Visiting PhD student | Fall 2023

Contact : brett.manzer.1@ulaval.ca 

Presentation

Brett Manzer is a doctoral candidate in political science at Université Laval, and holds a master's in political science (McGill) and a bachelor's in international affairs (Vesalius College).

Her research focuses on the international relations of sub-state entities, also known as paradiplomacy. Her dissertation Closing the (Para)diplomatic Gap? uses Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and elite interviews to identify paradiplomacy (non)occurrence and its causal conditions. She is also co-author of a research article on sub-state actors in global governance.

Her research has been financed by a Joseph-Armand-Bombardier fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and a Mitacs Globalink Research Award.

Brett is also a research intern with the Regions and Cities Governance Lab (Re-LAB) at the United Nations University (UNU-CRIS).

Areas of expertise

• Sub-state diplomacy (paradiplomacy)
• Sub-state actors in global governance
• Foreign policy analysis
• Minority nationalism

Publications

Manzer, B. and Cantir, C. (2023) “Neither State nor Non-State: Conceptualizing the Agency of Sub-State Governments in Global Governance.” (forthcoming)

Manzer, B. (2018) “Ideological Divergence and Issue Convergence: Explaining Paradiplomacy in Quebec.” Potentia: Journal of International and Public Affairs, 9, 19-30.