▁( born ▁England , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁emer it us ▁professor ▁of ▁international ▁studies ▁at ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University , ▁and ▁visit ing ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁SO AS . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Harris ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁ear ning ▁his ▁Ph D , ▁Harr iss ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Development ▁Studies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁as ▁Program me ▁Director ▁in ▁Development ▁Studies , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁DE ST IN , ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁inst itute ▁( now ▁a ▁Department ) ▁As ▁Program me ▁Director , ▁he ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁man aging ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Development ▁Studies ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Harr iss ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁to ▁become ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University ' s ▁( SF U ) ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁International ▁Studies . ▁Harr iss ▁eventually ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁Director ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁Editor - in - ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Journal ▁of ▁Development ▁Studies ▁from ▁