Matthew Trnkus
Candidate, M.A. in Migration and Diaspora Studies (entry 2025)
- B.A. with Honours, with Subsidiary, Political Science and Development Studies (St. Francis Xavier University, 2019)
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Academic and Research Interests: International security, human rights, international sustainable development policy, forced displacement (Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Sahel), climate mobility and displacement, global climate policy, global health policy.
Select Publications: The Mexican Drug War and State Capacity since 2007 (St. Francis Xavier University, 2019)
Volunteer, Practicum, and Work Experience:
- Senior Policy Adviser, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (2023 -)
- Senior Parliamentary Adviser, Office of the Chief Government Whip, House of Commons of Canada (2021-2022)
- Vice-President, World University Service of Canada – St. Francis Xavier University Local Committee (2017-2019)
Description of Research: My research focuses on the evolving nexus of global health, climate change, and forced displacement throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Sahel region (Africa), with a particular emphasis on asking questions of international migration policy surrounding the creation of the legal concept of an “environmental migrant”.