Stephen Clarkson
University of Toronto
Canada

Stephen Clarkson is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His published works are primarily concerned with two areas of academic interest: the evolution of North America as a continental state, reinstitutionalized by NAFTA and two decades of neo-conservatism; and the impact of globalization and trade liberalization on the Canadian state. His most recent publication, Does North America Exist? (University of Toronto Press, 2008) asks whether North America 'exists' in the sense that the EU has made Europe exist. In the field of International Relations, his works primarily focus on the relationships between states and institutions based on class structure, placing Canada as a peripheral or semi-peripheral state in comparison to the core state to which Canada is dependent.

Erin Kelly Fitzgerald
University of Toronto
Canada

Erin Fitzgerald is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, pursuing a B.A. (Honours) in International Relations. Her research interests revolve around the strategic, organizational, and legal dimensions of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the G8 Research Group at the Munk Center for International Studies.