Alexander Soucy, Saint Mary's University

Research

Buddhism Thich Nhat Hanh Vietnamese Buddhism Buddhist reform globalization engaged Buddhism Zen Buddhism peace activism

Latest funding

The Development and Impact of Thich Nhat Hanh
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,910
Thich Nhat Hanh in Context
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$61,724
The modernization of Buddhism in global perspective
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$258,659

The Development and Impact of Thich Nhat Hanh

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Soucy, Alexander D.

Keywords: Buddhism; Thich Nhat Hanh; Vietnamese Buddhism; Buddhist reform; globalization; engaged Buddhism; Zen Buddhism; peace activism; mindfulness

$34,910

Thich Nhat Hanh in Context

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Soucy, Alexander

Keywords: Buddhism; Thich Nhat Hanh; biography; Vietnamese Buddhism; Buddhist reform; globalization; engaged Buddhism; Zen Buddhism; peace activism; mindfulness

$61,724

The modernization of Buddhism in global perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harding, John S.

Keywords: Buddhism; religion and globalization; religious transformation; conversion; modernity; religions in Canada; global Buddhism; Canadian Buddhism; Buddhism in the West; scholarship of Buddhism

$258,659

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: Buddhism Dear Professor Soucy, 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 buddhism 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 "The Development and Impact of Thich Nhat Hanh" (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]