Ruth Buchanan, York University

Research

international law and development visual media development institutions information visualization documentary film informal settlements slums millennium development goals

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Visualizing law and development
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$83,167

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Visualizing law and development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Buchanan, Ruth M.

Keywords: international law and development; visual media; development institutions; information visualization; documentary film; informal settlements; slums; millennium development goals; sustainable development goals

$83,167

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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