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My research explores why separatist parties engage in the political systems they want to leave. I examine this question using the Scottish National Party in the British Parliament, Bloc Québécois in the Canadian Parliament, and Catalan nationalist parties in the Spanish Parliament. I am interested in how boundary legal political systems affect policy debates decided in courts rather than by politicians. This question is inspired by my background in the criminal justice system. I have a law degree and worked for the UK National Audit Office, where I reported on the Parliament, English prisons, and peacekeeping missions in the Balkans. After moving to Canada, I completed my doctorate at the University of British Columbia and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Quest University, focusing on teaching methods. I have used my experiences to design courses on human rights, separatist movements, political participation, and Canada’s constitution employing qualitative methods. As a teaching faculty member, I run the Department training program for teaching assistants.
Department of Philosophy