Thazha Paul, McGill University

Research

international relations peace global order Great Powers intervention status conflict Peace: Regional States

Latest funding

Status Warriors: Explaining Great Power Violence in the World's Regions
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$35,020
Abandoning Peace: Why States Forgo Peaceful Strategies
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$28,920
Abandoning Peace: Why States Forgo Peaceful Strategies
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$136,414

All 7 grants and awards

Status Warriors: Explaining Great Power Violence in the World's Regions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Paul, Thazha V.

Keywords: Great Powers; intervention; status; conflict; Peace: Regional States; War

$35,020

Abandoning Peace: Why States Forgo Peaceful Strategies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Paul, Thazha V.

Keywords: international relations; peace; global order

$28,920

Abandoning Peace: Why States Forgo Peaceful Strategies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Paul, Thazha V.

Keywords: international relations; peace; global order

$136,414

Soft balancing and order in world politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Paul, Thazha V.

Keywords: international relations: security; balance of power; institutions

$115,248

War-making and state building: Pakistan in comparative perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Paul, Thazha V.

Keywords: war; state building; Pakistan; India; developing world

$94,693

The tradition of non-use: nuclear taboo in world politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Paul, Thazha V.

Keywords: nuclear; international; security; norms

$58,000

The World order and India: challenge and integration in the major-power system

Co-investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Nayar, Baldev Raj

Keywords: world order; India; great major powers; middle power; power transition

$32,600

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 relations Dear Professor Paul, 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 relations 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 "Status Warriors: Explaining Great Power Violence in the World's Regions" (2025), 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]