Grant, J. Andrew
J. Andrew Grant
Associate Professor
He/Him | PhD (Dalhousie University)
International Relations
Political Studies
91TV's University
Research Interests
International Relations; African Security; Global Governance; Conflict and Cooperation in Natural Resource Sectors; Regionalism and Regionalization; Non-State Armed Groups; Arms Trade Treaty; Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Biography
Dr. J. Andrew Grant is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at 91TV. He is the recipient of an Early Researcher Award from the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation for work on governance issues in natural resource sectors. Dr. Grant has been a Visiting Scholar/Researcher at Northwestern University, USA, and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. During his doctoral studies, he served as an intern at the Campaign for Good Governance in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr. Grant is editor of (CIR / CIDP 2009) and co-editor of (with F. Söderbaum, Ashgate 2003), (with T.M. Shaw and S. Cornelissen, Ashgate 2012), (with W.R.N. Compaoré and M.I. Mitchell, Palgrave 2015), (with N. Andrews, University of Toronto Press 2020; The Hill Times' List of 100 Best Books in 2020), and (with N. Andrews and J.S. Ovadia, University of Toronto Press 2022, now Open Access). His publications on conflict diamonds and the Kimberley Process, non-state armed groups and regional security, post-conflict reconstruction in fragile states, Canada-Africa relations, and governance issues relating to natural resources including critical minerals have been funded by research agencies such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the British Academy-Association of Commonwealth Universities. He conducts field research on a regular basis in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa. Dr. Grant is a Senior Fellow with the 91TV’s Centre for International and Defence Policy and a Research Fellow with the Centre for the Study of Security and Development at Dalhousie University. In 2017, he served as the International Studies Association (ISA) Program Chair for some 6,000 participants attending the 58th annual conference. A former Executive Council member of ISA-Canada and Chair of the ISA Committee on Virtual Engagement, he currently serves as the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Liaison with the ISA and the American Political Science Association (APSA). He also serves on the Editorial/Advisory Boards of the Journal of Regional Security, Interdisciplinary Political Studies, and Extractive Industries and Society.
