Lori Oates, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Resource curse Political Economy Settler Colonialism Extractive Economics Petroleum Patriarchy

Latest funding

Cursed: How the Resource Curse Manifests in Newfoundland and Labrador
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,550

All 1 grants and awards

Cursed: How the Resource Curse Manifests in Newfoundland and Labrador

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Oates, Lori

Keywords: Resource curse; Political Economy; Settler Colonialism; Extractive Economics; Petroleum Patriarchy

$36,550

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: Resource curse Dear Professor Oates, 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 resource curse 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 "Cursed: How the Resource Curse Manifests in Newfoundland and Labrador" (2024), 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]