SFU School for International Studies

SFU School for International Studies School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University

Established in 2006, the School for International Studies is housed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Simon Fraser University. It is one of few centres in Canada offering interdisciplinary research and teaching on international affairs.

Passionate about contemporary security issues in cases such as Russia/Ukraine/NATO? In IS 200, you'll be introduced to c...
08/26/2026

Passionate about contemporary security issues in cases such as Russia/Ukraine/NATO? In IS 200, you'll be introduced to core concepts and learn how to critically assess major approaches to security studies. Sharpen your writing chops and learn to evaluate competing interpretations, trade-offs, and the consequences of security practices.

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Vancouver Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Fraser University

Power over people's lives is exercised in remarkably different ways around the world–through different kinds of states, ...
08/25/2026

Power over people's lives is exercised in remarkably different ways around the world–through different kinds of states, various state and non-state actors, and diverse technologies. IS 210 introduces students to the variety of systems of governance in the world today, from democracy and authoritarianism to hybrid regimes, and explores how these systems are experienced by “those below”.

Students will also examine cases that focus on the role of armed groups, social movements, religious institutions, and corporations in constituting and contesting power alongside (or against) the state.

Fulfils the Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences requirement.

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Vancouver Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Fraser University

Join us for a special iteration of Consular Conversations with Professor Ambeth Ocampo, the Philippines’ foremost public...
08/21/2026

Join us for a special iteration of Consular Conversations with Professor Ambeth Ocampo, the Philippines’ foremost public historian and scholar on José Rizal and the Senator Gil J. Puyat Professor of History at the Ateneo de Manila University.

The Philippines is a young nation with an old history. Its long and complicated history can be read, partly, through maps and cartography. We'll discuss how from the 16th to the 21st centuries, the evolution of the geographic shape of the archipelago reflects the idea and emergence of the Filipino nation.

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Explore social, economic, and political change around the globe through documentaries and feature films! IS 105 examines...
08/20/2026

Explore social, economic, and political change around the globe through documentaries and feature films! IS 105 examines pressing issues that shape and reflect people’s lives in diverse countries and regions, from Asia and Latin America, to Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

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Vancouver Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Fraser University

Dive into the interdisciplinary field of International Studies with IS 101. Examine the biggest global challenges of our...
08/18/2026

Dive into the interdisciplinary field of International Studies with IS 101. Examine the biggest global challenges of our time from poverty and inequality to environmental degradation, armed conflict, and more. Fulfils the B-Hum/B-Soc requirement.

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Vancouver Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Fraser University

SFU's Andrew Mack Lecture returns on October 1 featuring Dr. Negar Razavi, a political anthropologist and public scholar...
08/17/2026

SFU's Andrew Mack Lecture returns on October 1 featuring Dr. Negar Razavi, a political anthropologist and public scholar whose work sits at the intersections of critical security studies, anthropology, gender studies, and global Middle East studies.

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran marked the latest U.S. intervention in a bloody twenty-five year history of military interventions in the Middle East and North Africa. Far from securing peace, these Forever Wars have instead trapped regions in an ongoing cycle of violence and insecurity.

Join us as Razavi critically examines the role of an elite community of experts, based at Washington think tanks, who have helped sustain the logics of war-making in the region for the past two decades.

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On Sept 10, we're pleased to host Pavin Chachavalpongpun, professor at Kyoto University's Centre for Southeast Asian Stu...
08/14/2026

On Sept 10, we're pleased to host Pavin Chachavalpongpun, professor at Kyoto University's Centre for Southeast Asian Studies. Don't miss our discussion on the Thai monarchy’s strategic response to the 2020 youth-led protests which called for reforms to the royal family’s place in national life.

Professor Chachavalpongpun argues that King Vajiralongkorn did not merely seek to restore the status quo but executed a profound transformation which he terms ‘overt power codification and defensive hyper-personalization.’

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