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Friday, December 5, 2014

Article: “The Juncker Commission Faces Euroscepticism” by Frédéric Mérand

In this commentary, Dr. Frédéric Mérand observes the rise of euroscepticism, exploring how anti-EU grievances may be gaining political traction with the election of the Juncker Commission. "The Juncker Commission Faces Euroscepticism," December 2014 (ENGLISH VERSION) "The Juncker Commission Faces Euroscepticism," December 2014 (FRENCH VERSION)... More

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Commentary: “Governing Social Policy in Multi-Level Systems: Emerging Literature (and Critiques) of Social Policy in the EU and Canada” by Ivan F Dumka

Commentary (September 2013) by Ivan F Dumka, CETD intern and PhD candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria This contribution is intended to synthesize the findings of research undertaken in Canadian Public Administration, June 2013, Volume 56 No 2, entitled “Comparing Modes of Governance in Canada and the EU: Social... More

Monday, August 19, 2013

Commentary and Literature Review: “The Europeanization of the Intersectional Approach to Combating Discrimination: Debates, Policies and Institutional Changes” by Kaisa Vuoristo

Commentary and Literature Review (August 2013) By Kaisa Vuoristo, PhD candidate (joint degree), Université de Montréal and École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France. The concept of intersectionality has been described as one of the most important theoretical insights of the Women’s Studies literature (McCall 2005, 1771). Although this... More

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

“Seven Presentations in Three European Countries on My Comparative Governance Research: What did I learn?”

Commentary by Donna Wood, University of Victoria Donna Wood recently returned to Canada after a five-week tour of Europe, where she gave seven presentations in three countries (Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom) intended to encourage dialogue on federalism between Canada and the European Union. Her key message in the talks was that, when... More

Monday, December 10, 2012

Commentary: Nobel Peace Prize for the European Union

By Achim Hurrelmann, CETD collaborator and Associate Professor of Political Science, Carleton University In October 2012, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize would be awarded to the European Union. This decision was seen as surprising by many observers, especially in the light of the Eurozone financial... More

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Coordination Through the Crisis: The State of Research on Coordinated Wage-Setting and the Social Partnership

Literature Review and Comment by Ivan F. Dumka, Doctoral candidate, University of Victoria In the current European context, wage-setting remains an underemphasized issue, but an important one. It is with that in mind that this commentary explores the current state of the literature on wage-coordination and the social... More

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Commentary: “EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Problems presented to Canada” by Armand de Mestral and Tanveer Ahmad

Commentary (April 2012) By Armand de Mestral, Emeritus Professor, Jean Monnet Professor of Law and Md. Tanveer Ahmad, DCL candidate (McGill University) From January 1, 2012, Canadian civil aircraft have been subject to the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Under this agreement, a cap-and-trade principle limits the total amount of... More

Friday, November 25, 2011

Commentary: “European Union and Inuit Circumpolar Council: Prospects for a Common Arctic Vision” by Erica Dingman

Commentary (November 2011) by Erica Dingman, Research Associate, World Policy Institute, New York City Acquisition of Arctic hydrocarbon deposits is a strategic priority of Arctic States and numerous Non-Arctic States alike stimulated by the global thirst of energy. Concurrently the European Union and Inuit Circumpolar Council have aggressively... More

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Commentary: “Next step for the EU? Reducing its own Arctic Footprint” by Sandra Cavalieri

Commentary (November 2011) by Sandra Cavalieri, Senior Fellow and Coordinator for the Arctic and Transatlantic programs at the Ecologic Institute, Berlin Since 2007, when Arctic sea-ice cover reached a record low, the EU has focused increased attention on Arctic issues. The following brief discusses next steps for the European Union (EU),... More

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Commentary: “Changing Canada: Canada-EU Free Trade” by Robert Hage

Commentary (May 2011) by Robert Hage, Former Canadian Ambassador and Director General for Europe and Legal Affairs, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Canada and the European Union are engaged in an under-the radar trade negotiation which, for Canada, will lead to the most important economic agreement since the North American Free... More

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Commentary: “The EU Strategy for Central Asia” by Numan Qardash

Commentary (April 2011) by Numan Qardash, Masters student, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University Central Asia has been a part of the European Unions’s greater projects such as Technical Aid to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS) and Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs). This document... More

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Commentary: “Rethinking Foreign Ownership: the Key to Opening Transatlantic Skies” by Mark Glynn and Armand de Mestral

Commentary (April 2011) by Mark Glynn, PhD candidate in law and Armand de Mestral, Jean Monnet Professor (McGill University) Two years ago, the authors submitted to this policy series a review of the unique bilateral air services agreement concluded between Canada and the European Union on 8 December 2008. The agreement foresaw the progressive... More

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