In the Ideas from the Western Academy Series, our theme members present on current research projects emerging from our theme work.
What lessons can we learn from the hottest place on Earth? This workshop by Western Academy Postdoctoral Scholar Ola Osman is inspired by recent fieldwork.
How can we collectively envision and strategize for sustainable peace in a world marked by increasingly violent and fast shifting political landscapes? This workshop by Western Academy Visiting Fellow Uzma Rashid uses Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) to engage with the complex systems that underpin peacebuilding efforts across diverse contexts.
Why is humanity failing our children? This workshop by Western Academy Visiting Fellow John T. Holmes outlines the evolution of the rights of the child and proposes ways in which Canada, like-minded states, and civil society can enhance protections for children affected by armed conflict.
How can storytelling equip us with the tools to navigate conflict in real time? This workshop by Western Academy Postdoctoral Scholar Pascal Michelberger highlights forms of conflict storytelling that are preventive rather than reactive and that prioritize looking forward over looking backward.
How can we create a future in which the existence and inclusion of queer communities is not understood to be incompatible with religious traditions? This workshop by Western Academy Visiting Fellow Uzma Rashid explores questions of gender, sexuality, and religion in the context of increasingly escalating violence at the intersections of these realms.
How can we liberate our theoretical inquiries in ways that confront the global machinations of racialized subjection, expropriation, and immiseration? This workshop by Western Academy Postdoctoral Scholar Ola Osman interrogates global anti-blackness and white supremacy as enduring, foundational forces that choreograph and haunt the genealogy of international relations.
