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David Malpass at McGill: An Uncertain Future For the World Bank?

November 12, 2019November 10, 2021 Ariana Castillon

Nonetheless, while the World Bank does contribute to some important projects and initiatives, there is still pervasive institutional bias that values the desires of its Western donors over the needs of the developing nations it seeks to assist.

Rage Against the Decree: the Role of Indigenous and Marginalized Ecuadorians in Revoking Decree 883

November 8, 2019November 10, 2021 Joy Kwak

Within its short existence, the decree has already disproportionately impacted marginalized Ecuadorians, including Indigenous communities, lower-class workers and the rural poor.

Safari Animals, Nature Hikes and Children: How International Voluntourism Perpetuates the White Savior Complex

September 23, 2019November 10, 2021 Tess Buckley

The modern systems and institutions shared through international voluntourism are from former colonial powers. These colonial legacies in post-colonial societies solidify the hegemony of the west. Voluntourism is neocolonial in nature, although not always malicious in intent.

Interview with Weeam Ben Rejeb

April 8, 2019 The Catalyst Editorial Board

Our team met with Weeam Ben Rejeb to talk about her upcoming article “Disasters as Opportunities: The Disaster Capitalism Pitfall” in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. Her article explores the ways in which disaster relief has become characterized by capitalist ventures.

Interview with Marie Lemieux

April 7, 2019 The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team met with Marie Lemieux to discuss her upcoming article “Mother of the World: Politics of Transnational Female Childcare Provider Immigration” in the upcoming Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. Her article explores the dynamics of transnational childcare providers and how the process can be both disempowering and empowering for the childcare providers.

Interview with Alanna Sereboff

April 5, 2019 The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team had the pleasure of interviewing Alanna Sereboff to talk about her upcoming article “Making America Afraid Again: The Criminalization and Securitization of Migration in Post-9/11 America” in the Spring 2019 issue of Chrysalis. Her article looks at the Trump, Obama, and Bush administrations in the United States and their policies regarding immigration and refugees.

Neoliberalism in Education: The Consequences and Pushbacks for Students

March 25, 2019November 10, 2021 Azra Hirji

As neoliberalism is standardizing education, it also deregulates education by being pro-privatization, and supportive of charter schools. The privatization of public education gives governors and education reformers the power to control funding towards schools in a more efficient manner.

McGill’s Sustainability Soirée: A Reminder of the Potential for Communities to Generate Change

March 12, 2019November 10, 2021 Delphine Polidori

At a time when we have only 11 years to slow down the effects of climate change in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius, as outlined in the most recent IPCC report, the need for research in the field of sustainability and community-based initiatives has never been more vital.

The Recent RCMP Scandal is a Reminder that We Need to Address Indigenous Issues in Canada in International Development

January 17, 2019November 10, 2021 Charline Côté-Lessard

Many issues that local Indigenous communities face are extremely similar to the problems we usually attribute to the “developing world”, and while we care about them abroad, we seem to conveniently forget about those very similar local realities.

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