Conference Reports Archives - Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue

Research Report “A Comparative Assessment of Electronic Voting” by J.H. Pammett, J. DeBardeleben

milanbubic — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:16:36 +0000

Research Report: “A Comparative Assessment of Electronic Voting,” by J.H. Pammett, J. DeBardeleben, with research assistance from��J. Freeland��(February 2010)

(PDF) February 2010, Pammet and DeBardeleben

Report: Canada and Europe Face 21st Century Policy Challenges: Convergence or Divergence?

CCMS Editor — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:25:18 +0000

�ճ��Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue��(CETD) is pleased to present the project’s capstone publication, Canada and Europe Face 21^st Century Policy Challenges: Convergence or Divergence?

This publication provides an overview of key conclusions from research work carried out by scholars associated with CETD since the project was initiated in 2008.��

Read the Capstone Report here.

CETD has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) under its Strategic Knowledge Clusters Program (2008-2017).

“Canada and Europe: Converging or Diverging Responses to International and Domestic Challenges?” Conference Report

CCMS Editor — Wed, 18 May 2016 19:42:12 +0000

The Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue organized a conference and produced a series of publications integrating major Europe-Canada events over the past seven years.

On March 10-11, 2016, CETD held a major international conference featuring leading��scholars from across Canada and Europe who reflected on developments over the last decade and potential areas of convergence or divergence��between Europe and Canada in the face of current international and domestic issues. The conference represented an attempt to synthesize major findings on the following topics: cooperation in��dealing with international conflict; prospects for intensified trade and investment; and��comparing��Canadian and��European responses to challenges��such as environmental sustainability and climate change, migration��and integration of immigrants, managing economic crisis, policies for inclusive growth and social inclusion, and issues of democratic legitimacy and governance. More information

A Lightning Policy Brief Series — a suite of policy briefs aiming to stimulate public thought and action — was produced��in conjunction with this��conference.

Speaker bios
Conference agenda

Opening remarks

Speakers:
, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University
lightning brief
, Delegation of the European Union to Canada
, Canadian Mission to the EU (Belgium)

Opportunities and Challenges in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation

Andreas Ziegler, University of Lausanne (Switzerland): Europe and the TTIP

, University of British Columbia: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Canada’s Trade and Investment Policy Choices from NAFTA to CETA
lightning brief��

Marc Bungenberg, University of Saarland (Germany): Ratification of CETA in the EU

, McGill University (Chair and Discussant): CETA: The First of the Mega-Regional Trade Agreements
lightning brief ��

Crisis Management and the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership

Markus Kaim, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Germany): The EU and Russia: The Pan-European Order at the Crossroads
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Alan Bowman, Canadian Mission to the EU (Belgium): Canada-EU Security Cooperation in Practice
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Manfred Auster, EU Delegation, Ottawa: Joint Contributions to Crisis Management in CSDP
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Costanza Musu, University of Ottawa: Ten Years of Policy towards the Middle East: Comparing Canada’s and the EU’s Approaches
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Ruben Zaotti, Dalhousie University (Chair and Discussant)

Europe and Canada Respond to Challenges of Environmental Sustainability

Sibyl Steuwer, Free University Berlin (Germany): Acceleration or Stagnation of Environmental Sustainability in Europe: The Role of Pioneers
presentation slides

, University of Ottawa: The European Experience of Climate Change Policy-Making: Lessons for��Canada
lightning brief �� presentation slides

Inger Weibust, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University: Two Rivers That Do Not Meet: Canadian and EU Approaches to Watershed Management
�� presentation slides

, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (Chair and Discussant)

Challenges in Migration and Integration of Immigrants

, University of Sheffield (UK): The Drivers of Migration Governance in the EU
lightning brief ��

Howard Duncan, Metropolis, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University: Migration Governance: The Role of Cities
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Agnieszka Weinar, European University Institute (Italy): Europeanisation of Migration Policies in Europe: A Dead End?
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Oliver Schmidtke, University of Victoria (Chair and Discussant)
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After the Euro Crisis

, University of Ottawa: A Canadian Perspective on the Euro Area’s New Financial Governance Regime
lightning brief ��

, University of Latvia (Latvia): EU Newer Member States: Monetary Integration Maturity
lightning brief ��

, Université de Montréal: Saving the Euro: Policies, Institutions, and Politics in the Eurozone Crisis
lightning brief ��

Kurt Hübner, University of British Columbia (Chair and Discussant)

Inclusive Growth, Social Innovation, and Social Inclusion

Ana Marta Guillén Rodríguez, University of Oviedo (Spain) and European Social Observatory (Belgium): Quo Vadis Social Europe? Prospects for Inclusive Growth and Social Innovation in the EU
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, Centre d’étude sur la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale, Montréal and Université de Montréal: Social Inclusion: Policies and Challenges
lightning brief ��

Doug Murphy, Social Policy Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada: Inclusive Growth, Social Innovation and Social Inclusion: Challenges and Federal Government Approaches
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Jane Jenson, Université de Montréal (Chair and Discussant)

Challenges of Democratic Legitimacy: Confronting Citizen Apathy and the Democratic Deficit

Alexander Trechsel, EU Democracy Observatory, European University Institute (Italy): The Europeanization of European Democracy
�� presentation slides

Jon Pammett, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University: Is Voting Turnout Still Declining?
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, University of Toronto: Voice vs. Votes: Adapting the Institutions and Processes of Direct Democracy to Improve Citizen Engagement and Participation
lightning brief �� presentation slides

Nicole Goodman, University of Toronto: Electoral Modernization in Canada and Europe: Trends and Impacts
�� presentation slides

Joan DeBardeleben, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (Chair and Discussant)

Democratic Governance and Multi-Level Systems

, Technical University Darmstadt (Germany): One Size Does Not Fit All: Varieties of Multi-Level Coordination in Canada and Europe
lightning brief �� presentation slides

, Wilfrid Laurier University: The Politics of Boundary Control in Multi-Level Systems: Europe and Canada Compared
lightning brief ��

Lori Thorlakson, University of Alberta: The Evolution of Accountability Mechanisms in Multi-Level Systems: Implications for Canada and the EU
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Donna Wood, University of Victoria (Chair and Discussant)

This event received support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Faculty of Public Affairs Research Month.

Climate Change and Renewable Energy Workshop Report

CCMS Editor — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:14:12 +0000

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This international workshop and public forum examined European and Canadian approaches to renewable energy production and climate change policy. A common theme was how the inter-linkages between renewables and climate change are addressed in different types of institutional and political contexts. The workshop provided an opportunity to critically examine action and inertia in these areas in the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and in Canada and at the provincial/local level (with a focus on Ontario and Ottawa), on the other. The workshop devoted particular attention to “new” renewables, such as wind and solar technologies, including issues of public and social acceptance, drivers of innovation, sources of action and inertia in government promotion of these technologies, and policy options in implementing renewable energy options. The potential for lower-level jurisdictions (municipalities, provinces, or, in the EU, Member States) to serve as ‘leadership points’ was explored, along with the way in which such initiatives are encouraged by the European Union.

Strategic Partnership as an Instrument of EU Foreign Policy – Workshop Report

CCMS Editor — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:40:22 +0000

The following��report is from an April 13, 2015 workshop, co-sponsored by CETD and the Centre for European Studies at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, that analyzed the European Union’s strategic partnerships from a comparative perspective. The workshop provided the opportunity to evaluate the instrument’s future potential, while taking note of differing challenges in using the tool as the basis of relationships with established democracies, emerging democracies, and semi-authoritarian systems. It also helped unpack the EU’s notion of strategic partnership and offered assessment on its viability as a framework for the EU’s pursuit of a role as a global actor, as well as on the utility of the approach in terms of the EU’s underlying goals and objectives. Additionally, the workshop looked at the state of Canada’s strategic partnership with the EU and placed it in a comparative context.

This report was produced by CETD and the Centre for European Studies (EU Centre of Excellence) at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University. CETD receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and �Ӱ�ԭ��’s European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE), which receives funding from the European Union. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the presenters/authors, and do not reflect the views of CETD, CES, the European Union, SSHRC, or �Ӱ�ԭ�� University.

Opening Up Canadian Federalism the European Way: What We Heard at the Cross-Canada Workshops

CCMS Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:26:33 +0000

In the spring of 2014, the University of Victoria (UVic) and the Department of Political Science organized a series of workshops comparing Canadian and European Union (EU) approaches to social policy coordination across their different political systems. ��ճ��Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue (CETD), the��Institute of Intergovernmental Relations , the��Institute of Public Administration of Canada , and the European Social Observatory were key partners in the initiative.

The workshops started in Vancouver on April 14, 2014 (employment and pension policy) and finished in Halifax on May 16 (health care). ��In between, they were held in Edmonton on April 16 (research and postsecondary education), Montreal on May 9 (civil society participation), Toronto on May 12 (the market for coordination), and Ottawa on May 13, 2014 (policy learning).

The workshops provided an invaluable opportunity to have a practical conversation about the challenges of managing multilevel governance in Canada today. ��Using the EU as a mirror, workshop participants were able to reflect on ways to improve how social policy is managed in the Canadian federation.

The different outputs from these events are now available, and can be viewed on the Canada-EU workshops website. ��These include:

A summary report on what was heard in Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Halifax
PowerPoint slides from some of the 30 expert presenters
Commentaries written for and sent to the media

Bart Vanhercke from the European Social Observatory (OSE) in Brussels presented at the Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa workshops on the Open Method of Coordination as ‘Laboratory Federalism’. ��On June 4, 2014, Dr. Verdun presented at the OSE on Towards EU Unemployment Insurance? Comparing Canadian and EU Social Policy. This demonstrates that policy learning can travel both ways across the Atlantic. ��The different outputs of this event (including a short video, podcast, summary, and Working Paper) can be downloaded from the OSE website .

In the fall, a synthesis report will be prepared, drawing out recommendations based on the research and what was heard at the Canadian workshops.

Research Report: “Comparing Modes of Governance in Canada and the European Union: Social Policy in Multilevel Systems”

CCMS Editor — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:54:26 +0000

The following publications summarize the research project led by Amy Verdun and Donna E. Wood of the University of Victoria on comparative governance in Canada and the European Union. The research culminated in the special June 2013 issue of the��Canadian Public Administration journal, published by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, and��featuring the theme: “Governing the Social Dimension in Canadian Federalism and European Integration.” The journal is available open-source until December 2013; access .��For a preview of the June 2013 issue, see��this document.

For a report on the full activities of the research project, see the following summary document:

Research summary report

For a short summary of three key research themes drawn from the papers presented in the June 2013 issue of Canadian Public Administration, see the following:

Key research themes

Report on the panel “The Euro Crisis: How it all started and where it might lead”

CCMS Editor — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:06:53 +0000

Summary report prepared by Igga Kurzydlo, Research Assistant, Centre for European Studies, and Natasha Joukovskaia, Manager, Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University

A briefing on the Euro crisis for politicians, diplomats, political staffers and public servants took place at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University on Feb. 9, 2012. The event was supported by the Centre for European Studies (European Union Centre of Excellence) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

Speakers: Patrick Leblond, Ottawa University and Achim Hurrelmann, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University