Dr. Kiran Banerjee

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kiran Banerjee joined the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University in 2019. His research addresses global migration governance with a focus on the normative role of international institutions and domestic political actors in responding to forced displacement. Banerjee’s broader research interests include political theory, international ethics, the history of political thought, international relations theory, migration studies, and legal theory. Before joining Dalhousie, he was a faculty member in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Saskatchewan and a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Global Policy Initiative and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto. Banerjee focuses on non-state actors in the study of forced migration, contributing to a deeper understanding of refugee assistance and the formulation of effective policies at domestic and international levels. His work emphasizes bridging normative and policy-oriented perspectives to address the urgent needs associated with forced migration in contemporary contexts.

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