Position at the Institute: Lead Researcher, SNSF funded project on UN Reform and Effectiveness
Dr. Cecilia Cannon is a researcher at the Graduate Institute's Global Governance Centre. She also lectures in the Master of International Development and Master of International Affairs. Her current research focuses on the design, reform and effectiveness of International Organisations. Her broader research looks at the role and influence of non-state actors in international policy processes; and migration policy. She served as Head of Research for the Global Governance Centre until December 2017, and currently directs the Graduate Institute's Summer Programme on the United Nations and Global Challenges. Cecilia previously worked for the Global Detention Project – an inter-disciplinary research endeavor that investigates the role detention plays in states’ responses to global migration. She additionally advises government, non-governmental, private sector and international organisations on their advocacy, monitoring and evaluation projects. She obtained a PhD in International Relations/ Political Science at the Graduate Institute.
Book Chapters
“Modes of Knowledge Mobilization throughout International Policy Processes” in Annabelle Littoz-Monnet (ed.) The Politics of Expertise in International Organizations, New York and London: Routledge Publishers. 2017.
Working Papers
“Evaluating Non-governmental Organisations – An overview of The Global Journal’s Top 100 NGOs methodology in 2013.” Working paper prepared for the Global Journal, February 2013.
Co-authored with Michael Flynn. "Immigration Detention in Switzerland." Global Detention Project Special Report, October 2011.
Co-authored with Michael Flynn. “Detention at the Borders of Europe: Report on the Joint Global Detention Project- International Detention Coalition Workshop in Geneva, Switzerland, 2-3 October 2010.” November 2010.
Co-authored with Michael Flynn. “The Privatization of Immigration Detention: Towards a Global View.” A Global Detention Project Working Paper. September 2009.
Works in Progress
“How much influence do NGOs really wield? A method for isolating influence in processes of normative change.” Under review.
“The role of non-state actors in monitoring and review of compliance with international agreements: It’s not all roses.” In progress.
“Business advocacy networks VS. transnational advocacy networks: A comparative analysis.” In progress.
“A typology of norms in International Relations.” In progress.
“Does privatization explain the poor treatment of people in immigration detention?” In progress.