Maïka Sondarjee is an assistant professor at the School of International Development and Global Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on topics of crucial importance, such as multilateralism, international organizations (including the World Bank, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund), the white savior complex, and feminist and Global South theories of international relations.
Professor Sondarjee is particularly interested in the complexities of gender, social race, class and capitalism, North-South relations and citizenship. Using feminist, postcolonial and decolonial tools, she applies a critical analysis framework to the study of the world order, international cooperation practices and exploitation structures. She has published works on inclusive pedagogy, as well as on racial and gender inequalities in education and the media, in which she mobilizes discourse and content analysis methodologies.
In addition to conducting research, Professor Sondarjee serves as a consultant on feminist foreign policy at the provincial and federal levels. She also contributes to Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada committees and is a regular speaker at conferences for civil society and for colleges and universities in Canada and around the world.
Professor Sondarjee is an influential voice in her field, as evidenced by the numerous research grants she has received. Her work has earned her two SSHRC grants as principal investigator: an Insight Development Grant and a Connection Grant. She also collaborated on two other research projects funded by SSHRC Connection grants and received a grant from the Research Support Program operated by the University of Ottawa. The exceptional quality of Professor Sondarjee’s research earned her the SSHRC Talent Award and the Alice Wilson Fellowship from the Royal Society of Canada.
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