CHAIRE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant
- Research Interest
Audrey-Maude is a research assistant at the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy since September 2020. She is also a research assistant at the Canada Research Chair on Migration and Security since May 2021. Lastly, she was a research assistant for the Canadian Defence and Security Network (CDSN) in the fall of 2020.
Benjamin Richard est actuellement étudiant à la Maîtrise en études internationales (concentration relations internationales) de l'École supérieure d'études internationales de l'Université Laval.
Depuis le mois de mai 2020, Benjamin est auxiliaire de recherche à la Chaire de recherche du Canada en économie politique internationale.
Dimitri Thériault holds a master's degree in international studies from the Institute for Advanced International Studies (Laval University) and a bachelor's degree in economics and politics from Laval University. His master thesis focuses on the allocation of loans from the World Bank over three time periods: Cold War (1973-1990), post-Cold War (1991-2000), and post-September 11 (2001-2013). His findings indicates that after September 11 terrorist attacks, World Bank recipient countries receiving the greatest amount of US military assistance were also the ones receiving the largest loans by the Bank. Although this supports the thesis that the events of 9/11 led the United States to use the World Bank in their national interests as during the Cold War the Bank appears to have limited political considerations in the allocation of its loans after the collapse of the USSR and especially between 2001 and 2013.
During his studies he also worked at the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy as a research assistant. His main role was to provide statistical analysis and charts based on the TRade and ENvironment Database (TREND).
Currently, he is a briefing officer at Global Affairs Canada (GAC).
Job Titles:
- Research Interest
- Researcher at the ESEI
Dr Madison Cartwright is a postdoctoral researcher at the ESEI. He completed his PhD in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney in January 2019. Madison's research examines the political economy of international economic law and institutions, with an emphasis on intellectual property. His research also examines business-state relations and economic nationalism in the international economy. Madison's PhD thesis applied historical institutionalism to analysing the United States' international copyright standard setting efforts from 1980 until the present. His postdoctoral research is examining intellectual property in the Asia Pacific, as well as unilateralism in the international economy.
In addition to his work on international political economy, Madison has also contributed to theoretical debates on historical institutionalism, particularly with respect to the role of agents within institutions in explaining both continuity and change.
Job Titles:
- Research Interest
- Researcher at the ESEI
Dr. Claire Peacock is a postodoctoral researcher at the ESEI and will be a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow beginning in July 2019. Claire completed her DPhil (PhD) in International Relations at the University of Oxford in August 2018. Claire's research focuses on understanding the rationales behind and the design and outcomes associated with international cooperation, ranging from regulatory cooperation to treaty making to summitry politics. Her dissertation research explored why states include labour and human rights regulation in international trade agreements. Claire's postdoctoral research looks at the design and consequences of withdrawal provisions in international environmental agreements. She is also working on a project that maps and assesses the structure of offshore networks.
Claire is also interested in the application of data science methods to international relations data and works in R and Python. She enjoys teaching IR students the fundamentals of working with data and about evidence-based decisionmaking and research.
Her personal website is: https://cepeacock.home.blog.
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Professor
- Research Interest
Dr. Eytan Tepper is an adjunct professor, space governance, at the Graduate School of International Studies, Laval University, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of political science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, working with the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy. He is the coordinator of the research project on the governance of space debris funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
He earned his doctorate from the McGill University Faculty of Law, where he was associated with the Institute of Air and Space Law, and subsequently pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the New York University (NYU) School of Law. His research agenda is space law and governance and his approach is transdisciplinary, employing cutting-edge literature from international law, international relations and political economy. He has published articles on space governance in journals like the Journal of Space Law, Space Policy and New Space and has a forthcoming book.
As a lawyer, he had a career spanning the private and public sectors, notably with the Bank of Israel and the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration, resolving issues related to international trade and cooperation and financial and industrial policy. He led a formal inquiry delegation to China under WTO rules and co-authored the feasibility study on a China-Israel Free Trade Area Agreement. His work in the private sector included serving as counsel for the largest infrastructure project in Israel, representing Fortune 500 companies (e.g. Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly) in intellectual property lawsuits, and working on Albert Einstein's estate. Also a trained economist, he served as Vice-Chairman of the Israeli Bar Association's Economic Forum.
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant
- Research Interest
Flavie Désilets-Roy holds a bachelor's degree in public affairs and international relations and is currently completing a master's degree in economics at Laval University.
Since June 2020, Flavie is a research assistant at the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy.
Job Titles:
- Marie Skłodowska - Curie Doctoral Fellow
- Research Interest
Guillaume François Larouche is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellow within the Horizon Europe GEM-DIAMOND project (Globalisation, Europe, and Multilateralism - Democratic Institutions, the rise of Alternative Models and mounting Normative Dissensus) and a SSHRC Nelson Mandela Scholar. He is currently pursuing a triple PhD degree in European Law at iCourts, the Centre of Excellence for International Courts at the University of Copenhagen under the supervision of Prof. Mikael Rask Madsen, in International Studies at the École supérieure d'études internationales de l'Université Laval (ESEI) under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Frédéric Morin, and in Legal Sciences at the Faculty of Law of Université Libre de Bruxelles under the supervision of Prof. Chloé Brière.
An affiliated PhD researcher with the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy at Université Laval, Guillaume François holds a Master of Laws (LLM) with Concentration in International Trade and Foreign Investment from the University of Ottawa (for which he received the mention "Excellent"), a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Université Laval, and an advanced certificate in French and European Law from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas.
He is a member of the Barreau du Québec since January 2020 and practiced public law in Montreal.
Besides his research interests, Guillaume François is interested in history, French literature, travel, outdoor activities, and sports (swimming, running, cycling, yoga, and cross-country skiing).
Hugues Gilbert has 35 years of experience in the space sector, including 20 years as a senior executive at the Canadian Space Agency - where he was notably Director General, Policy, Planning and External Relations, and Director, Astronauts, Life Sciences and Space Medicine.
Hugues has led numerous international initiatives, including the negotiation of treaties and cooperation agreements, the development of industrial partnerships and the deployment of diplomatic efforts aimed at ensuring the sustainable use of space. He also has extensive experience in the development of public policies and in the implementation of government programs.
Jeanne Desrosiers is an undergraduate student in political science since September 2019. She is a research assistant for the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy since June 2021.
Research interest
Climate policy and justice
Environmental policies
Social justice
Energy transition
Sustainable development
Josué Mathieu est chercheur postdoctoral au département de science politique de l'Université Laval. Il est spécialiste de la régulation financière internationale, du commerce international et des investissements internationaux. Ses recherches actuelles portent en particulier sur les normes internationales en matière de finance durable.
Teaching
I am a PhD in Political Science/International Relations at the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland under the supervision of Professor Stephanie Hofmann. My thesis asks: why do some issue-areas shared among multiple multinational organizations become contentious, while others stay uncontroversial? I argue that complexity theory tools help to understand this conundrum by identifying that what cannot be explained by chance or rational choice is actually the result of underlying patterns, feedbacks loops, and interactions among and within multinational organizations. Empirically, I focus on crisis managment organizations intervening in Bangui, CAR and their headquarters Brussels (EU), New York (UN) and Geneva (UN) using an innovative mixed-methodology, combining social network analysis and stories-oriented interviewing techniques.
I obtained a bachelor's degree from McGill university and a master degree from Université de Montréal. My master thesis focused on the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Currently, I am a visiting researcher at the MacMillan Center, Yale University.
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant
- Research Interest
- Science under the Supervision of Professor
Laure Gosselin is beginning a PhD in political science under the supervision of Professor Jean-Frédéric Morin. Her research focuses on the interactions between the environment, international trade and agriculture regimes as well as the complex governance of food security.
Laure holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in International Relations from Sciences Po Bordeaux as well as a Master's degree in Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Food Security from Université Laval, for which she distinguished herself by being listed on the faculty's honor roll.
Laure has been a research assistant several times for projects in public international law and law of the sea. Since the summer of 2020, Laure has been a teaching assistant for the course POL-1005 International Relations and the Challenges of Globalization.
She is also a member of the Center for Research in Economics of the Environment, Food, Transport and Energy (CREATE) at Laval University.
Laurence holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs and International Relations as well as a Spanish language micro-program. Laurence is currently a master's student in international studies, major in international trade and investment at the École supérieure d'études internationales of Laval University. She is also president of the Association pour la simulation des Nations unies de l'Université Laval.
Laurence has been a research assistant at the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy since September 2020.
Laurie Durel is a PhD candidate in international studies at the Graduate School of International Studies of Université Laval under the supervision of professors Richard Ouellet (law) and Jean-Frédéric Morin (political science). Her research focuses on the interaction between international economic law and international environmental governance. More specifically, Laurie is interested in the nexus between environmental measures and international trade agreements, especially regarding greenhouse-gas taxes. Laurie has been a research assistant at the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy since 2019.
Before starting her PhD, Laurie held various positions in Quebec public administration. She worked as a trade policy advisor for Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation (2016-2019) and Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (2016). She also worked as an advisor to the Parliamentary business of Quebec National Assembly (2013).
Laurie is a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow (Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program). She holds a Bachelor of Political Science, a Master of International Studies and is completing a microprogram in international economic law.
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