Kinsella Meagan, PhD Candidate (ABD)

Meagan Kinsella
PhD Candidate (ABD)
Department of Political Science
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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)