Michelle Bonner, University of Victoria

Research

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Comparative politics democracy human rights global south (Latin America)

Latest funding

Disappeared during democracy: how media and activists communicate judicial trials
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$82,087
Disappeared during democracy: how media and activists communicate judicial trials
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$91,439
Marketing police reform: media, human rights and the politics of accountability in Latin America
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$151,536

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Disappeared during democracy: how media and activists communicate judicial trials

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bonner, Michelle D.

Keywords: Latin American politics; comparative politics; argentine politics; Chilean politics; Mexican politics; human rights; democratization; state-society relations; media; social movements; policing

$82,087

Disappeared during democracy: how media and activists communicate judicial trials

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bonner, Michelle D.

Keywords: Latin American politics; comparative politics; argentine politics; Chilean politics; Mexican politics; human rights; democratization; state-society relations; media; social movements; policing

$91,439

Marketing police reform: media, human rights and the politics of accountability in Latin America

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bonner, Michelle D.

Keywords: Latin American politics; Argentine politics; Chilean politics; policing; democratization; human rights; media

$151,536

Democratizing the police: security, crime and human rights in the southern cone

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bonner, Michelle D.

Keywords: Latin American politics; Argentine politics; Chilean politics; police violence; police reform; democratization; state-society relations; human rights; framing

$51,142

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: Comparative politics Dear Professor Bonner, 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 comparative politics 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 "Disappeared during democracy: how media and activists communicate judicial trials" (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]