Ashwini Vasanthakumar, Queen's University

Research

transitional justice structural injustice prison border control reconciliation victims (1) transitional justice (2) diasporas

Latest funding

Transitional Justice for Everyday Oppression: applying the tools of transitional justice to address structural injustice
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$26,344
Transitional Justice as Transnational Justice: partnering with diasporas to secure justice from afar
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$33,649

All 2 grants and awards

Transitional Justice for Everyday Oppression: applying the tools of transitional justice to address structural injustice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vasanthakumar, Ashwini

Keywords: transitional justice; structural injustice; prison; border control; reconciliation; victims

$26,344

Transitional Justice as Transnational Justice: partnering with diasporas to secure justice from afar

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Vasanthakumar, Ashwini

Keywords: (1) transitional justice; (2) diasporas; (3) Sri Lanka; (4) peace-building; (5) refugees; (6) transnationalism; (7) reconciliation

$33,649

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: transitional justice Dear Professor Vasanthakumar, 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 transitional justice 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 "Transitional Justice for Everyday Oppression: applying the tools of transitional justice to address structural injustice" (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]