work terms: DVM6001 Co-op Work Term I and DVM6002 Co-op Work Term II.
• Each work terms is graded P/F (pass/fail), based on the employer’s report and on the written report completed by the student. (The report must be 30 pages, including appendices.) The report is evaluated by the professor in charge of the graduate co-op option in DVM.
• The credits awarded for co-op work terms may not be used to obtain equivalences for other courses. In other words, the co-op credits are additional to the minimum requirements of the degree.

• Be registered full-time.
• Maintain a 7.0 cumulative grade point average.
• Obtain a satisfactory grade (P) for each co-op work term.

Duration of the Program

Minimum Standards

Second Language Requirement

Cours au choix / Electives

Academic Unit Coordinates