RESEARCH & WRITING
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein.
- Zora Neal Hurston -
Research conducted
The tendency to utilize transnational organizations (TNO), with the tacit support of transnational institutions such as the European Union, to realize mega projects affecting local populations and territories distant from decision-making boardrooms, may result in increasing democratic alienation between those who are charged with implementing these projects and local citizens.
- Mapped relevant demonstrations covered in Canada’s national newspaper The Globe & Mail from 2016-2017; defining criteria for relevant events and considering categories such as demonstrator goals, targets and tactics, counter demonstrations, police presence and tactics (Department of Sociology, York University, Toronto, 2018).
- Conducted comprehensive comparative marketing research of retail banking products of major Canadian banks (BCI Bank, Toronto, 1998).
- Conducted a survey and analyzed and presented results of Severe Weather Warning System Consultations, in collaboration with ZITOFlumian Communications (Ministry of the Environment, Toronto, 1998).
- Researched and wrote an historical overview of Canadian specific land claims (Research and Assessment Unit, Indian Claims Commission, Ottawa, 1993).
research in progress
Beyond the Cultural Mosaic:
A Road Toward Mediterranean Citizenship?
It is generally acknowledged that the Barcelona Declaration has met with relative success over the past 27 years. But if we want to address its objective of cultivating the relationship between the European and Afro-Asian States around the Mediterranean basin, the discussion must begin with the nature of that relationship in order to determine the work that must be done to reach the goals set…
WRITTEN WORK
First Night on the Border
In the northwestern Alps close to the France-Italy border, where the 2006 Winter Olympics took place, lies Susa Valley; a point of passage for millennia travelled by Celts, Saracens, Romans and, rumour has it, even Hannibal and his elephants…
- Published in numerous newspapers, magazines and online sites and blogs including: The Toronto Star, Corriere Canadese, La Stampa, Il Sole 24 Ore, Kingston Whig Standard, Tandem, Luna Nuova, La Valsusa, University Guide for Engineering, The Journal for Addiction and Mental Health, Volere la Luna, Democrazia Km Zero and Il Cambiamento (1993-2022).
- Researched and wrote “The Mountains” section of the TimeOut Turin travel guide (2004).
- Contributed to numerous newsletters including: Bridges (CultureLink), americas update, Central Current (Canadian Coast Guard), BCI Bank Communique and Your Financial Planning Guide (1990-2001).
WRIting in progress
As mainly women, children and the elderly were fleeing when war broke out in Ukraine, talks attempting to negotiate an end to the conflict were being conducted around tables monopolized by men. This led me to seek out non-EU women who have lived war to hear their stories, ask them what they think about the conflict in Ukraine and whether they believe negotiations might go differently were there more women in the decision-making process. The results of interviews conducted with women from Gaza, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, the Kurdish territory in Turkey and Bosnia will make thought-provoking contributions toward understanding current global challenges and perhaps transform the manner in which we are facing them.