Interdisciplinary MA/PhD Candidates
Nora Fathalipour (Interdisciplinary MA)
BA (SOAS, London)
Supervisor: Dr. Melanie Wiber
Nora’s research looks into dominant political and legal discourses and their relationship with public policy making and the role of migrant ethnic minorities in challenging the legal status quo. Her research interests include legal pluralism, jurisprudence, ethnic minorities, migration, public policy, legal discourses and their relationship with politics, Foucault, super-diversity, identity, conflict resolution, First Nations/indigenous peoples, and the future of interdisciplinary studies.
Courtenay E. Parlee (Interdisciplinary PhD)
BA (Acadia), MPhil (UNB)
Courtenay’s research takes place in Southwest, New Brunswick where the aquaculture industry has rapidly expanded and where traditional fisheries such as lobster, groundfish and herring continue to operate. She is interested in the subjective evaluations that underpin differing perceptions of risk and values that guide policies, regulations and management; whether emerging governance institutions are appropriately designed to deal with conflict associated with risk management; the way in which formal government is connected to governance institutions and if these connections enable support for local arrangements and local participation in management decisions. This research will contribute to NSERC Canadian Fisheries Research Network, Project 1.1 Enhanced Fisheries Knowledge for an Evolving Management Regime.
