Co-Chairs
Delila Bikic is a second year M.A. Candidate at the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and a Junior Fellow at Massey College. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, History, and European Union Studies from the University of Toronto. Her academic interests include European Union enlargement, the history of humanitarian intervention, nationalism, post-conflict reconciliation, and ethnicity and identity politics in the Balkans. She has dedicated herself to projects promoting female empowerment and leadership through Equal Voice, lead the Civil Society Department for the G7/G8 Research Group, and co-chaired a youth conference on R2P engagement at the Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. In her spare time, she enjoys tennis, skiing, and dancing to 80s music.
Siobhan Kirkland is a second year M.A. Candidate at the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Toronto. Her academic interests include law and politics in Russia, ethnicity, and migration. When she isn't organizing conferences or studying Russian she likes to explore the city, cook, and travel.
Cristina Stoica is a second-year M.A. Candidate at the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in History, European Union Studies, and American Studies from the University of Toronto. Along with her colleagues, she is Co-Chair of this year’s CERES Graduate Student Conference, as well as Senior Editor of CERES’ Graduate Student Journal, Eurasiatique. Her research interests include, but are not limited to ethnic conflict, nationalism, identity politics, and statehood in Central and Eastern Europe. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, playing the piano, and kayaking.
Organizing Committee
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