Yves Winter, McGill University

Research

international order international law sovereignty colonialism shipwreck treasure

Latest funding

Treasure and plunder: the international order and the debris of empire
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$46,560
Treasure and plunder: the international order and the debris of empire
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$75,322
Shipwrecked Sovereignty
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$68,832

All 3 grants and awards

Treasure and plunder: the international order and the debris of empire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Winter, Yves

Keywords: international order; international law; sovereignty; colonialism; shipwreck; treasure

$46,560

Treasure and plunder: the international order and the debris of empire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Winter, Yves

Keywords: international order; international law; sovereignty; colonialism; shipwreck; treasure

$75,322

Shipwrecked Sovereignty

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Winter, Yves

Keywords: (1) global order; (2) shipwreck; (3) sovereignty; (4) neoliberalism; (5) colonialism/post-colonialism; (6) symbolic politics; (7) maritime politics; (8) historical injustice; (9) treasure; (10) international law

$68,832

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 order Dear Professor Winter, 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 order 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 "Treasure and plunder: the international order and the debris of empire" (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]