Matt is a doctoral student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. His research focuses on the implications of China’s food security priority for global food and environmental governance. Methodologically, he is exploring the use of social network analysis (SNA) in international relations research, an approach that has recently been gaining traction.
Matt completed his MA at the University of Ottawa, examining the local environmental politics surrounding a river system in Nanjing, China. This research involved using SNA to uncover the structure of interactions between NGOs and their relationship to government. He has previously studied at Nanjing University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Kentucky (SNA workshop), and Beijing University. His current research is supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, the Balsillie Doctoral Fellowship, and the University of Waterloo.
Current and recent activities:
- Research consultant with an IDRC funded project on ethnic minority inclusion in China’s frontier provinces (Xinjiang, Hainan, and Yunnan).
- Research consultant with the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, working on issues of Science-Policy integration.
- Treasurer for the East Asia Council of the Canadian Asian Studies Association.
Selected Publications:
| Brunton, A., Buelles, A., and Gaudreau, M. “Future Land Grab Solutions? The Evolution and Potential Impact of Public and Private Governance Initiatives at the Global Level.” [Forthcoming in an edited volume entitled Governing Natural Resources for Africa’s Development, with the North-South Institute] | |
| Open Access | Gaudreau, M. 2014. “State and Society in China’s Environmental Politics.” Global Environmental Politics, 14 (4). |
| Open Access | Gaudreau, M. and Saner, M. 2013. “Researchers are from Mars; Policymakers are from Venus: Collaboration across the System.” Policy Brief Series: Science/Policy Interface, Brief #1. Institute for Science, Society and Policy, [Online] |
| Open Access | Gaudreau, M., Schut, L. and Wilkings, Ann (co-authored). 2012. “Fisheries Transitions in Vietnam: A Path Towards (un)Sustainability?” Fisheries Transitions in Southeast Asia, 2011-2014 SSHRC PI Melissa Marschke Working Paper Number 1. [Online] |
| Open Access | Gaudreau, M. 2012. “The ‘double pollution’ of Development: Land Contamination in China.” Asia Pacific Policy Memo. Vancouver:University of British Columbia. [Online] |