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Samantha Twietmeyer, PhD candidate, Political Studies, supervised by Dr John McGarry

Topic: The Double Minority Dilemma and Conflict Settlement Negotiations in Cyprus and Northern Ireland. Overview:  My research outlines the theory of the Double Minority Dilemma (DMD) which argues that each community’s security dilemma is defined by their perception of their own minority status both domestically and in combination with the geopolitical environment of third-party actors, which serves […]

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Ep. 1 Chancellor Jim Leech & Judith Brown

In the premiere episode of this illuminating new series, we chat with Jim Leech, 14th Chancellor of Queen’s University and Limestone District School Board Trustee Judith Brown, both Alumni members of Queen’s University Council. From our conversations, we learn much about their long and respective career paths since graduation from Queen’s, how and why they […]

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The Scoop – Dr. Mark Richardson of the McDonald Institute

Dr. Mark Richardson joins us in this episode to chat about the upcoming Ignite Virtual event happening March 4th and the Queen’s Observatory’s NASA mission watch party as the Perseverance Rover lands on Mars on February 18th. As well, SGPS Election Results are announced, and Queen’s University receives federal funding to study COVID-19 transmission and […]

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Mutual Aid: Covid -19 and Beyond

Join SNID for a panel discussion about the role of grassroots movements and local activism during COVID-19 with Jade Da Costa of The People’s Pantry (Toronto/Tkaronto), Tom deGrey of the Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative (Vancouver/Unceded Coast Salish Territory), Queen’s Post-Doctoral Fellow in Geography and Planning Dani Aiello, and Liz Turner of Mutual Aid Katarokwi (Kingston/Katarokwi). […]

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EP 50: Bertaboo

On this special anniversary episode we take a look at the dark shadow hanging over our beloved pod: the creature know as Stephen Harper. We investigate his origin story, his relationship to Indigenous communities, and list his myriad scandals and scenes. Somehow we forgot to mention his terrible band! Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine […]

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