Status

Active

Email Address

sanjida.amin@mail.utoronto.ca

Major

International Relations

Minor

Comparative Politics

Supervisor(s)

Jacques Bertrand

Amin, Sanjida

Dissertation:

The Outsider’s Effect: Explaining the nexus between external intervention and rebel movement fragmentation

Biography

Sanjida Amin is a PhD candidate at University of Toronto, where her research explores external intervention in intra-state conflicts, rebel organization and proxy war. Her dissertation project examines the relationship between external intervention and internal organization of rebel groups.

Research Interests

Proxy war, intra-state conflicts, counterinsurgency

Previous Degrees

Master of Arts, Political Science: University of Toronto (2016-17)

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant: Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
• Revolutions, Democracy and Authoritarianism
• Introduction to International Relations
• Critical Issues in Politics