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Applying a psychoanalytic lens to Development Studies

Ilan Kapoor is a professor of Critical Development Studies, a postcolonial scholar, and one of the first to bring both psychoanalysis and postcoloniality to the field of Development Studies. He first came to prominence in the early 2000s through a series of journal articles on participatory development, that is, the practice of involving beneficiaries of […]

Engaging communities in the transition to low-carbon economy

How citizens and communities participate in energy initiatives is critical to the successful transition to a low-carbon economy. Meaningful participation in renewable and low-carbon energy initiatives is linked with enhanced citizen support. Community energy -- characterized by high levels of participation --  is also associated with wide ranging benefits for communities such as new social mechanisms for […]

The pandemic and the need for a new society

During the on-going pandemic, humanity’s suffering has increased enormously. To date, 35 million people in the world have contracted the coronavirus, and more than 1 million have died. In the richest and most powerful country in the world, more than 7 million cases have been reported, with more than 200,000 deaths. While the more affluent […]

CBC Radio interview with Prof Gail Fraser on the cormorant hunt

Ontario Morning from CBC Radio Prof. Gail Fraser has long studied cormorants. She explains her opposition to the provincial government's decision to allow the birds to be hunted. With files from cbc.ca.

Prof Ilan Kapoor has new book titled 'Confronting Desire'

Confronting Desire Psychoanalysis and International Development By applying psychoanalytic perspectives to key themes, concepts, and practices underlying the development enterprise, Confronting Desire offers a new way of analyzing the problems, challenges, and potentialities of international development. Ilan Kapoor makes a compelling case for examining development's unconscious desires, and in the process inaugurates a new field of study: […]

The throne speech must blaze a bold new path — including imposing a wealth tax

By Bruce Campbell, Adjunct professor The speech from the throne is only weeks away. Moments like these — pandemics, depressions, wars — are historical turning points, often marking a time period when fundamental change toward social and economic equality become possible. Unlike the apparently failed state south of the border that seems to be trudging […]

Open Season on Cormorants

The Agenda with Steve Paikin Earlier this summer the Ontario government announced the introduction of a fall hunting season for double-crested cormorants, starting September 15. Gail Fraser, a professor at York University, specializes in water birds and discusses the hunt and what it could mean for the cormorant's future. Watch now. Episode: Culture, Identity, and […]

Indigenous Environmental Justice

Principal Investigator: Deborah McGregor. Co-Investigators: Dayna Scott and Martha Stiegman. Funding: Canada Research Chair. Term: 2020-2025. The Indigenous Environmental Justice (IEJ) research and outreach project aims to develop a distinctive EJ framework that is informed by Indigenous knowledge systems, laws, concepts of justice and the lived experiences of Indigenous peoples. It serves as a resource for […]

COVID-19 Among Meatpacking Workers: Documenting Migration Status and Employment Conditions in Southern Alberta

Project Investigator: Jennifer Hyndman. Partner: ActionDignity. Funding: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant. Term: 2020-2022. The project seeks to unpack the links between the migration status of meat packers and their experience of COVID-19. Reports in the media and by community advocates, including partner organization, ActionDignity, indicate that the workforce is composed of almost entirely of migrant […]