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Anderson

David

Education

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Education, International Studies, Japan, Students

Informal Learning; Large-scale public events; World Expositions; Museums; Science Centres; Aquariums; Evaluation; Out-of-school learning; Visitor experiences; long-term memories as legacies of events;

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Byers

Michael

Arts

French, German

Canada, Defence, Environment, Free Trade, Government, Human Rights, International Studies, Law, Middle East, Politics, United States, Water

politics, government, defense, military, Arctic, sovereignty, United States, human rights, civil liberties, terrorism, international, United Nations, NATO, Middle East, arms control, nuclear, treaties, diplomacy, environment, climate change, law

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Cameron

Maxwell

Arts

Spanish

Constitutional Issues, Free Trade, Government, Human Rights, International Studies, Law, Literacy, Politics, South America, Third World, Trade

Democratic politics, Latin America, law and constitutions, human rights, the separation of powers, elections, the media, Canadian foreign policy, political economy, NAFTA, development

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Dierkes

Julian

Graduate Studies

German, Japanese, some French

Asian Affairs, Culture, Education, Europe, History, International Studies, Japan, Sociology, Teaching

Japanese Education, Cram Schools, History Education, History Textbooks, Reconciliation, Legal Education, Canada-Japan Relations, Organizational Structure, Contemporary Mongolia

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Evans

Paul

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Asian Affairs, China, International Studies, Korea, Politics

peace and security issues in Asia Pacific, especially Korean peninsula, northeast Asia, southeast Asia; international institutions in Asia (e.g. APEC, ARF, CSCAP); Canadian political and security relations with Asia

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Fitzsimmons

Scott

Arts

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Defence, Government, International Studies, Politics

mercenaries, private security contractors, war, warfare, conflict, international relations, military, security, defence, defense

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Heaver

Trevor

Sauder School of Business

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Business, Canada, Commerce, International Studies, Transportation

Canadian transport policy; shipping and ports; international logistics

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Hensley

Helena

Continuing Studies

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Continuing Education, Culture, Education, International Studies, Multiculturalism, Racism/Race Relations, Students, Sustainability

Internationalization, International Education, Intercultural Studies, Interncultural Communication

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Holsti

Kal

Arts

-

Defence, Government, International Studies, Politics

aspects of U.S. foreign policy; war; ethnic conflicts

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Huebner

Kurt

Graduate Studies

German

Business, Continuing Education, Economics, Environment, Europe, Finance, Free Trade, Government, International Studies, Labour Issues, Politics, Stock Markets, Sustainability, Trade

Europe and Eurppean integration, transatlantic trade, currency, Euro, Yuan, Renminbi, US-Dollar, financialization, innovation abd climate policies

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Job

Brian L.

Arts

-

Asian Affairs, International Studies

international relations of Asia Pacific countries, especially political/security matters; Canadian political/security interests and policies vis-a-vis Asia

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Laquian

Aprodicio

Community and Regional Planning

Pilipino

Abortion, Addictions, Anthropology, Architecture, Asian Affairs, China, Community Planning, Crime, Culture, Environment, Geography, Government, Health Care, History, Human Rights, Immigration, Immigration, Chinese, International Studies, Management, Multiculturalism, Politics, Pollution, Racism/Race Relations, Third World, Transportation, Urban Planning, Waste Management, Water

planning and governance of metropolitan areas, poverty alleviation, affordable housing, urban development in Asia with special focus on China, India,Vietnam, the Philippines, inner city redevelopment with focus on Vancouver's Down Town East Side, how to solve problems of slums in developing countries

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Lightfoot

Sheryl

Arts

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Olympics, Aboriginal Issues, International Studies, Politics

First Nations, international relations

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Liu

Jing

Library, Archival and Information Studies

Chinese

Archives, Asian Affairs, China, Government, Immigration, Chinese, International Studies, Libraries

library, rare books, information on China

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Lynn

Hyung-Gu

Arts

Japanese, Korean

Asian Affairs, Communications, Film, Government, History, Human Rights, Immigration, International Studies, Internet, Japan, Korea, Multiculturalism, Music, Politics, Racism/Race Relations, Sex/Sexuality, Urban Planning

South Korea, North Korea, Japan, politics, economics, popular culture, society, international relations,

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Macdonald

Iain

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Education, Africa, International Studies

Training and skills development in the wood products industry and e-learning and mobile learning

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Mack

Andrew

Graduate Studies

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International Studies

global security, Iraq, civil war, terrorism, North Korea

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Paterson

Robert

Law

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Aboriginal Issues, Business, Commerce, Culture, Economics, Fine Arts, Free Trade, International Studies, Stock Markets, Trade, Law

International trade and investment, international commercial dispute resolution, aboriginal cultural heritage and property law, art law.

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Potter

Pitman

Law

Mandarin

Asian Affairs, China, International Studies, Law, Taiwan

Mandarin

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Price

Richard M.

Arts

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Defence, Ethics, International Studies, Politics

International Politics, war, chemical weapons, biological weapons, nuclear weapons, landmines, arms control, international law, ethics and world politics

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Raj

Aditya

Education

Hindi, Urdu, Bengali

Asian Affairs, Canada, Culture, Education, Film, History, Human Rights, Immigration, India, International Studies, Literacy, Multiculturalism, Quebec, Research and Development, Sociology

International Curriculum Studies, Comparative Education, Post-Colonial / Globalization / Diaspora Discourse, Multiple Literacies, Immigration & Multiculturalism, India and Indians Abroad.

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Ries

John

Sauder School of Business

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Asian Affairs, Business, China, Commerce, International Studies, Trade

international trade; international business; trade policy

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Robinson

John

Graduate Studies

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Communications, Community Planning, Computers in Education, Environment, International Studies, Internet, Natural Resources, Philosophy, Pollution, Psychology, Science, Technology, Urban Planning, Waste Management, Sustainability, Olympics

sustainable development, sustainability, climate change, scenarios, energy policy, futures studies, science / policy studies

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Rojas

Alejandro

Land and Food Systems

Spanish

Agriculture, Anthropology, Culture, Environment, International Studies, Multiculturalism, Sociology, Sustainability, Water

Food security and food systems sustainability; institutional adaptations to climate change; Latin America; Community-Based Action Research; Intercultural Communications

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Schulz

Martin

Sauder School of Business

German

Archives, Business, Computers in Education, Ethics, Europe, Families, Human Behavior, International Studies, Management, Psychology, Sociology, United States

Archives, Bureaucracies, Business, Ethics, Europe, Human Behavior, International Studies, Knowledge, Learning, Management, Organizational Change, Psychology, Rules, Routines, Sociology, Social Change, United States

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Sens

Allen

Arts

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International Studies, Defence, Olympics

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Somers

Sean

Arts

Japanese, Irish Gaelic

Asian Affairs, Culture, English as a Second Language, Film, Human Rights, International Studies, Japan, Language, Literacy, Literature, Media, Religion, Theatre

Irish literature, W. B. Yeats, Japanese modernism, folklore, Japanese legends, ghosts in popular culture, occultism, translation, comparative religious studies, Japan in intercultural genres, contemporary haiku, calligraphy

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Spiegel

Jerry

Medicine

French, Spanish

Environment, International Studies, Third World

Global health, International health, environmental health, Cuba, Latin America

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Tester

Frank J.

Social Work and Family Studies

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Aboriginal Issues, Free Trade, International Studies, Pollution, Third World, Waste Management, Africa, Canada, Economics, Environment, Free Trade, Suicide, Trade, Water, Environment

expecially Nunaunt and Inuit of Eastern Arctic; Canadian social policy; international development; global financial institutions; international development work and issues affecting health, economic well-being; Canadian environmental issues; history, geography, politics; global trade issues; in general but for Aboriginal people

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Tiberghien

Yves

Arts

French, Japanese

Asian Affairs, Biotechnology, China, Europe, Free Trade, Government, Hong Kong, International Studies, Japan, Politics, Taiwan

G20, global finance, globalization, global governance, climate change, GMOs, TPP, WTO negotiations, Chinese politics, Chinese economics, Japanese politics, Japanese economy, Fukushima crisis, Euro crisis, European Union, French politics, Korean politics, East Asian geopolitics, Japan-China relations, Taiwan, Diaoyudao-Senkaku, US-China relations

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Torpey

John C.

Arts

German; Italian

Europe, History, Human Rights, International Studies, Racism/Race Relations, Sociology

politics and society in contemporary Europe; 20th century history; reparations for historical injustices; immigration patterns, especially in Europe and the U.S.; political issues

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Townsend-Gault

Ian

Law

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Asian Affairs, Environment, International Studies, Law, Natural Resources

law of the sea, ocean policy, ocean boundaries, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, South China Sea issues; biodiversity protection

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White

Melissa Autumn

-

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Canada, Environment, Families, Free Trade, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Geography, Human Rights, Immigration, International Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Racism/Race Relations, Sex/Sexuality, Sociology, Third World, Tourism, United States, Urban Planning, Women's Issues, Work

LGBTQ migration and asylum; human rights; sexual and gender minority rights; globalization; transnationalism; geopolitics; Canadian immigration policy; critical security studies; Canadian foreign policy as it pertains to gender and sexual minorities and women; race and racism.

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Zerriffi

Hisham

Graduate Studies

French

Africa, Asian Affairs, China, Economics, Engineering, Environment, Europe, Government, India, International Studies, Management, Natural Resources, Politics, Research and Development, Science, South America, Sustainability, Technology, Third World, Trade, Urban Planning

energy, environment, rural development, climate change, renewable resources, regulation, governance, technology, pollution

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