Archives: Publications: Immigration & SocialPolicy

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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

The Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue (CETD) is pleased to present the project’s capstone publication, Canada and Europe Face 21st 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... More

Monday, March 7, 2016

Lightning Policy Brief Series – Canada and Europe: Converging or Diverging Responses to International and Domestic Challenges?

This series — drawing on comparative research by CETD collaborators — seeks to spark 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?” held at Carleton University on March... More

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

“The persistent invisibility of gender in EU policy” – special issue of EIoP

We are pleased to announce that European Integration online Papers (EIoP) has published a new Special Issue, edited by Heather MacRae and Elaine Weiner: "The persistent invisibility of gender in EU policy," European Integration online Papers (EIoP), Special Issue 1, Vol. 18 (2014). PDF ABSTRACT: In this special issue of the European Integration... More

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Three CETD researchers contribute to special issue of Comparative Migration Studies comparing German and Canadian Immigration Experiences

Oliver Schmidtke, University of Victoria (CETD, lead researcher), and Dagmar Soennecken, York University and Elke Winter, University of Ottawa (CETD collaborators) have contributed to a special issue of Comparative Migration Studies (Vol.2, No.1, 2014): Lessons From Germany and Canada: Immigration and Integration Experiences Compared. The... More

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Policy Brief: “The Common European Asylum System: Achievements, Failures, Outlooks and Policy Learning for the EU and Canada” by Petra Bendel

Policy brief  (May 2014) by Petra Bendel.  In late 2013, the European Union passed the new Common European Asylum System (CEAS).  This policy brief assesses the outcomes, achievements, and failures of this policy agreement in light of the EU’s self-proclaimed goals of harmonization, and the rise of protection standards, responsibility... 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, 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

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 17, 2012

“Immigration and Multi-level Governance in Canada and Europe: The role of municipalities as integration ‘policy innovators'”

Policy Paper by Alexander Gunn, University of Victoria Cities are increasingly identified in Canadian academic and policy literature as being an integral support structure for the settlement and integration of immigrants to Canada – often serving as the “first point of contact” between newcomers and government due to the day-to-day... More

Thursday, September 20, 2012

“Citizenship and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century: The changing face of social, cultural, and civic inclusion” (Metropolis BC Capstone Report) by Oliver Schmidtke

CETD lead researcher, Oliver Schmidtke (University of Victoria), authored Metropolis British Columbia's Citizenship Capstone Report: Citizenship and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century: The changing face of social, cultural, and civic inclusion. This report summarizes research outputs over the 16 year history of the Metropolis BC project.... 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

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

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