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Friday, March 1, 2019

Haiti 2019 Fragile States Policy Brief

The following policy report focuses on the capacity and legitimacy trap Haiti faces resulting from its long history of fragility. Governance, security & crime, and economic/human development are identified as the main drivers of fragility in Haiti. We recommend the second policy option we have presented; the Government of Canada should call... More

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Mauritania 2019 Fragile States Policy Brief

Executive Summary Mauritania is stuck in a capacity trap with horizontal inequalities across ethnic lines. The state’s limited capacity to provide basic public services, coupled with persistent inequalities, undermine its legitimacy and authority. Ethnic bias persists in all spheres of life. Discrimination targets Afro-Mauritanians and Haratine,... More

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Zambia 2019 Fragile States Policy Brief

Executive Summary After establishing multi-party democracy in 1991 Zambia is a state that has enjoyed a stable level of democracy and governance absent significant political violence and conflict. However the past decade has seen a steady decline in implementing effective economic policy, resource management and governance - leaving Zambia in a... More

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Canada CARES – Central African Republic Project

Canada CARES - Central African Republic... More

Monday, January 30, 2017

Honduras Fragile State Analysis and Policy Options

Honduras has exited fragility, but current trends raise concerns that the country may be stuck in a legitimacy trap or that conditions may worsen in the state, leading to continued or increased violence and impunity. Honduras’ legitimacy trap emerges from the consolidation of authority through an increase in authoritarianism and inequality under... More

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Security, Development and the Fragile State: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Policy

Security, Development and the Fragile State: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Policy... More

Monday, July 27, 2015

The Future of Crimea: A workshop Report

Taking place about a year after the referendum on Crimea’s political future, this two day event brought together academics, policy makers and researchers from Crimea, Russia, Ukraine, Canada and Germany. It focused on the current situation in Crimea, the lives of the Crimean people and current and future relations between Ukraine and Russia as... More

Monday, July 27, 2015

Diaspora as Agents of Cooperation: A Workshop Report

The Workshop entitled ‘Diaspora as Agents of Global Cooperation’ took place at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21). The two-day event, which encompassed the 11th Käte Hamburger Lecture in the evening of the first day, was organized by David Carment (KHK/GCR21, Carleton University Canada), Ariane... More

Monday, July 27, 2015

Key Note Lecture on Diaspora and Gender

The 11th Käte Hamburger Lecture addressed the topic of “Identity and Political Mobilization of Diasporas: A Gendered Perspective“ with Nadje Al-Ali, Professor of Gender Studies, SOAS University of London. It took place on 21st April and was organized by Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research in cooperation with... More

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

150 Years of Canada in the World CFPJ Call for Papers

In 2017, Canada will celebrate its 150th anniversary as a nation. In 2015, Canadians celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag, the 200th anniversary of Sir John A. MacDonald’s birthday and the 100th anniversary of the writing of “In Flanders Field.” In 2016, Canadians will recognise the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. All... More

Friday, March 20, 2015

KHK Lecture – Diaspora Identity and Mobilisation

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research seeks to contribute towards a better understanding of the possibilities and limits of transboundary cooperation. By building a learning community, researchers from diff erent disciplines and world regions develop an innovative framework for contemporary cooperation research that... More

Friday, March 20, 2015

Engaging Crimea – Global Dialogue

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research seeks to contribute towards a better understanding of the possibilities and limits of transboundary cooperation. By building a learning community, researchers from diff erent disciplines and world regions develop an innovative framework for contemporary cooperation research that... More

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