Publications

Ignio is a student-driven initiative created to build a space for students, recent graduates, and all those interested in contemporary international development issues to learn through the community, share ideas through non-traditional methods, and facilitate connections within the international development studies community.

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Issue 4, Volume 1: Sovereignty: Power to the people?
Published Voices
- Starved of Power
  
  Jonathan Ku (he/him), fourth-year student in Criminology and International Relations, University of Toronto.
  
  This essay argues that food sovereignty is necessary to solve the double burden of malnutrition that many developing countries are facing, outlining the connection between our current food production and distribution systems and the rise in both overweight and undernutrition in the Global South.
- Desert(ed) Space and Environmental Justice
  
  Elena Gordillo Fuertes (she/her), Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs Student, University of British Columbia
  
  This essay examines the concept of terra nullius, the doctrine used by colonial powers to depict colonised lands as empty and devoid of ‘civilised’ populations to advance land dispossession and appropriation. The work draws from contemporary examples to illustrate how understanding and dismantling the trope of empty space can support the efforts to create a more inclusive, sustainable and just future.
- The Suitability of Food Sovereignty for Development in Uganda
  
  Nora Afifi (she/her), third-year International Development and Globalization student, University of Ottawa.
  
  This work seeks to evaluate the suitability of food sovereignty as an alternate economic model in Uganda. A traditional transition to industrial agriculture is discussed and juxtaposed with a potential rural development model centered on food sovereignty to evaluate their respective abilities to provide sustainable livelihoods in rural Uganda.
Blog Posts
- Globalization and Indigenous Food Security
  
  Avery Martin (she/her), recent graduate, Honours Bachelors in International Development and Globalisation (French Immersion), University of Ottawa.
  
  Is Indigenous food security and a return to traditional food systems possible within capitalism and globalisation? This paper explores how capitalism is intrinsically opposed to Indigenous traditional values and cannot coexist alongside each other in order to support Indigenous food security and sovereignty.
- Ouvres les coffres
  
  Manuel Charette (he/him), Masters student, Anthropology Studies, University of Ottawa.
  
  Pour répondre aux impératifs économiques des projets développementaux dans le contexte d’une mobilisation toujours insuffisante des fonds publics, l’importance de recourir à des fonds privés est de plus en plus mise de l’avant, bien que de telles stratégies soulèvent de nombreux doutes quant à leur efficacité. Le présent texte explore les tenants d’une avenue alternative, à savoir de puiser dans les paradis fiscaux afin financer le développement.
Creative Connexion

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- Finding Africa: An Explanation by ASHA Students
  
  Vipasna Nangal, Asha Nenshi Nathoo, Hana Saleh, second-year students, Arts and Science Honors Academy (ASHA), University of Calgary.
  
  In the past, scholars have conceptualized development as a process predicated on economic growth and conformity to Western institutions. This creative submission seeks to articulate African development through a different lens – one that helps the audience find Africa among misinformed, misinterpreted, and primarily Western rhetoric.