Lilia Topouzova, University of Toronto

Research

authoritarianism dictatorship democracy human rights trauma everyday life truth and reconciliation transitions

Latest funding

Authoritarianism: Lives, Legacies, Traumas
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$22,000

Authoritarianism: Lives, Legacies, Traumas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Topouzova, Lilia

Keywords: authoritarianism; dictatorship; democracy; human rights; trauma; everyday life; truth and reconciliation; transitions; memory; surveillance; repression; fascism; populism; archives; transnational

$22,000

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: authoritarianism Dear Professor Topouzova, 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 authoritarianism 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 "Authoritarianism: Lives, Legacies, Traumas" (2022), 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]