George Clooney, Bono, Angelina Jolie... They are all part of a growing "celebrity" diplomatic corps. We might be prepared to change our favourite brand of shampoo because of a celebrity endorsement – but are decision makers really changing their policy thanks to stars? And more importantly, should they be doing so?
From "France 24: Celebrity Diplomacy: Fad or Phenomenon?"
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Chair and Professor of Political Science Kathryn Hochstetler and Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) PhD student Manjana Milkoreit are attending the 17th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The COP meets from November 28-December 9 in Durban, South Africa.
Kathryn Hochstetler will be delivering two presentations on the role of emerging powers in global environmental politics in early November. At a international symposium on ecological debt at Sciences Po in Paris, she will speak about whether the rise of emerging powers like Brazil, India, and China affects understandings of ecological debt. At the conference "Human Rights and the Global Economy" at the New School in New York City, she will present a paper on Climate Rights and Obligations of Emerging States.
The Brookings-led panel of 14 of the world’s top financial stability experts features former finance ministers and central bank governors from Colombia, Spain, Thailand and Uganda, and includes Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Chair in International Political Economy Eric Helleiner and CIGI Senior Fellow Bessma Momani.
Veronica Kitchen was awarded a 2010 Ontario Early Researcher Award for the project Integrated counter-terrorism institutions in comparative perspective.
Anna Esselment
Assistant Professor
BA (McMaster), MA (Dalhousie), PhD (UWO)
Daniel Henstra
Assistant Professor,
Director of Master of Public Service Program
BA (Windsor), MA (UWO), PhD (UWO)
Heather Roff
Assistant Professor
BA (Arizona), MA (Wisconsin) MA (Colorado), PhD (Colorado)
Hongying Wang
Visiting Associate Professor