Bridging Divides researchers awarded new SSHRC funding to address social and economic challenges
Several researchers affiliated with the Bridging Divides program have been awarded funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)’s latest $289 million investment (external link) in research, supporting excellence and innovation to address social and economic challenge.
The funding is awarded through four programs administered by SSHRC. Learn more about the researchers and their funded projects below.
SSHRC Insight Grant
Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities.
- Rupa Banerjee, Toronto Metropolitan University
Selecting by “Skill?”: The Role and Impact of Standardized Occupational Classifications in Canadian (Im)migration Policies - Alessandra Renzi, Concordia University
AI Platforms, PropTech and the Housing Crisis
SSHRC Insight Development Grant
- Elmond Bandauko, University of Alberta
Contested rationalities of spatial formalization of street trading in Harare and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (“CONTESPACE”) - Wendy Cukier, Toronto Metropolitan University
Equity Under Contestation: Public Discourse, Organizational Legitimacy, and EDI in Canada - Xiaojun Li, University of British Columbia
Can Western Influencers Change How Canadians See China? Creator-Mediated Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age - Samantha Louie-Poon, University of Alberta
Networks of connection: Tracing the invisible infrastructures of connectedness in Chinatown - Mireille Paquet, Concordia University
Les intermédiaires de la migration de travail temporaire au Québec : acteurs, pratiques et facteurs structurants
Annamma Joy, University of British Columbia
Beyond Prediction: Integrating Interpolation and Conceptual Blending to Better Understand Human Meaning-Making
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
- Zhixi Zhuang, Toronto Metropolitan University
Building Inclusive Housing Infrastructure: A Multi-Scalar Rights and Responsibilities Approach to Housing for and with International Students
More researchers involved in the Bridging Divides program will contribute to other projects funded in this round. As a deeply interdisciplinary initiative, Bridging Divides benefits from the spillover effects of researchers expanding their expertise, building partnerships and gaining deeper insight into the complexities of the world around us.
Congratulations to all recipients!