Lahoma Thomas, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Democratic State Violence Relational Approach Structural Inequities Methodological Individualism Institutional Parochialism Interdisciplinary Analysis Political Science

Latest funding

Examining the Contours of State Violence in Democracies
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,456

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Examining the Contours of State Violence in Democracies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Thomas, Lahoma

Keywords: Democratic State Violence; Relational Approach; Structural Inequities; Methodological Individualism; Institutional Parochialism; Interdisciplinary Analysis; Political Science

$34,456

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: Democratic State Violence Dear Professor Thomas, 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 democratic state violence 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 "Examining the Contours of State Violence in Democracies" (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]