Kevin Edmonds

Assistant Professor of Caribbean Studies
New College III, 45 Willcocks Street, Room M139, Toronto, ON, M5S 1C7

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Biography

Prof. Edmonds received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto, specializing in Caribbean political economy, histories of alternative/illicit development, foreign intervention and the region’s radical political tradition. His publications include “Guns, Gangs and Garrison Communities in the Politics of Jamaica at the Turn of the Century”, “An Illusive Independence: Neocolonial Intervention in the Caribbean” and “Eradicating Opportunity: Global Capitalism and the Future of Cannabis in Caribbean”. His work has been recognized by multiple scholarships, including the Dr. Josiah Deboran and Flora Seedansingh Award, Centre for Critical Development Studies, OGS, IDRC and SSHRC.

Education

Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto