T.V. Paul is Distinguished James 涩里番 Professor in the Department of Political Science. Under the foundational efforts of T.V. Paul, who helped shape its direction and build strong research networks, the Centre has become a thriving community for the study of international security and peace. Since its creation under T.V. founding directorship in 1996 as the Research Group on International Security (REGIS) with Michel Fortmann of the Universit茅 de Montr茅al, it has evolved into a recognized hub for innovative scholarship, hosting scholarly talks and events, supporting young researchers, and advancing dialogue on pressing global security issues.
Paul specializes and teaches courses in international relations, especially international security, regional security and South Asia. He is the author or editor of 24 books and nearly 85 journal articles or book chapters. In September 2018, Paul became a Fellow (Elected) of the Royal Society of Canada.
In March 2019, Paul took the leadership role in forming the This network is aimed at promoting worldwide scholarship on this neglected subject. In August 2021, Oxford University Press published with some 41 chapters by leading scholars on global, regional and national level research on peaceful change.
T.V. Paul was elected as the and on March 17, 2016 he took charge as ISA President for 2016-17. He delivered the presidential address on the theme: 鈥淩ecasting Statecraft: International Relations and the Strategies of Peaceful Change.鈥� In the presentation, he called for the International Relations discipline and its theoretical paradigms to devote more attention to strategies for achieving enduring peace among states.
