Andrew Thompson, University of Waterloo

Research

international human rights United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights globalization forecasting trends analysis artificial intelligence international affairs

Latest funding

Next 100 -- Reimagining Global Futures
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,694
The Defenders: A Short History of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$70,390
Bordering practices in migration and refugee protection
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 4 grants and awards

Next 100 -- Reimagining Global Futures

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Thompson, Andrew S.

Keywords: globalization; forecasting; trends analysis; artificial intelligence; international affairs; security; trade

$24,694

The Defenders: A Short History of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thompson, Andrew S.

Keywords: international human rights; United Nations; High Commissioner for Human Rights

$70,390

Bordering practices in migration and refugee protection

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Ilcan, Suzan M.

Keywords: migration; refugees; borders

$25,000

Indigenous rights and resource governance: Canadian extractive industries in the global perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: indigenous knowledge; indigenous rights; resource governance; undrip; sustainability; consent; resource extraction

$20,000

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: international human rights Dear Professor Thompson, 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 international 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 "Next 100 -- Reimagining Global Futures" (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]