Patrick Macklem, University of Toronto

Research

human rights international law global justice critical theory

Latest funding

Human Rights and their Critics
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$54,992
Human rights, international law, and distributive justice
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$63,070
Peuples autochtones et gouvernance
SSHRC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 5 grants and awards

Human Rights and their Critics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Macklem, Patrick

Keywords: human rights; international law; global justice; critical theory

$54,992

Human rights, international law, and distributive justice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009

Principal investigators: Macklem, Patrick

Keywords: human rights; international law; distributive justice; international ethics; international relations

$63,070

Peuples autochtones et gouvernance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Noreau, Pierre

Keywords: peuples autochtones; gouvernance; autonomie gouvernementale; droit autochtone; colonialisme; fédéralisme; sociétés et cultures autochtones; vie associative; entrepreneurship; citoyenneté; reconnaissance; interdisciplinarité; droit constitutionnel

$2,500,000

International indigenous and minority rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Macklem, Patrick

Keywords: indigenous; minorities; human rights; international law; cultural rights; ethnicity

$93,427

Aboriginal difference and the constitution of Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Macklem, Patrick

Keywords: Constitution; Aboriginal people; rights; constitutional politics; first nations; public policy

$47,100

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2020

Subject: Prospective PhD student: human rights Dear Professor Macklem, 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 human rights 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 "Human Rights and their Critics" (2020), 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]