George P.R. Benson on the security benefits of understanding the ‘social facts’ of cities.
Author: George P.R. Benson-Patterson
George Patrick Richard Benson-Patterson is a fourth-year Honours student of Political Science and History from the University of Victoria. His research interests focus on comparative Canadian federal and European Union politics, the origins and growth of the modern state, and the creation of national identities. He has lived and worked in Bangladesh, is an avid supporter of the international migrants’ rights movement, and has both competed and organized extensively in the Model United Nations community, where he has won awards at local, national, and international level competitions. George is planning on taking a Masters in urban planning upon the completion of his undergraduate degree.
Past and Future: Building Security while Understanding History
George Benson argues that the perspectives on history and the ‘success of the West,’ by the likes of Conrad Black and Niall Ferguson, are short-sighted and promote strategic laxity.
Shaping Perceptions and Protecting Rights: Transnational Migration in Perspective
George P.R. Benson-Patterson on the positive potential of human migration patterns.
Canada and the Security Council: the Game Not Played
George P.R Benson-Patterson on the reasons for Canada’s failure to obtain a seat in the Security Council, and its chances in the upcoming elections.