Katharina Coleman, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

The puzzle of discretion: interrogating change with public sector workers in white settler colonial institutions
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$43,315
Local Internationals: Navigating the Intersection of Global Institutions and Local Politics
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$37,081
Local Internationals: Navigating the Intersection of Global Institutions and Local Politics
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$43,773

All 5 grants and awards

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The puzzle of discretion: interrogating change with public sector workers in white settler colonial institutions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nath, Nisha K.

Keywords: public sector workers; public sector work; settler colonialism; discretion; anti-racist methods; interventive research

$43,315

Local Internationals: Navigating the Intersection of Global Institutions and Local Politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Coleman, Katharina P.

Keywords: international relations; international organizations; local staff

$37,081

Local Internationals: Navigating the Intersection of Global Institutions and Local Politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Coleman, Katharina P.

Keywords: international relations; international organizations; local staff

$43,773

Peacebuilding and Local Knowledge Network (PLKN)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Zyla, Benjamin

Keywords: local knowledge; peacebuilding; intervention; peacebuiling training

$199,816

Venue change: locating international norm diplomacy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Coleman, Katharina P.

Keywords: international norms; international diplomacy; international negotiation; international security; venue choice; venue change

$76,993

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 Dear Professor Coleman, 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 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 "Local Internationals: Navigating the Intersection of Global Institutions and Local Politics" (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]