Laurence Deschamps-Laporte is the research director of the CÉRIUM (Montreal International Studies Centre) at l’Université de Montréal where is also an assistant professor of political science. Her research focuses on foreign policy, feminism, international relations, and Middle Eastern politics. She was a visiting fellow at Exeter College and the Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford in 2024. Laurence Deschamps-Laporte advised three Canadian foreign ministers including as chief of staff. She was named in 2023 in the top 50 most influential in Canadian foreign policy by the Hill Times. Previously, she offered strategic advice to global philanthropic and public sector organizations as a management consultant. She holds a DPhil and MPhil from Oxford, where she was a Rhodes scholar. She also holds a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill where she was a Morehead-Cain scholar.

Network Goals

I am confident that the new iteration of the WPS Research Network will be a formidable platform for creating a close-knit, collaborative community of feminist scholars dedicated to pioneering new approaches in foreign policy and international relations. I aim to establish a vibrant environment where innovative research ideas thrive and new collaborative projects take root, engaging undergraduate and graduate students and emerging and established scholars alongside civil society and government partners. By fostering a scholarly community grounded in the feminist ethos, we can move away from the extractive and clientelist practices sometimes found in academia. Together, we can ensure our research profoundly impacts scholarship and the very practice of peace, security, and foreign policy.

Publications

Zahar, Marie-Joëlle and Deschamps-Laporte, Laurence. 2023. «Is the Future of Peacekeeping Female? Middle Powers, Liberal Internationalism and the 1325 Agenda». Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 14: 313–32. https://doi.org/17502977.2023.2214962.
Deschamps-Laporte, Laurence. 2023. «Exploring the fluidity of Egyptian Salafism: from quietism to politics and co-optation». Contemporary Islam 17: 223-241. https://doi.org/s11562-023-00518-9.
Deschamps-Laporte, Laurence. 2022. «Deterrence of Partisanship as Canadian National Security Strategy». Réd Adam Chapnick, Aaron Shull. Centre for International Governance and Innovation Essays: Situating Canada in a Changing World: Constructing a Modern and Prosperous Future series», https://www.cigionline.org/deterrence-of-partisanship-as-canadian-national-security-strategy.
Deschamps-Laporte, Laurence. 2021. «Le retour au terrain comme condition de déploiement d’une politique étrangère féministe canadienne». Études internationales 52: 215-235. https://doi.org/1086936ar.