Status

Graduated

Email Address

milan.ilnyckyj@mail.utoronto.ca

Website

www.sindark.com

Major

Canadian Government

Minor

Public Policy

Supervisor(s)

Robert Vipond

Ilnyckyj, Milan

Dissertation:

Canadian Campus Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigns and the Development of Activists

Biography

Milan Ilnyckyj completed a BA in International Relations and Political Science at UBC and an MPhil in International Relations at Oxford before spending five years working for Canada’s federal government, including two years in the Accelerated Economist Training Program. He is now a 6th year PhD candidate studying environmental politics, specifically climate change activism in the US and Canada.

Research Interests

Environmental politics, climate change, activism, social movements

Previous Degrees

BA International Relations and Political Science (UBC); MPhil International Relations (Oxford)

Teaching Experience

TA experience: International Relations (POL208), U.S. Government and Politics (POL203), Canada in Comparative Perspective (POL111), Canada in Comparative Perspective (POL224), Environmental Decision-Making (ENV1001); Social Media and Environmentalism (ENV381)