{"id":1579,"date":"2020-06-08T11:04:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T15:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=1579"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:18","slug":"amanda-klassen-2","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/amanda-klassen-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Klassen"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a second-year doctoral student in Political Science at Carleton University working under the supervision of Dr. James Milner and specializing in International Relations and Gender and Diversity. Using a critical feminist approach, my research focuses on the local implementation of global norms relating to the protection of refugee women and girls. I am interested in exploring the factors that influence the way that individuals (refugee women) participate in the implementation of global norms. I hope to demonstrate that refugee women must be included in the process of defining successful implementation for a norm such as gender mainstreaming to positively change the lived experiences of refugee women. My other areas of research interest include feminist theory and policy making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was most interested in becoming involved as a student researcher with LERRN because I am passionate about improving circumstances for refugees, and ensuring that refugee participation is encouraged, and supported in all stages of research and policy making. Because LERRN places such a strong emphasis on collaboration with partners in the Global South, meeting their research needs, and the inclusion of refugee voices, I felt that working with LERRN was a great opportunity to use my theoretical training in a practical way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of my research with LERRN I have published a working paper alongside Dr. Milner \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/zolberginstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6.-Pledges-That-Matter_Final.pdf\">From theory of change to SMART pledges: Lessons for pledges at the Global Refugee Forum and beyond<\/a>\u201d. This paper was written ahead of the Global Refugee Forum in 2019 to provide guidance on making funding pledges that will have meaningful positive impact. I also published a blog for International Women\u2019s Day 2020 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2020\/an-equal-world-is-an-enabled-world-reflections-on-gender-equality-in-refugee-contexts\/\">An Equal World is an Enabled World: Reflections on Gender Equality in Refugee Contexts<\/a>\u201d which emphasized the importance of including the voices of refugee women in the fight for equality and empowerment. 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