Kenneth Mouré, University of Alberta

Research

food security food supply rationing hoarding agriculture economic policy price controls protests

Latest funding

J'ai faim! Food and Politics in France in World War II
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$23,617
J'ai faim! Food and Politics in France in World War II
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$53,776
Marché noir : capitalism's black heart in France, 1939-1950
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$124,958

J'ai faim! Food and Politics in France in World War II

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mouré, Kenneth

Keywords: food security; food supply; rationing; hoarding; agriculture; economic policy; price controls; protests; public demonstrations

$23,617

J'ai faim! Food and Politics in France in World War II

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mouré, Kenneth

Keywords: food security; food supply; rationing; hoarding; agriculture; economic policy; price controls; protests; public demonstrations

$53,776

Marché noir : capitalism's black heart in France, 1939-1950

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mouré, Kenneth

Keywords: economic policy; black market; price controls; rationing; food supply; World War II; occupation; Vichy regime; public opinion; collaboration; corruption; police; governmentality

$124,958

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: food security Dear Professor Mouré, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on food security connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "J'ai faim! Food and Politics in France in World War II" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]