Simon Granovsky-Larsen, University of Regina

Research

extractive industries private military and security companies corporate counter-insurgency human rights social movements transnational corporations natural resources mining

Latest funding

Beyond Aid? Assessing the impact of Canada's blended finance initiatives in Latin America
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$137,146
The security practices of Canadian extractive companies in Central America
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$70,109

All 2 grants and awards

Beyond Aid? Assessing the impact of Canada's blended finance initiatives in Latin America

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Spronk, Susan J.

$137,146

The security practices of Canadian extractive companies in Central America

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Granovsky-Larsen, Simon

Keywords: extractive industries; private military and security companies; corporate counter-insurgency; human rights; social movements; transnational corporations; natural resources; mining; oil and gas; globalization

$70,109

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: extractive industries Dear Professor Granovsky-Larsen, 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 extractive industries 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 "The security practices of Canadian extractive companies in Central America" (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]