The Grassroots Journal was founded by Borderless World Volunteers. It immerses its readers in the complexities of development studies, as seen through the lens of undergraduates in the field. As an open access journal, it provides an interdisciplinary forum for research and reflection on global development issues, as well as on recent innovations in development policy and practice. Grassroots publishes student academic articles, informative pieces on innovations in the field of development, and analytical pieces on development issues, controversies, and policy debates.
Who We Are
The Grassroots Journal is run by undergraduate students at McGill Univeristy. In addition to accepting academic submissions, we have a team of writers who write weekly articles for the journal.
Priya Nair
Editor
Priya is a U3 student doing a joint honors in History and Middle East Studies. This is her third year with Borderless World Volunteers, having gone on an international volunteering trip to Nicaragua this past summer. She hopes to gain a greater readership for The Grassroots Journal – a stimulating forum for meaningful and relevant discourse about pervasive issues of development.
Emillee Joy Hernandez
Assistant Editor
Emillee is a U2 McGill student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts and Science in the environment stream. This is her second year as a member of Borderless World Volunteers and has recently returned from a volunteer trip to Costa Rica. Emillee hopes to help the Grassroots Journal evolve into an engaging collaboration in which student writers and readers alike can share their passion for international development.
Nicole Zhu
Graphic & Website Designer
Nicole is a U1 student doing a Marketing major and a Computer Science minor in the Desautels the faculty of management. This is also her first year working with the Grassroots Journal team. She is enjoying designing the covers for each issue and thrilled to see the journal gets known by more people.