John David Young, B.A. (Hons.), M. Sc. soc., Ph.D. Associate Professor

Department of politics and economics

Dr J. D. Young is a graduate of the University of Guelph (Honours B.A.), Université Laval (Maîtrise en sciences sociales), and Queen’s University (Ph.D.), all degrees being in Political Science with concentrations in International Relations. From the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Professor Young has a Diploma in International Relations and International Organizations. A Strategic Studies and International Security specialist, Dr Young has served as Head of the Department of  Strategic Studies at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean from 1990 to 1995 and Head of the Military and Strategic Studies Program at RMC from 1999 to 2003. From 1992 to 1994 he was also Chair of the Montreal Branch (French-language) of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, after having been a member of the Executive of the CIIA’s Quebec City Branch for several years. Professor Young has held research positions with the Centre québécois de relations internationales and the Queen’s Centre for International Relations. Having contributed to such professional journals as Armed Forces & Society and Études internationales as well as authoring several book chapters, research monographs, op-ed articles and conference papers, he teaches in the War Studies Program and the Security and Defence Management and Policy Program as a member of the RMC Graduate Faculty. During the 2007-2008 Academic Year, Dr Young was Professor-in-Charge of the Political Science Programs at RMC. His current research focuses on regional security institutions within multilevel governance regimes.