 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1985, Cannon akawana Bachelor of Arts yake muChirungu uye nhau kubva kuYunivhesiti College Dublin. Kwemakore gumi nemashanu akatevera, Cannon akaenda kuEngland, Spain nePeru, achishanda muhurumende yemuno, kudzidzisa Chirungu nekusimudzira. Muna 1995 achiri muLondon, Cannon akawana chikamu-nguva yake Master of Science mune zvemagariro evanhu. Muna 2000, akadzokera kuIreland kunotora PhD yake kubva kuDublin City University achidzidza Latin American populism pasi paPeadar Kirby. Achipedza mwedzi misere achidzidza muPeru neVenezuela nokuda kwePh.D. yake, Cannon akapupurira kuedza kweVenezuela coup détat muna 2002uye muna 2004, akapedza Ph.D. yake paDublin City University. 