Maïka Sondarjee

Maïka Sondarjee is an assistant professor at the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and held a SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Montreal. In addition to her social theory research on inclusive practices at the World Bank, she edited the book Perspectives Féministes en Relations Internationales (PUM, 2022), which brings together 30 contributors from 12 countries who explore feminist and gendered approaches to world politics. She also co-edited the book White Saviorism in International Development: Theories, Practices and Lived Experiences (Daraja Press, 2023) with Themrise Khan and Kanakulya Dickson. She was awarded the Talent Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in 2021, and the Alice Wilson Award from the Royal Society of Canada in 2020. She has published in journals such as International Studies Quarterly, Third World Quarterly, International Studies Perspectives, and Global Society. In addition to her regular contributions to the newspaper Le Devoir, she aims to support social activists and social movements and to be an engaged academic.