Archives: Policy Briefs

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Policy Brief: La mixité comme forme d’innovation sociale : stratégies canadienne et européennes en matière de logements sociaux par Maroine Bendaoud

Policy Brief (August 2013) By Maroine Bendaoud, doctorant au département de science politique à l’Université de Montréal. L’innovation sociale est un concept qui remonte à quelques décennies déjà, mais qui connaît un grain de popularité ces dernières années. Dans ce court document d’information, nous appliquerons le concept... More

Friday, April 12, 2013

“A pre-analysis of Canada–EU Aviation Relations post-ICAO Assembly Meeting Concerning Emissions Trading System”

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

“Parties, Voters and the Environment”

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

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Document d’information : L’intervention militaire en Libye: le Canada, l’Union européenne et l’OTAN, entre révolution populaire et guerre «humanitaire» par Sarah

Document d’information (2011 Octobre) par Sarah Saublet, candidate au doctorat au département de Science politique à l’université de Montréal L’intervention militaire en Libye a abouti à la chute de son dirigeant Mouammar Kadhafi, le 20 octobre 2011, six mois après le feu vert donné par le Conseil de Sécurité de l’ONU. Pourtant,... More

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Policy Brief: “Governing Canada and the EU: Key Similarities and Differences” 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: “Using European Governance Ideas to Open Up Canadian Federalism: The Case of Labour Market Policy” 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: “The Canada-U.S. perimeter: Towards a North American Schengen?” 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, Technische Universität... More

Monday, May 10, 2010

Policy Brief: CETA: Stumbling Blocks in Ongoing Negotiations-Interview with Christopher Kukucha by Kurt Hübner / Document d’information – AECG : Obstacles dans les négociations en cours-Entrevue avec Christopher Kukucha par Kurt Hübner

Policy Brief (May 2010) By Kurt Hübner, 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: “A New Approach to Citizenship and Integration: Some Facts about Recent Policy Changes in Germany” by Elke Winter and Kristina John

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

Monday, March 15, 2010

Policy Brief: “Civil society in the EU: a strong player or a fig-leaf for the democratic deficit?” by Ingeborg Tömmel

Policy Brief (March 2010) by Ingeborg Tömmel, Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics and Policies, University of Osnabrück, 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 flexibilité des parlements dans les systèmes de gouvernance à niveaux multiples : ce que le Canada peut apprendre de l’Union européenne / Resilience of parliaments in multilevel government: What Canada can learn from the European Union

Document d’information, mars 2010 / Policy Brief, March 2010 By Arthur Benz, Fern Universität Hagen French version English... More

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