CIGI Junior Fellows Policy Brief Series
The CIGI Junior Fellows program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs provides masters level students with mentorship opportunities from senior scholars and policy makers. The program consists of research assistantships, policy brief writing workshops, interactive learning sessions with senior experts from CIGI and publication opportunities. Working under the direction of a project leader, each junior fellow conducts research in one of CIGI’s program areas. This series presents those policy briefs that met CIGI’s publications standards.
In the Series
Furthering Democracy in Libya with Information Technology: Opportunities for the International Donor CommunityPolicy Briefs  Social media played a central and celebrated role in the uprisings that took place in the Arab world in 2011, facilitating resistance to dictatorial regimes. | Improving the Peace Process: The Influence of Ideas in Resolving Violent ConflictPolicy Briefs  On June 27, Queen Elizabeth II shook the hand of Martin McGuinness, symbolically solidifying the long peace process to resolve the Trouble of Northern Ireland. |
A Map for Strengthening the G20 Mutual Assessment ProcessPolicy Briefs  The 2007–2009 global financial crisis demonstrated that the world required a much stronger framework for cooperation on financial and economic issues. | Immunization Strategies: Eradicating Meningitis in Sub-Saharan AfricaPolicy Briefs  Meningitis epidemics are a major concern in the 25-country area from Senegal to Ethiopia known as the “meningitis belt.” |
