Dr. Marie Eve Desrosiers

Professor

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Biography

Marie-Eve Desrosiers holds the Research Chair in International Francophonie, focusing on political aspirations and movements in Francophone Africa. She is a Full Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, where she specializes in issues of security and governance. Her research centers on political crises and conflicts, authoritarianism, political mobilization, and the relationship between state and society in the African Great Lakes region, specifically Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has interests in foreign policy and international aid, with her work published in journals such as African Affairs, Comparative Politics, Ethnopolitics, and the Journal of International Relations Development Studies. Desrosiers is the author of "Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda: Elusive Control and Genocide" published by Cambridge University Press.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Ottawa

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Honours BA in History or equivalent
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • Statement of Interest
Specialization Notes

Department of History