Marianna Patat

Marianna Patat

Thesis Title: La Strage di Cutro: Narrating From and With the Wake Abstract: This project situates the 2023 Strage di Cutro, the drowning of 94 forced migrants in their attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Calabria, Southern Italy, within global...
Anastasia Barclay

Anastasia Barclay

Thesis Title: The coloniality of European border securitisation: An analysis of pushbacks at Europe’s external borders Abstract: ‘Border pushbacks’ describe a variety of state measures aimed at forcing migrants out of a territory while obstructing access...
Madeleine Berry

Madeleine Berry

Thesis Title: Borders, identity, and gender: The Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement and the limits of Canada’s multiculturalism Abstract: Canada has a reputation for exceptionalism, particularly in its protection of refugees, human rights, and multiculturalism;...
Marius Buga

Marius Buga

Thesis Title: Small State Security Strategies: a comparison of the Baltic States’ security policies throughout independence Abstract: In the context of the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, conventional International Relations frameworks are put in question, while...