Tamanisha J. John
Assistant Professor
Office: Ross Building, S606
Email: tjjohn@yorku.ca
Dr. Tamanisha J. John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics.
Dr. John joined York University's Department of Politics in July 2023 from Clark Atlanta University, where, since 2021, she held the position of Assistant Professor of International Political Economy in the Mack H. Jones Department of Political Science.
Dr. John studies Caribbean development, sovereignty and politics, as well as Canadian foreign policy, economic imperialism, financial exclusion, and corporate power. She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Class, Race and Corporate Power, the Review of Radical Political Economy, and Social and Economic Studies.
Degrees
Ph.D. in International Relations, Florida International UniversityM.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Florida International University
B.A. in International Relations, Beloit College
Research Interests
- UNCF/Mellon - 2023
- Caribbean Studies Association, "Best Dissertation" - 2022
John, Tamanisha J. (2025) "US Tariff Assaults on China, Impacts on a Dependent Region: the Caribbean," Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 13: Iss. 2.
John, Tamanisha J. (2024) "Capitalism, Global Militarism, and Canada’s Investment in the Caribbean," Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 1.
John, Tamanisha J. (2024). Guyana: Myth of Capitalist Resource Extraction as Development. The Extractive Industries and Society, 17.
John, T. J. (2025, June 10). Resisting Dependency: U.S. Hegemony, China’s Rise, and the Geopolitical Stakes in the Caribbean. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2025, September 10). The Historical and Contemporary Role of Neocolonial Caribbean Governments in Supporting US Militarism and Imperialism in the Region. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2024, February 14). Exercise Tradewinds: 40 years of U.S. Counterinsurgency in the Caribbean. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2024, October 30). Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2023, November 29). Guyana and Venezuela: The Crisis of Imperialism Currently Unfolding on South America’s Caribbean Coast. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2023, July 30). US Moves to Curtail China’s Economic Investment in the Caribbean. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2022, November 23). Haiti in the Caribbean: A Political Economy Perspective on the Urgent Crisis of Imperialism. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. (2021, May 10). Haitians protest their president in English as well as Creole, indicting US for its role in country’s political crisis. The Conversation.
John, T. J. (2021, March 2). Haiti’s Ongoing Struggle for Uninterrupted Democracy against International Interventionism. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | GS/POLS6130 3.0 | M | State & Society In Canada | SEMR |
Dr. Tamanisha J. John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics.
Dr. John joined York University's Department of Politics in July 2023 from Clark Atlanta University, where, since 2021, she held the position of Assistant Professor of International Political Economy in the Mack H. Jones Department of Political Science.
Dr. John studies Caribbean development, sovereignty and politics, as well as Canadian foreign policy, economic imperialism, financial exclusion, and corporate power. She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Class, Race and Corporate Power, the Review of Radical Political Economy, and Social and Economic Studies.
Degrees
Ph.D. in International Relations, Florida International UniversityM.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Florida International University
B.A. in International Relations, Beloit College
Research Interests
Awards
- UNCF/Mellon - 2023
- Caribbean Studies Association, "Best Dissertation" - 2022
All Publications
John, Tamanisha J. (2025) "US Tariff Assaults on China, Impacts on a Dependent Region: the Caribbean," Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 13: Iss. 2.
John, Tamanisha J. (2024) "Capitalism, Global Militarism, and Canada’s Investment in the Caribbean," Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 1.
John, Tamanisha J. (2024). Guyana: Myth of Capitalist Resource Extraction as Development. The Extractive Industries and Society, 17.
John, T. J. (2025, June 10). Resisting Dependency: U.S. Hegemony, China’s Rise, and the Geopolitical Stakes in the Caribbean. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2025, September 10). The Historical and Contemporary Role of Neocolonial Caribbean Governments in Supporting US Militarism and Imperialism in the Region. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2024, February 14). Exercise Tradewinds: 40 years of U.S. Counterinsurgency in the Caribbean. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2024, October 30). Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2023, November 29). Guyana and Venezuela: The Crisis of Imperialism Currently Unfolding on South America’s Caribbean Coast. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2023, July 30). US Moves to Curtail China’s Economic Investment in the Caribbean. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2022, November 23). Haiti in the Caribbean: A Political Economy Perspective on the Urgent Crisis of Imperialism. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. (2021, May 10). Haitians protest their president in English as well as Creole, indicting US for its role in country’s political crisis. The Conversation.
John, T. J. (2021, March 2). Haiti’s Ongoing Struggle for Uninterrupted Democracy against International Interventionism. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | GS/POLS6130 3.0 | M | State & Society In Canada | SEMR |
