Lee Seymour, Université de Montréal

Research

political violence, civil war, contentious politics, fragmentation, africa violence Civil War military training capacity building statebuilding military effectiveness human rights

Latest funding

The politics of foreign military training: military effectiveness, human rights and governance
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$60,000
The politics of foreign military training: military effectiveness, human rights and governance
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$121,719
Canada Research Chair on the Politics of Violence
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$560,000

All 3 grants and awards

The politics of foreign military training: military effectiveness, human rights and governance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Department of National Defence Research Initiative (DNDRI)

Principal investigators: Seymour, Lee J.M.

Keywords: violence; Civil War; military training; capacity building; statebuilding; military effectiveness; human rights; governance counterinsurgency

$60,000

The politics of foreign military training: military effectiveness, human rights and governance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Seymour, Lee J.M.

Keywords: violence; Civil War; military training; capacity building; statebuilding; military effectiveness; human rights; governance counterinsurgency

$121,719

Canada Research Chair on the Politics of Violence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Seymour, Lee J M

Keywords: political violence, civil war, contentious politics, fragmentation, africa

$560,000

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: political violence, civil war, contentious politics, fragmentation, africa Dear Professor Seymour, 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 political violence, civil war, contentious politics, fragmentation, africa connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]