Thomas Tieku, Western University

Research

informal international practices informal global governance shadow networks international organizations multilateral institutions

Latest funding

African Systems of Political Thought in International Relations
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$44,020
Social movements in deeply divided societies: The case of the Lebanese anti-sectarian mobilizations
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$140,473
Elite Africa: Changing Perceptions of Power
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$49,611

All 5 grants and awards

African Systems of Political Thought in International Relations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Grant, J. Andrew

Keywords: International Relations; Africa; knowledge production; African Political Thought; agency; IR Theory; pedagogy

$44,020

Social movements in deeply divided societies: The case of the Lebanese anti-sectarian mobilizations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Gaudreau-Majeau, Charlotte

Keywords: social movements; divided societies; ethnicity and nationalism; identity; qualitative methods

$140,473

Elite Africa: Changing Perceptions of Power

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Handley, Antoinette

Keywords: elites; Africa: power; expertise; influence

$49,611

Behind the Scenes Masters of Global Politics? The Nature and Impacts of Informality in World Politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tieku, Thomas

Keywords: informal international practices; informal global governance; shadow networks; international organizations; multilateral institutions

$202,940

Behind the Scenes Masters of Global Politics? The Nature and Impacts of Informality in World Politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tieku, Thomas

Keywords: informal international practices; informal global governance; shadow networks; international organizations; multilateral institutions

$23,120

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: informal international practices Dear Professor Tieku, 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 informal international practices 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 "Behind the Scenes Masters of Global Politics? The Nature and Impacts of Informality in World Politics" (2019), 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]