Faculty

Email Address

k.banerjee@utoronto.ca

Area Group(s)

Education

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  • M.A., University of Chicago
  • Ph.D. in progress, University of Toronto

Kiran Banerjee

Biography

Kiran’s research interests include human rights, citizenship, immigration and migration, the history of political thought, political philosophy and legal theory. His dissertation examines the relationship of citizenship, human rights, and territoriality in the context of contemporary international relations, with a particular focus on statelessness. His research has been funded by a number of prestigious awards including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship as well as the Trudeau Centre Fellowships in Peace, Conflict and Justice. His recent work has been published in Refuge: Canada’s Periodical on Refugees, the Journal of International Law and International Relations, as well as by the University of Toronto Press.

Research Interests

  • Liberalism
  • Political Theory
  • Democracy
  • Citizenship
  • Immigration and Migration