Peter Stoett - PhD

Peter J. Stoett is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Concordia University in Montréal. He obtained his PhD in Political Studies from Queen’s University in 1994. His main areas of expertise include international relations and law, human rights and environmental issues, and Canadian foreign policy. Recent books (authored, co-authored, and co-edited) include Bilateral Ecopolitics: Canadian-American Environmental Relations (Ashgate, 2006); International Ecopolitical Theory: Critical Reflections (UBC Press, 2006); Global Politics: Origins, Currents, Directions, Third Edition (ITP Nelson, 2005); Sustainable Development and Canada: National and International Perspectives (Broadview Press, 2001); Human and Global Security: An Exploration of Terms (University of Toronto Press, 2000); International Relations Theory and Ecological Thought: Towards a Synthesis  (Routledge, 1999); and The International Politics of Whaling (UBC Press,1997). Professor Stoett has conducted research in Europe (including the Balkans), eastern, southern and western Africa, central America, and Asia. In March of 2003, he testified before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa. Dr. Stoett taught at a variety of Canadian universities, including the University of Guelph, Waterloo, British Columbia, McMaster, and Simon Fraser, before joining Concordia in 1998.  In the summer of 2006 he taught at the United Nations’ University for Peace in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is currently working on a forthcoming book, Global Biosecurity: The International Politics of Denial, Fear, and Injustice, to be published by Broadview Press, 2007.
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