CURRENT YRN BOARD
Co-President
Max Backhaus (University of Victoria
Max is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Victoria. He is interested in the political economy of European defence, transatlantic security and defence (dis)integration, and the influence of the material interests of defence companies on the shape of the shifting European defence industrial landscape. His dissertation project deals with defence lobbying at EU institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament.
PREVIOUS YRN BOARDS
Co-President
Mitchell Tam (York University)
Mitchell is a 3rd year PhD student in the department of politics at York University. Prior to attending York, he completed his undergrad in political science (specializing in public law and judicial studies), and his master’s degree in global politics at McMaster University. His research focuses on the European Union and its ability to protect the rule of law in member states that are experiencing democratic backsliding. Outside of work on Europe, Mitchell also works on the criminalization of homelessness in Canada, Canadian law, jurisprudence, judicial studies, urbanism, nationalism, and ontological security. Beyond academia, Mitchell is an avid cyclist and enjoys attempting to make a dent in his to-be-read shelf.
2024-2026
President
Ann-Kathrin McLean (Royal Roads University)
Board member
Cassandra Szabo (Carleton University)
2023-2024
Co-Presidents
Ann-Kathrin McLean (Royal Roads University)
Florenz Guntz (University of Montreal)
2020-2023
Co-Presidents
Ann-Kathrin McLean (Royal Roads University)
Noah Oder (McGill University)
Laurence Claussen (University of Victoria)
2018-2020
Co-Presidents
Johannes Müller Gomez (Université de Montréal)
Sabrina Paillé (York University)
Pablo Ouziel (University of Victoria)
2016-2018
President
Ahmed Hamila (Université de Montréal)
Board members
Shannon Dinan (Université de Montréal)
Brad Cranwell (University of Victoria)
2014-2016
President
Ahmed Hamila (Université de Montréal)
Board members
Anthony Imbrogno (McGill University)
Dunja Apostolov-Dimitijevic (Carleton University)
Harry Nedelcu (Carleton University)