Canadian Mennonite University
Jonathan M. Sears

Jonathan M. Sears he/him

Associate Professor of International Development Studies and Political Studies; Chair of IDS, Conflict Resolution Studies, Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies; Director of MA in Peacebuilding & Collaborative Development

IDS & Political Studies

MA Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development

jsears:@:cmu.ca

204-953-3857

D289, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd

Jon approaches International Development Studies and Comparative Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa in English et en Français from a multi-disciplinary background in political studies, philosophy, and anthropology. A long-standing interest in political (democratic) transition, consolidation, and legitimation attends to citizen identity-formation at the nexus of development and peacebuilding.

Areas of Teaching

Global Politics, African Politics, Political Theory, Philosophy, Development and Peacebuilding Ethics and Policies

Education

PhD, Political Studies, Queens University (Kingston, ON), 2007; MA, Political Philosophy, Brock University (St. Catharines, ON), 1999; BA, Honours Anthropology, Saint Thomas University (Fredericton, NB), 1994

Work in Detail

Teaching

Fall 2025

Winter 2026

Spring 2026

Past

 

Research

Performance

Applied

Community

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