Ina Filkobski

Ina Filkobski is a Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at McGill University, located in Montreal. Her work bridges political sociology, social movements, and environmental studies with a focus on civil society dynamics and conflict. She holds a PhD from McGill (2022) and specializes in analyzing repressive legislation's impact on human rights NGOs, transnational civil society, and grassroots environmental mobilization.

Education: PhD in Sociology, McGill University (2022).

Research Interests:

• Political discourse and its effects on civil society actors
• Nonviolent repression tactics against human rights organizations
• Environmental sustainability and community-driven solutions
• Extreme-right non-state actors' roles in political processes

Publications reflect her dual focus on human rights challenges and environmental studies, with recent work exploring symbolic boundary work in media representation and legislative impacts on civil society.

Advising: Provides academic advising for Sociology majors/minors and honours students. Engaged in curriculum development and student mentorship within the department.

Current Projects: Investigating the Israeli political discourse's role in legitimizing/de-legitimizing human rights NGOs, and analyzing urban community garden initiatives as environmental justice mechanisms.