Paul Robinson, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Russian Defeatism
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$99,279
Command-in-Chief: Supreme Military Authority in an Historical and Comparative Perspective
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$51,074
A study of the life of the Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich the Younger and his influence on Russian military and political affairs
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$60,500

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Russian Defeatism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Robinson, Paul

$99,279

Command-in-Chief: Supreme Military Authority in an Historical and Comparative Perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lagassé, Philippe

Keywords: Command; Military; Authority; Australia; Canada; Finland; France; Germany; Spain; United Kingdom; United States

$51,074

A study of the life of the Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich the Younger and his influence on Russian military and political affairs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Robinson, Paul F.

Keywords: Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich; Russian history; military history; Romanovs; Russian Revolution; World War I; Russian emigration

$60,500

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 Dear Professor Robinson, 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 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 "Russian Defeatism" (2025), 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]