Cindy Ewing

Cindy Ewing is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto, affiliated with Trinity College's Department of History and the International Relations Program. Her work bridges decolonization, Cold War internationalism, and postcolonial studies.

• Education: PhD, MA, MPhil from Yale University; BA from Harvard University.

Her research focuses on Cold War dynamics in postcolonial South and Southeast Asia, examining how decolonization intersected with nationalism, human rights, and the evolution of international institutions like the United Nations. Particular interests include neutralism, non-alignment, and Third World solidarity networks.

Cindy's publications address topics such as the role of the Arab-Asian Group in early UN diplomacy, minority rights in postcolonial constitutionalism, and the conceptualization of the 'Global South' in Cold War historiography. She is currently finalizing her book Gatekeepers: Human Rights and the International Solidarities of the Third World, which analyzes postcolonial engagement with the global order.

• Scientific Awards: 2024 SSHRC Connection Grant; 2022 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant; 2020 Lynne Rienner Award; 2020 Oxford Dissertation Prize; 2019 Connaught New Researcher Award; 2018 Arthur Wright Prize; 2018 Saki Ruth Dockrill Memorial Prize.

Cindy has held visiting positions at the University of Virginia, University of Texas at Austin, and MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. At the University of Toronto, she is a Fellow of Trinity College, Senior Fellow at the Bill Graham Centre, and affiliate faculty at the Centre for the Study of the United States and the Asian Institute.