Associate Experts
Benyekhlef, Karim
DirectorCentre de recherche en droit public (CRDP)
Karim Benyekhlef is CERIUM’s scientific director. He has been a professeur at the Law Facutly for 20 years. He is also the director of the CRDP (Research Centre on Public Law). His expertise is in International Law, Constitutional Law, Information Technology Law, as well as the history and theory of the Law.
Caouette, Dominique
DirectorCentre d'étude de l'Asie de l'Est (CETASE)
Dominique Caouette, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Montreal since 2004, he is coordinator of the Network studies and transnational dynamics of collective action (REDTAC). Dr.Caouette is Director of the Centre for the Study of East Asia (CETASE), moreover he is a member of the Centre for the Study of Peace and International Security (CEPSI) and the Centre for the Policy Research and Social Development (CDPS). He chairs at board of USC Canada, an international development organization focused on food security. He also leads the series “Globalization and Development” at the Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa since 2008. His current research focuses on civil society and the reform of global governance, the agrarian transition and globalization in Southeast Asia, the revolutionary movements and democratization in the Philippines and the study of social movements, transnational advocacy networks and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Asia. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Cornell University in 2004.
Coulon, Jocelyn
Executive DirectorRéseau francophone de recherche sur les opérations de paix (ROP)
Jocely Coulon is director of the Francophone Research Network on Peace Operations (ROP), affiliated with the Centre for International Studies and Research at the University of Montreal (CERIUM) since 2005. A journalist career specialized in international affairs; Mr. Coulon is particularly interested in issues related to peacekeeping, the Canadian foreign policy and the United Nations. He was the director of the international information at the daily newspaper Le Devoir from 1987 to 1999, and then he assured the same position for the Centre Pearson for Peacekeeping from 1999 to 2003. Since 2007, Mr. Coulon seat on the board of Governor of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for a term of four years. He is also member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. A graduate of the University of Montreal in Political Science, Mr. Coulon is the author of numerous publications on peacekeeping operations and he is the editor of the annual Guide for Peacekeeping published by Athena Publishing since 2003.
McFalls, Laurence
DirectorGroup on Military and Humanitarian Interventions (GRIMH)
Laurence McFalls is co-director of the research Group on Military and Humanitarian Interventions (GRIMH). He is also professor in the Political Science department at the University of Montreal and head of the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES). His research interests include political ideas such as Weberian ideas, political culture, epistemology and methodology in social sciences, military and humanitarian interventions, particularly in Europe and West Africa. Dr.McFalls received a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University in 1990.
Mérand, Frédéric
Directorthe Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CEPSI)
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Frédéric Merand is deputy director at the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CEPSI). He is also associate professor of Political Science at the University of Montreal since 2005 where he is director of the master’s program in political science. Dr.Mérand has previously served as policy adviser in the directorate of the European Union of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. His research interests include political sociology of international relations, security and defense policies in Europe, transatlantic relations and European integration and regional organizations. He earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003.
Pandolfi, Mariella
DirectorGroup on Military and Humanitarian Interventions (GRIMH)
Mariella Pandolfi co-directs the research Group on Military and Humanitarian Interventions (GRIMH) since 2007. She is professor in the Department of anthropology of the University of Montreal and a member of the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES). Her current research interests include the study of incorporation (embodiment) and collective trauma in post-communist Balkans; anthropology of institutions, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the critical study of the anthropology of development, the link between international health policies, new forms of governance and the relationship between local and international law in Europe and North America. Dr.Pandolfi received her PhD. in social anthropology and ethnology from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.
Zahar, Marie-Joëlle
Scientific directorFrancophone Research Network on Peace Operations (ROP)
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Marie-Joëlle Zahar, associate professor at the department of political science at the University of Montreal, provides the scientific direction of the Francophone Research Network on Peace Operations (ROP) since 2009. Her current researches focus on the process of peace consolidation, especially on the impact of initiatives that promote democracy and the dynamics of post-conflict violence. Dr. Zahar has been a visiting scholar in many institutions, including the Centre for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University (1998-2000), at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto (2000-2001), at the Centre for the Study of Modern Arab World at the Saint Joseph University in Lebanon (2007-2008), and the University Jean Moulin Lyon-2 and the Institut d’Études Politiques de Lyon in France (2007). She was also a consultant for various public and private organizations such as the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the government agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Canada and abroad. Winner of numerous awards and honors, Dr.Zahar has a Ph.D. in political science (cum laude) from McGill University in 2000.
