Congratulations to professors from the Faculty of Social Sciences who have been awarded an Insight Grant!
The Faculty of Social Sciences submitted 33 applications to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council's (SSHRC) Insight program. SSHRC has funded 19 of these projects for a total of $2,147,132, which represents a success rate of 57.5%.
This year, the University of Ottawa has received funding for 32 of the 71 projects submitted, representing a success rate of 45% for a total of $4,336,566.
Here are the winning projects (English):
Rita Abrahamsen, Public and International Affairs
"Global Right, Global White:Transnational Radical Conservatism and South Africa"
Jacqueline Best, Political Studies
"Varieties of ignorance in economic policymaking"
Steven Bittle, Criminology
"Corporate Corruption in Canada"
Abel Brodeur and Roland Pongou, Economics
"Family, Fertility and Female Economic Empowerment"
Kelly Bronson, Sociology and Anthropology
"Diversity by design: Using qualitative social science to drive inclusion and sustainability in agricultural innovation"
Anthony Heyes, Economics
"Heat and the Indian Economy: A Study with Three Components"
Thomas Juneau, Public and International Affairs
"Neoclassical realism and American foreign policy in the Middle East"
Ryan Katz-Rosene, Political Studies
"Unravelling the growth-environment paradox: Sustainability discourses for the Anthropocene"
Maral Kichian and Christoph Zuercher, Public and International Affairs
"Out of fragility - when, how and why fragile states recover"
Louis-Philippe Morin, Economics
"Can Selective Universities Promote Social Mobility?"
Roland Paris, Public and International Affairs
"Competing Sovereignty Discourses in Contemporary World Politics"
Daniel Stockemer, Political Studies
"Youths without representation: The presence of young politicians in parliaments and cabinets around the world"
And the winning projects (French):
Nathalie Burlone, Political Studies
"Construire et reconstruire l'aide médicale à mourir au Canada: une entrée par la pratique"
Jean-François Cauchie, Patrice Corriveau and Isabelle Perreault, Criminology
"Au-delà de la vie : comprendre le geste suicidaire des Québécois.es à partir de leurs lettres d'adieu (1919-2021)"
Joseph De Koninck, Psychology
"Evaluation des théories scientifiques et croyances populaires sur les relations entre les rêves et la vie éveillée"
Abdoulaye Gueye, Sociology and Anthropology
"Devenir 'noir" en France: le processus de reconnaissance d'un groupe racial"
Simon Lapierre, Social Work
"Exposition à la violence conjugale, relation père-enfant et processus de réparation"
Jonathan Paquette, Political Studies
"Patrimoine et décolonisations au sein de l'espace culturel francophone"
Manon Tremblay, Political Studies
"Des institutions d'État dédiées aux enjeux LGBTQ"