Reza Hasmath (Ph.D., Cambridge) is a Full Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta. His award-winning research looks at: (1) the life course experiences, and public management, of ethnic minorities in global contexts; (2) state-society relationships in China, and how the activities of emerging state/non-state actors affect international development and global affairs; (3) the evolving behaviour of policy actors and citizens in authoritarian regimes; (4) global sustainability and ESG principles/practices; and, (5) the essentialist qualities of the self, community and state.