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The Globalization and the National Security State project unites researchers from three Montreal Universities -- McGill, University of Montreal, and Concordia -- examining the effects of globalization on the traditional security functions of the nation-state in different regions of the world.

The first phase of the project (2000-2004) dealt with globalization and its impact on nation-states in a variety of areas, including security and political economy. An edited volume, The Nation-State in Question (Princeton University Press, 2003), was the main product of this phase.

In the second phase (2004-2008) we examined the key areas in which the national security state has been affected by the ongoing globalization process. A book entitled: Globalization and the National Security State was published  by Oxford University Press in 2010. Two volumes have been published, titled Complex Deterrence: Strategy in the Global Age (University of Chicago Press, 2009) and South Asia’s Weak States: Understanding the Regional Insecurity Predicament (Stanford University Press, 2010).  

The third phase began in May 2009. In this phase, we explore the impact of globalization on the national security architectures in different regions of the world. Several research products are in progress now. A volume titled: International Relations Theory and Regional Transformation has been published by the Cambridge University Press in Spring 2012. In addition, a number of individual book projects, articles, book chapters, and conference papers have been or will be published. The project supports a number of graduate students and visiting scholars who work in these areas at the three universities. It also co-sponsors several conferences and the Workshop on Political Economy and International Security, held at McGill University under the auspices of the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS). In addition, it co-sponsors the South Asian Regional Cooperation Academic Network (SARCAN)

The team is headed by Professor T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations at McGill University. The other collaborators are: Professor John A Hall (McGill University), Professor Michel Fortmann (University of Montreal), Professor Norrin Ripsman (Concordia University) and Professor Vincent Pouliot (McGill University). Please click below for detailed profiles.

T.V. Paul (McGill University) - Team Leader

Michel Fortmann (Université de Montréal)

John A. Hall (McGill University)

Norrin M. Ripsman (Concordia University)
Vincent Pouliot (McGill University)