ICCS Emerging Scholars Network seeks graduate student participation
The Emerging Scholars Network urges all ICCS Member Associations to nominate a spokesperson if one is not yet in place. ICCS President Anna Branch-Kallas also encourages students engaged in the study of Canada to become involved.
“The ICCS appreciates the importance of the Emergent Scholars' Network and is ready to promote their activities,” she said.
As of June 2025, the Network’s spokespeople include:
Manuel Sousa Oliveira: Founding Coordinator (current/outgoing, 2024–2025)
Markus Schwarz: Coordinator (incoming/current, 2025) (Emerging Scholars Forum of the Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries)
Gabriela Kwiatek (Polish Association for Canadian Studies)
Fumiya Nagai (Japanese Association for Canadian Studies)
Astrid Novat (Association française d’études canadiennes)
Lucie Altmannová (Central European Association for Canadian Studies)
Christine Cooling (Emerging Scholars Group of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States)
Elena Ravera (Associazione Italiana di Studi Canadesi)
José Alegría (TransCanadian Networks: Excellence and Transversality from Spain about Canada towards Europe)
For more information or to nominate a spokesperson, contact Markus Schwarz (University of Salzburg) at