On the eve of COP 27, UBC Political Science hosts Arancha González (Spain’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and the current Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs), Mark Maloney (Vice Dean, Paris School of International Affairs), and Celine Cantat (Director of the Paris School of International Affairs’ Masters in Environmental Policy and International Energy programs) for a discussion with UBC POLI and IR undergraduates about climate and the global commons.
Arancha González is the third Dean of PSIA at Sciences Po and first woman to lead the world's third school for Politics and International Studies. Prior to joining PSIA, Ms González served as Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (2020-2021). She previously was Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (2013-2020). Between 2005 and 2013 she served as Chief of Staff to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy. Before that she held senior positions at the European Commission in the areas of international trade and development. Ms González started her career as lawyer in the private sector.
Mark Maloney is the Executive Director and Vice Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po. He joined PSIA in Autumn 2017 from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he spent nearly 15 years, initially as Head of Student Administration (2003-08) and subsequently as Head of Academic Partnerships (2008-17) and Director of LSE Careers (2016-17). In combination, these roles have provided Mark with a comprehensive understanding of how a leading social sciences university works and how a global network of contacts can be developed.
Céline Cantat holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of East London, an MSc in Globalisation and Development from SOAS, University of London, and a BA in European Studies from King’s College London. Her academic work has focused on migration, humanitarianism, solidarity mobilisation and the relation between macro processes, such as globalisation and state formation, and the forced movement of people within and across borders. She has also worked on higher education and in particular on the politics of university access. She is the author of a range of scientific articles and the editor of three edited volumes. Céline had also taught a range of courses in France, the UK and Hungary and has been a visiting Lecturer at PSIA since 2020.
