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Wendy Wong

Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Political Science

  • Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Political Science
  • 416-946-8703 (Work)
  • 416-978-3343 (Work)
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  • University of Toronto, 100 St. George Street, Toronto, ONT, M5S 3G3, Canada

BIO

Wendy Wong is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Recent work includes an award-winning book co-authored with Sarah S. Stroup, entitled The Authority Trap, published by Cornell University Press (2017), and articles in British Journal of Political Science, Human Rights Review, International Studies Review, Perspectives on Politics, Review of International Organizations, and Terrorism and Political Violence. She has published articles in The Conversation and the Toronto Star. Wong is currently working on a book on human rights and datafication.

Media availability: Radio, Print/Online

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Political Science, Toronto, Canada2018 - present
  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Political Science, Toronto, Canada2013 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Political Science, Toronto, Canada2008 - 2013
  • Visiting Scholar
    University of California, San Diego, Department of Political Science, San Diego, United StatesFeb 2020 - Mar 2020
  • Visiting Scholar
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States2015 - 2015
  • Director
    University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs, Toronto, Canada2012 - 2017

DEGREES

  • Ph.D
    University of California, San Diego, San Diego, United States2008
  • M.A
    University of California, San Diego, San Diego, United States2004
  • B.A
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States2002

LANGUAGES

  • English

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI)