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Sleiman-Long Zeina, PhD Student

Zeina Sleiman-Long

PhD Student

Graduate Students
Department of Political Science

Area(s) of Interest:

Biography

Dissertation Title: Regional Sanctuary Practices and Transnational Citizenship

Supervisor: Dr. Peter Nyers

My dissertation focuses on documenting and analyzing the way in which migrants, refugees and undocumented residents make claims for rights outside of the avenue of the state; with a particular interest in the power of sanctuary movements across North America.

Research Interests:

  • Citizenship and migration
  • Statelessness and refugees
  • Belonging and migrant rights
  • Globalization
  • Sanctuary practices
  • Critical security studies

 

HONOURS AND AWARD

2017                    The Hamilin Family Fund Ontario Graduate Scholarship

2015-2017 .          Ontario Graduate Scholarship

2016                     Ellen Louks Fairclough Memorial Scholarship

2012-2016             McMaster Graduate Scholarship

2014                     Finalist: Three Minute Thesis, McMaster University

2014-2015            Ontario Graduate Fellowship 

Education

  • M.A. International Relations, McMaster University (2010)
  • B.SOC.SCI Political Science, University of Ottawa (2009)

Research

Book Chapter

Co-authored with Peter Nyers. (2015) Citizenship in International Relations. In Aoileann Ní Mhurchú and Reiko Shindo (Eds.), Critical Imaginations in IR. New York: Routledge

Book Review

Immigration, diversité et sécurité: les associations arabo-musulmanes face à l'État au Canada et au Québec 2009  Cahiers canadiens de sociologie

Conference Proceedings

Documenting Undocumented Immigrants and Controlling Populations. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association. Ryerson University, May 27-June 2, 2017

Sanctuary Regions: A Pathway for Citizen Rights of Undocumented Immigrants. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association. University of Calgary, May 31-June 2,2016

‘I Belong’: Forging Muslim Identities in the Context of Post 9/11 Security Policies. Unsettling Colonial Modernity: Islamicate Contexts in Focus. University of Alberta, April 24-25, 2015.

City Magnets: An Exploration of the Region’s Capacity and Strategic Advantage to Attract Newcomers. The Immigration Advantage: How the North Bay Region’s Shift to Attract and Retain Newcomers is Increasing Prosperity. March 1-2, 2011

The (Re)Definition of National Citizenship through the Essentialization of Culture Abroad. Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association: Global Governance: Political Authority in Transition. March 16, 2011.

The Give and Take of Refugees in Canada: A New Research Study from the Conference Board of Canada. Annual Meeting for the Leaders’ Roundtable on Immigration. January 24-25, 2011.

Political Communities of (in)Security and Canadian Minority Relations Annual Meeting of the York Centre for International and Security Studies: New Directions: The Future of Canadian (In)Security Studies. February 4-5, 2010.

Policy Papers and Reports

HeaHealthy Youth: Why Employers Should Care and What They Can Do—The Case for Business Action. The Conference Board of Canada, August 2012.

With Michelle Parkouka. Accreditation Canada: Leading the Way Toward Improving Quality in Health Care. The Conference Board of Canada, August 2011.