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Kinsella Meagan, PhD Candidate (ABD)

Meagan Kinsella

PhD Candidate (ABD)


Department of Political Science

Area(s) of Interest:

Biography

Dissertation Title: The Urban Politics of Managing Irregular Migration in Southern Africa: Considering Local Responses in Johannesburg, South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana

Supervisor: Dr. Peter Nyers

Through a comparative empirical analysis of Johannesburg, South Africa and Gaborone, Botswana, my dissertation considers local responses to the management of irregular migrants and its effects in and on urban spaces. I examine how we understand the tensions of urban irregular migration management and what are the stakes involved.

Research Interests: migration governance; citizenship and belonging; public policy implementation; mobility politics and policy; Southern Africa; integration and accommodation; everyday international relations; urban politics; border management

Teaching Interests and Expertise: migration politics and policy; international relations; gender and development; globalization; transnationalism; citizenship studies; mobility studies; security studies; politics of the Global South; urban politics; global public policy

Scholarships and Awards:

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2014-2015

School of Graduate Studies Grant in Aid for Research Travel and Field Work, McMaster University, 2014

The HAH Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2013-2014

Department of Political Science Graduate Student Travel Grant, McMaster University, 2013

Graduate Scholarship, McMaster University, 2010-2015

Education

  • M.A. International Relations, McMaster University (2011)
  • Hon. Bachelor of Social Science in Political Science and Criminology, University of Ottawa (2010)

Teaching

Fall 2015 Term: POL SCI 4QQ3: "Issues in International Politics"