Amarnath Amarasingam, Queen's University

Research

transnational repression diaspora politics foreign interference public policy ethnic studies activism securitization surveillance

Latest funding

Coercion Without Borders: Transnational Repression and Diaspora Activism in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$38,951

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Coercion Without Borders: Transnational Repression and Diaspora Activism in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Amarasingam, Amarnath

Keywords: transnational repression; diaspora politics; foreign interference; public policy; ethnic studies; activism; securitization; surveillance; digital activism; authoritarian regimes

$38,951

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: transnational repression Dear Professor Amarasingam, 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 transnational repression 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 "Coercion Without Borders: Transnational Repression and Diaspora Activism in Canada" (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]