Jeff Sahadeo, Carleton University

Research

(1) River histories (2) Rivers in the Republic of Georgia (3) Transnational Environmental History (4) Urbanization (5) Nature-society relationship (6) State-society relationship (7) Tsarist Empire (8) Soviet Union

Latest funding

Displacement in Wartime: Routes and Destinations, Space, Place and Pluralism: Russia's Invasion, Ukrainian Actions and Consequences for Europe and Eurasia
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,895
White Water or White Coal? Rivers and Society in Tsarist and Soviet Georgia
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$49,726
Cross-Cultural Learning and Shifting Identities: Research Training for a Transnational World
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 4 grants and awards

Displacement in Wartime: Routes and Destinations, Space, Place and Pluralism: Russia's Invasion, Ukrainian Actions and Consequences for Europe and Eurasia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sahadeo, Jeff

Keywords: displacement; migration; refugees; Russia's war on Ukraine; agency; policy; cities

$49,895

White Water or White Coal? Rivers and Society in Tsarist and Soviet Georgia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Sahadeo, Jeff

Keywords: (1) River histories; (2) Rivers in the Republic of Georgia; (3) Transnational Environmental History; (4) Urbanization; (5) Nature-society relationship; (6) State-society relationship; (7) Tsarist Empire; (8) Soviet Union; (9) Hydroelectricity and Dams

$49,726

Cross-Cultural Learning and Shifting Identities: Research Training for a Transnational World

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: cross-cultural learning; identity; globalization; transnationalism; latin american studies; european studies; russia/eurasian studies; african studies; student exchange; international placements; research methods; mentorship; knowledge mobilization

$20,000

The multinational Soviet city: southerners, blacks, and Russians in Leningrad and Moscow, 1945-91

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Sahadeo, Jeff

Keywords: soviet history; migration; diaspora; multiculturalism and intercultural contact; urban history; integration and racism; urban studies; nationalism; soviet muslims; legacies of colonialism

$40,000

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: (1) River histories Dear Professor Sahadeo, 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 (1) river histories 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 "Displacement in Wartime: Routes and Destinations, Space, Place and Pluralism: Russia's Invasion, Ukrainian Actions and Consequences for Europe and Eurasia" (2022), 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]