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Research Interests

My research is situated in the political economy of urbanization in the Global South. My dissertation examines Bonifacio Global city, a privately developed district in Metro Manila built through a public-private partnership between the Philippine State and private developers. I explore how land is mobilized as a site of capital accumulation, and how the state frames the project's development through narratives of sustainability and inclusivity. Drawing on interviews with developers, state officials, and consultants and archival analysis of state and developer records, my work speaks to broader debates on privatized urban development and state power in Global South cities.

Biography

Veronique is a doctoral candidate and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Global Development Studies at 91TV. She holds a Master's in Urban Planning from McGill University and a B.A. (Hons) in Political Science from Concordia University. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as an Urban Planner for a decade in Hong Kong, India, Costa Rica and Canada.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Fellow

• DEVS 492 - Political Economy of Urban Infrastructure (Winter 2025)
• DEVS 411 - Post-Placement Seminar in DEVS (Fall 2026) 

Teaching Assistant

• DEVS 393 - Covid 19 and the Global South (Fall 2021; Fall 2022)
• DEVS 230 - Global Political Economy of Development (Fall 2024; Fall 2025; Winter 2026)
• DEVS 250 - Environmental Transformations (Winter 2024)
• DEVS 293 - Policy and Practice (Winter 2024)
• DEVS 354 - Technology and Development (Winter 2023)
• DEVS 101 - Introduction to Development Studies (Fall 2023)
• DEVS 354 - Cities and Globalization in the South (Winter 2022)
• DEVS 392 - Digitality and Development (Fall 2023)
• HLTH 101 - Social Determinants of Health (Fall 2022)
• GLPH 482 - Foundations of Humanitarian Health Emergencies (Fall 2024; Fall 2025; Winter 2026)
• URBP 201 - Urban Planning and the 20th Century (McGill University) (2007)
• GEOG 331 - Urban Social Geography (McGill University) (2007)