{"id":3165,"date":"2018-10-15T11:24:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T15:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=3165"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:13:50","slug":"romnick-villanueva","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/people\/romnick-villanueva\/","title":{"rendered":"Romnick Villanueva"},"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><strong>Before beginning your studies at the Institute of Political Economy where did you study and what program(s) were you enrolled in?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I obtained my&nbsp;Bachelors Honours degree (2017) in Human Rights and Social Justice at Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is it specifically that attracted you to study Political Economy at Carleton?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was attracted to pursue a Masters in Political Economy as it is a multifaceted program and it promotes an interdisciplinary approach to research and&nbsp;learning.&nbsp; Furthermore,&nbsp;Political Economy aligns well with my passions for advocacy, activism, and migration particularly around&nbsp;forcefully&nbsp;displaced people and how to address such pressing issues in today&#8217;s globalized world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My areas of research interest include\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My areas of interest include migrant rights, diaspora, human rights and international law<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What activities have you been involved in lately?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, I am a researcher and outreach coordinator with the World Federalist Movement Canada where I&nbsp;work in collaboration with the International Criminal Court and United Nations New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my academic research, I have focused on migrant rights particularly around Filipino narratives through Canada&#8217;s Live-In Caregiver Program and Temporary Foreign Workers Program and the implications of such&nbsp;institutional-bureaucratic structures towards the Filipino diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was also selected as a delegate&nbsp;by the World Federalist Movement to attend an International Seminar in Italy and&nbsp;discuss solution-based approaches to address&nbsp;world issues such as refugee crises, environmental degradation&nbsp;and impunity. 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