Archives: Policy Briefs

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Policy Brief: La mixit茅 comme forme d鈥檌nnovation sociale : strat茅gies canadienne et europ茅ennes en mati猫re de logements sociaux par Maroine Bendaoud

Policy Brief (August 2013) By Maroine Bendaoud,聽doctorant au d茅partement de science politique 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al. L鈥檌nnovation sociale est un concept qui remonte 脿 quelques d茅cennies d茅j脿, mais qui conna卯t un grain de popularit茅 ces derni猫res ann茅es. Dans ce court document d鈥檌nformation, nous appliquerons le concept... More

Friday, April 12, 2013

鈥淎 pre-analysis of Canada鈥揈U Aviation Relations post-ICAO Assembly Meeting Concerning Emissions Trading System鈥�

Policy Brief by Armand de Mestral and Md. Tanveer Ahmad, McGill University. On 12 November 2012, the European Commission proposed the deferral of the the requirement that airlines surrender emissions allowances for flights into and out of Europe under the greenhouse gas emissions trading system. As a member of the 17-countries High-level Group,... More

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

鈥淧arties, Voters and the Environment鈥�

Policy Brief by Russell J. Dalton, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of California, Irvine In Canada, the Liberal Party鈥檚 advocacy of a 鈥淕reen Shift鈥� in the 2008 federal elections, and the Conservative Party鈥檚 and NDP鈥檚 opposition, illustrate how division and choice on environmental policy exists in some party systems. In... More

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Document d鈥檌nformation : L鈥檌ntervention militaire en Libye: le Canada, l鈥橴nion europ茅enne et l鈥橭TAN, entre r茅volution populaire et guerre 芦humanitaire禄 par Sarah

Document d鈥檌nformation (2011 Octobre) par Sarah Saublet, candidate au doctorat au d茅partement de Science politique 脿 l鈥檜niversit茅 de Montr茅al L鈥檌ntervention militaire en Libye a abouti 脿 la chute de son dirigeant Mouammar Kadhafi, le 20 octobre 2011, six mois apr猫s le feu vert donn茅 par le Conseil de S茅curit茅 de l鈥橭NU. Pourtant,... More

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Policy Brief: 鈥淕overning Canada and the EU: Key Similarities and Differences鈥� by Amy Verdun and Donna Wood

Policy Brief (August 2011) by Amy Verdun and Donna E. Wood (University of... More

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Policy Brief: 鈥淯sing European Governance Ideas to Open Up Canadian Federalism: The Case of Labour Market Policy鈥� by Donna Wood

Policy Brief (August 2011) by Donna E. Wood, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of... More

Friday, June 17, 2011

Policy Brief: 鈥淭he Canada-U.S. perimeter: Towards a North American Schengen?鈥� by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly

Policy Brief (June 2011) by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Jean Monet Chair in European Border and Region Policy and Director of EU Centre of Excellence, University of Victoria. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama met on Friday February 4, 2011, to launch what the media have called the Washington Declaration : two... More

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Policy Brief: What Kind of Parliament? A Comparative Perspective on the European Parliament

Policy Brief (March 2011) By Arthur Benz,聽Technische Universit盲t... More

Monday, May 10, 2010

Policy Brief: CETA: Stumbling Blocks in Ongoing Negotiations-Interview with Christopher Kukucha by Kurt H眉bner / Document d鈥檌nformation 鈥� AECG : Obstacles dans les n茅gociations en cours-Entrevue avec Christopher Kukucha par Kurt H眉bner

Policy Brief (May 2010)聽By Kurt H眉bner, University of British Columbia Interview with Christopher Kukucha, Associate professor of political science at the University of Lethbridge This policy brief examines the issue of public procurement in the context of the negotiations between Canada and the European Union (EU) on a Comprehensive Economic... More

Monday, March 15, 2010

Policy Brief: 鈥淎 New Approach to Citizenship and Integration: Some Facts about Recent Policy Changes in Germany鈥� by Elke Winter and Kristina John

Policy Brief (March 2010) by聽Elke Winter and Kristina... More

Monday, March 15, 2010

Policy Brief: 鈥淐ivil society in the EU: a strong player or a fig-leaf for the democratic deficit?鈥� by Ingeborg T枚mmel

Policy Brief (March 2010) by聽Ingeborg T枚mmel,聽Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics and Policies, University of Osnabr眉ck, Germany This paper asks why civil society has become such an important actor and what role it plays in the European polity. The policy paper will trace the evolution of civil society as an additional player in European... More

Monday, March 1, 2010

La flexibilit茅 des parlements dans les syst猫mes de gouvernance 脿 niveaux multiples : ce que le Canada peut apprendre de l鈥橴nion europ茅enne / Resilience of parliaments in multilevel government: What Canada can learn from the European Union

Document d鈥檌nformation, mars 2010 / Policy Brief, March 2010 By Arthur Benz, Fern Universit盲t Hagen French version English... More

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