Our People
Ruben Zaiotti, Director (r.zaiotti@dal.ca)
Ruben Zaiotti is Director听of the Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence, Jean Monnet Chair in Border Control, and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at AV俱乐部. He holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, a Master of Studies from the University of Oxford and a BA from the University of Bologna. Find out more about his research and teaching at the听听 Ruben鈥檚 areas of research interest relate to migration, border control and security in Europe and North America. He has a blog on these issues at听听and a听second blog focusing on artistic and creative depictions of European borders at听.听
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Robert Finbow, Deputy Director听(robert.finbow@dal.ca)
JMEUCE Deputy Director, Robert Finbow, is a long-time Professor at the Political Science Department, AV俱乐部.听 He also led the , funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU and supported by the JMEUCE.听 After doing an undergraduate degree at AV俱乐部 and MA at York University, he completed an MSc and PhD at the London School of Economics.听 For his research interests and publications, check his profile on the Political Science Department website.
Madeleine Coffen-Smout, Centre Coordinator听(jmeuce@dal.ca)
Madeleine has been the Coordinator at the JMEUCE since 2016.听 She holds a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MDE from AV俱乐部.听
Alanna Taylor, Research Administrator (ciip@dal.ca听and听jmnet@dal.ca)
Alanna works on the and .听 She holds undergraduate degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland and St Mary's University, and an MA from AV俱乐部.
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Name |
Department | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
Raluca Bejan |
School of Social Work | Social justice, labour, globalisation, migration, refugees etc. |
| Schulich School of Law | Offshore renewable energy, Governance, Law and policy | |
| Department of Political Science | European Union politics and institutions; Health care; Federalism | |
| Department of Political Science | Canada European Union relations, Trade, Investment | |
| School of Health and Human Performance | International retirement migration, Diverse aging populations, LGBTQ2 | |
| Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology | International retirement migration, Diverse aging populations, LGBTQ2听 听 | |
| Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology | Migration and Development, Immigration reform in Canada and Italy | |
| Department of Political Science | European Union energy and climate policy | |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | European Union energy and climate policy | |
| Schulich School of Law | Intellectual property, Law and technology, Censorship, Information security | |
Matthew Schnurr |
Department of International Development Studies | Environment and development, political ecology, agricultural biotechnology, environmental justice |
Dominika Wranik |
School of Public Administration | Health policy, health economics |
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| Name | Department | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| 听 | Department of Political Science | Canadian foreign policy, Diplomacy (multilateral and bilateral), International realtions |
听 Dimitri Constas |
International Relations, Panteion University, Greece [Retired] [PDF - 126kB] |
Greek Foreign Policy,听European protection of human rights and democratic institutions, Southeastern Mediterranean Relations and Politics |
| Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University 听 | UK Politics in general (re: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)听 听 | |
| Department of Economics | Regional and International Development | |
| Department of Political Science, St. Thomas University 听 | International political economy, Regional integration organizations in Eurasia | |
| Department of Economics, St. Francis Xavier University 听 | International Finance and Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, Globalization and Inequality | |
| Department of Economics, Mount Saint Vincent University | Decision-making involving strategic alliances, International competition and merger policy | |
| College of Pharmacy | Research on various factors affecting the medication management system to improve its safety, effectiveness and affordability | |
| 听 | Department of Political Science and Director, Centre for Post-Communist Studies, St. Francis Xavier University | Comparative politics, Democratization, Religion and politics, Transitional justice, East European politics |
| Department of Sociology and IDS Program, Saint Mary's University |
Gender and International Migration, Immigrant Women, Transnationalism; Citizenship, Identities and Diasporas 听 | |
| Department of Political Science, Memorial University | Comparative and West European Politics, Smaller democracies, Netherlands, Ireland | |
| Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University | Comparative Politics, European Union and its external relations, Migration and Citizenship, Eastern Europe, Russia |
Staff
Ruben Zaiotti, Director (r.zaiotti@dal.ca)
Ruben Zaiotti is Director听of the Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence, Jean Monnet Chair in Border Control, and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at AV俱乐部. He holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, a Master of Studies from the University of Oxford and a BA from the University of Bologna. Find out more about his research and teaching at the听听 Ruben鈥檚 areas of research interest relate to migration, border control and security in Europe and North America. He has a blog on these issues at听听and a听second blog focusing on artistic and creative depictions of European borders at听.听
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Robert Finbow, Deputy Director听(robert.finbow@dal.ca)
JMEUCE Deputy Director, Robert Finbow, is a long-time Professor at the Political Science Department, AV俱乐部.听 He also led the , funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU and supported by the JMEUCE.听 After doing an undergraduate degree at AV俱乐部 and MA at York University, he completed an MSc and PhD at the London School of Economics.听 For his research interests and publications, check his profile on the Political Science Department website.
Madeleine Coffen-Smout, Centre Coordinator听(jmeuce@dal.ca)
Madeleine has been the Coordinator at the JMEUCE since 2016.听 She holds a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MDE from AV俱乐部.听
Alanna Taylor, Research Administrator (ciip@dal.ca听and听jmnet@dal.ca)
Alanna works on the and .听 She holds undergraduate degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland and St Mary's University, and an MA from AV俱乐部.
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Associates
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Name |
Department | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
Raluca Bejan |
School of Social Work | Social justice, labour, globalisation, migration, refugees etc. |
| Schulich School of Law | Offshore renewable energy, Governance, Law and policy | |
| Department of Political Science | European Union politics and institutions; Health care; Federalism | |
| Department of Political Science | Canada European Union relations, Trade, Investment | |
| School of Health and Human Performance | International retirement migration, Diverse aging populations, LGBTQ2 | |
| Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology | International retirement migration, Diverse aging populations, LGBTQ2听 听 | |
| Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology | Migration and Development, Immigration reform in Canada and Italy | |
| Department of Political Science | European Union energy and climate policy | |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | European Union energy and climate policy | |
| Schulich School of Law | Intellectual property, Law and technology, Censorship, Information security | |
Matthew Schnurr |
Department of International Development Studies | Environment and development, political ecology, agricultural biotechnology, environmental justice |
Dominika Wranik |
School of Public Administration | Health policy, health economics |
Fellows
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| Name | Department | Research Interests |
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| 听 | Department of Political Science | Canadian foreign policy, Diplomacy (multilateral and bilateral), International realtions |
听 Dimitri Constas |
International Relations, Panteion University, Greece [Retired] [PDF - 126kB] |
Greek Foreign Policy,听European protection of human rights and democratic institutions, Southeastern Mediterranean Relations and Politics |
| Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University 听 | UK Politics in general (re: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)听 听 | |
| Department of Economics | Regional and International Development | |
| Department of Political Science, St. Thomas University 听 | International political economy, Regional integration organizations in Eurasia | |
| Department of Economics, St. Francis Xavier University 听 | International Finance and Macroeconomics, Financial Economics, Globalization and Inequality | |
| Department of Economics, Mount Saint Vincent University | Decision-making involving strategic alliances, International competition and merger policy | |
| College of Pharmacy | Research on various factors affecting the medication management system to improve its safety, effectiveness and affordability | |
| 听 | Department of Political Science and Director, Centre for Post-Communist Studies, St. Francis Xavier University | Comparative politics, Democratization, Religion and politics, Transitional justice, East European politics |
| Department of Sociology and IDS Program, Saint Mary's University |
Gender and International Migration, Immigrant Women, Transnationalism; Citizenship, Identities and Diasporas 听 | |
| Department of Political Science, Memorial University | Comparative and West European Politics, Smaller democracies, Netherlands, Ireland | |
| Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University | Comparative Politics, European Union and its external relations, Migration and Citizenship, Eastern Europe, Russia |
