Suzanne Harris-Brandts, Carleton University

Research

Megaproject Spectacular Architecture Green Building Design and Green Washing Real Estate Speculation Urban Governance and Public Justification Urban Development Urban Politics International Relations and Democracy Building

Latest funding

Megaproject Mirages: Uncovering the Politico-Economic Uses of Speculative Eco-flagships in the `Global East'
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$58,954
Gardens Otherwise and Elsewhere: A Historical and Ethnographic study of Georgian Gardens
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$64,876

All 2 grants and awards

Megaproject Mirages: Uncovering the Politico-Economic Uses of Speculative Eco-flagships in the `Global East'

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Harris-Brandts, Suzanne

Keywords: Megaproject; Spectacular Architecture; Green Building Design and Green Washing; Real Estate Speculation; Urban Governance and Public Justification; Urban Development; Urban Politics; International Relations and Democracy Building; Authoritarianism

$58,954

Gardens Otherwise and Elsewhere: A Historical and Ethnographic study of Georgian Gardens

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Manning, Paul

Keywords: gardens; nonhumans; semiotics; landscape; nature-culture; public-private

$64,876

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: Megaproject Dear Professor Harris-Brandts, 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 megaproject 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 "Megaproject Mirages: Uncovering the Politico-Economic Uses of Speculative Eco-flagships in the `Global East'" (2023), 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]