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Bella Shraiman

Bella Shraiman is a U4 Joint Honors Political Science and History major with minors in Italian and Hispanic Studies. She has always had a passion for travel, reading, history, and politics. Recently, these interests have developed into a focus on migration studies and the history and use of media in politics and social change. Bella plans on continuing her studies at the graduate level and then hopes to make a career in international politics, NGO work, and/or academia.

Interview with Professor Mark Brawley: Understanding the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Bella Shraiman Feb 10, 2016

MIR Online interviewed Mark Brawley, Professor in the Political Science Department of McGill University, about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and what it could mean for the global economy. http://https://youtu.be/xdZZUX3E8AI
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Interview with Patrick Brennan: Aboriginal Rights in Canada

Bella Shraiman Nov 21, 2015

MIR Online interviewed Patrick Brennan, Executive Director of McGill's Institute for the Study of International Development, on Aboriginal rights and politics in Canada and the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_JfrY27tC8
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The Candidates on Marijuana Legalization: Canadian Federal Elections 2015

Bella Shraiman Oct 19, 2015

MIR Online interviewed candidates and party representatives in the Ville Marie - Île des Soeurs - Le Sud Ouest riding in order to help students make informed voting decisions. In this video, the candidates discuss their party's national…
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The Candidates on Aboriginal Issues: Canadian Federal Elections 2015

Bella Shraiman Oct 19, 2015

The Candidates on Bill C-51: Canadian Federal Elections 2015

Bella Shraiman Oct 19, 2015

The Candidates on University Tuition Rates: Canadian Federal Elections 2015

Bella Shraiman Oct 15, 2015

The Candidates on the Environment: Canadian Federal Elections 2015

Bella Shraiman Oct 12, 2015

El Relato es Salvaje: La crisis del gobierno argentino, la muerte de Nisman, y las elecciones de…

Bella Shraiman Mar 26, 2015

El día que llegué a Buenos Aires para empezar mi intercambio, el 18 de enero, el fiscal argentino, Alberto Nisman, fue encontrado muerto en su departamento. Siendo estudiante de ciencias políticas, ya esperaba un cuatrimestre muy…
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The Tale is Wild: the crisis of the Argentine government, the death of Nisman, and the 2015…

Bella Shraiman Mar 25, 2015

The day I arrived in Buenos Aires to start my study abroad, the 18th of January, the Argentinian federal prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, was found dead in his apartment. Being a political science student, I was already awaiting a very…
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The Journalist’s Dilemma: Game Theorizing Terror Journalism (Part 2 of 2)

Bella Shraiman Dec 18, 2014

This article is the continuation of a two part collaborative series on the journalism of terror. Part One by Margot Charles was published last week. As outlined in Part One of this series, the broadcasting of terror videos and…
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@WhiteHouse – How Obama became an Icon of Social Media

Bella Shraiman Oct 22, 2014

The Obama Administration has been groundbreaking in many obvious ways, but one of the most interesting ones is how throughout Obama's presidency, his administration has used a variety of new technologies and media to enact the President’s…
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#SOSVenezuela

Bella Shraiman Mar 24, 2014

Like most of today’s popular protest movements, Venezuela’s anti-government demonstrations have been massively empowered by social media. This links them to near contemporaries like Brazil and Egypt. Venezuelan students from society’s…
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Social Media and IR: Reconsidering Liberalism

Bella Shraiman Jan 16, 2014

Following November’s article about social media as a political tool and its position in a realist interpretation of International Relations, this article will address at how the recent development of rising global participation in social…
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Social Media and IR Theory: A Challenge to Realism

Bella Shraiman Nov 6, 2013

The 20th century has seen the development of several major schools of thought about the nature and processes of the international system. These paradigms have evolved to fit an increasingly complex arena of global relations. However,…
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