This series — drawing on comparative research by CETD collaborators — seeks toÌýspark new ways of thinking and stimulate action on pressing public policy issues.

The series was prepared for the conference “Canada and Europe: Converging or Diverging Responses to International and Domestic Challenges?â€� held at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University on March 10-11, 2016. The conference was sponsored by the Canada-EuropeÌýTransatlantic Dialogue (CETD) and the Faculty of Public Affairs Research Month at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University. CETD receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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(A)ÌýCanada-Europe Relations: A New Era of Enhanced Cooperation?

I. Opportunities and Challenges in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation

:Ìý“The Canada-European Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA): A Convergence of Canadian and EU Interests”

: “Between a Rock and A Hard Place: Canada’s Trade and Investment Policy Choices from NAFTA to CETA”

II. Crisis Management and the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership

: “Russia’s integration initiatives:ÌýDilemmas for the European Union”

III.ÌýEurope and Canada Respond to Challenges of Environmental Sustainability

: “The European experience of climate changeÌýpolicy-making: Lessons for Canada”

IV.ÌýChallenges in Migration and Integration of Immigrants

“The fragmentation of the European migration system”

: “Balancing Citizenship Rights in an Age of Globalization”

(B) Europe and Canada: Facing New Social and Political Challenges

V.ÌýAfter the Euro Crisis

: “A Canadian Perspective on the Euro Area’s New Financial Governance Regime”

: “EU Newer Member States: Monetary Integration Maturity”

: “Saving the Euro: Policies, Institutions, and Politics in the Eurozone Crisis”

VI. Inclusive Growth, Social Innovation, and Social Inclusion

:ÌýLa question de l’inclusion sociale auÌýQuébec

VII. Challenges of Democratic Legitimacy: Confronting Citizen Apathy and the Democratic DeficitÌý

: “Voice vs. Votes: Adapting the Institutions and Processes of Direct Democracy to Improve Citizen Engagement and Participation”

ÌýVIII. Democratic Governance and Multi-Level Systems

: “Policy coordination between different levels of government: What have we learned from Canada-Europe comparative research?”

: “The Politics of Boundary Control in Multi-Level Systems: Europe and Canada Compared”