Archives: 2010

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Smart Grid, Renewables, Electric Mobility: When to use your dishwasher or recharge electric vehicles?

Hartmut Schmeck, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany As politicians continue to target a higher share of power generation from renewable sources, this is leading to only partially predictable fluctuations in power supply. Dr. Schmeck outlines the essential challenges of intelligent energy management and highlights the potential of extending... More

Thursday, November 25, 2010

The Rise and Fall of Dominant Party Regimes in Europe

Steffen Schneider, University of Bremen Steffen Schneider is a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for European Studies. He is an Assistant Professor at the Research Centre on Transformations of the State, University of Bremen and a Lecturer in the Political Management program at the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen. Dominant party regimes... More

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Norway’s Relationship with the EU

H.E. Else Berit Eikeland, Ambassador of Norway to Canada Ambassador Eikeland discusses Norway’s integration with the European Union, focusing on the working of the European Economic Agreement (EEA) and on other aspects of Norway’s cooperation with the EU. H.E. Else Berit Eikeland was Deputy Director-General of the Personnel Section of the... More

Friday, November 5, 2010

Open Markets, Segmented Identities, Contested Legitimacy? Comparing Regional Integration in Europe and North America

Participants: Laura Macdonald, Carleton University Neil Nevitte, University of Toronto George Ross, Université de Montréal Steffen Schneider, Universität Bremen Moderator: Achim Hurrelmann, Carleton University How have European and North American integration affected citizen identities and patterns of political contestation? Are the two... More

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Anti-Globalization Movement in Germany and France: Why Do Citizens Participate?

Daniel Stockemer, University of Ottawa Do you want to learn something about peoples’ motivations for engagement in social movement organizations? Do you wonder when activists show higher or lower levels of engagement? Are you interested in the constituents of organizational success? Based on a comparative study of Attac in Germany and France,... More

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Bridging the Gap: Can Canada Learn from the EU in Combating Human Trafficking?

Kim Howson, Carleton University Kim Howson, an MA student at the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, participated in the EU Study Tour this past summer and completed an internship at Payoke, a Belgian NGO involved in combating human trafficking. This presentation assessed Canadian policies related to human trafficking in... More

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Rhetoric and Roma: Minorities and the Political Right in Europe

Robert Gould, Carleton University Robert Gould is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, as well as in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies. Recent events in France have drawn attention to attitudes towards minorities in Europe, and to the discrepancy between the position of the EU... More

Thursday, September 16, 2010

(Post?) Crisis Economic Recovery: Regional Co-operation and Human Well-being in the EU

Dr. Tatyana Muravska, University of Latvia Dr. Tatjana Muravska is Jean Monnet Chair, Professor of Regional and European Integration Studies, and Director of the European and Transition Studies Centre at the University of Latvia. Her recent research and publications deal with social and economic issues in the New Member States, including... More

Monday, April 26, 2010

2010 Canada-Europe Business Lecture: Canada-EU “Enhanced Trade”: An Insider’s View – Real Opportunity or Business as Usual?

José Luis Pascual, Head of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Canada Miguel Fraile, Managing Director, OHL Construction Canada Inc. Canada and the European Union are in negotiations for a comprehensive economic and trade agreement, and many are wondering what will be the real impacts for Canadian business. The speakers... More

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

2010 Canada-Europe Annual Law Lecture: Expanding EU Foreign Relations Competences

Dr. Stephan Hobe, University of Cologne, Germany Dr. Hobe discusses the evolving nature of powers of the EU in the area of foreign affairs, since the inception of the EEC in 1957. The Treaty of Lisbon has brought further substantive legal and administrative changes. The EU continues to seek to play a clearer and... More

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Impact of the EU on Romania and Bulgaria: Three years after accession

Chris Kostov, University of Ottawa These presentations and discussions focus on the pre-accession and current political and socio-economic situation in the two newest EU member states. To view Kostov’s presentation in PDF format please click... More

Monday, January 11, 2010

The Political Implications of Institutional Reform: Executive-Legislative Relations in the EU Before and After the Lisbon Treaty

Amie Kreppel, University of Florida Dr. Kreppel examines the formal and informal relationship between the executive and legislative branches of the EU before and after the Lisbon Treaty. The goal of the analysis is to gain better insight into the underlying institutional structure of the EU political system as a whole, and the likely... More

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