Past Event

As part of the Faculty of Public Affairs Research Series, the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations is pleased to host a one-day international research conference, Global Economic Relations in the Trump Era and After: Challenges and Policy Options for the EU and Canada.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons. World leaders at the G20 Summit 29 June 2019.

These are challenging times for the world economy. The so-called liberal international economic order, which was developed in the aftermath of World War II, has become seriously compromised as a result of nationalist economic policies pursued by China, India and the United States under the presidency of Donald Trump. In contrast, the European Union (EU) and Canada continue to support and actively work to maintain an open, rules-based global economic regime.

This international research conference brings together eminent scholars from the fields of political science, economics and law to assess and discuss these trade and investment policy developments. Conference participants will also examine their impact on the global economy’s future as well as identify potential policy options that the EU and Canada, in cooperation with like-minded partners, should pursue in order to prevent global economic closure.

This workshop is organized by Dirk De Bièvre (University of Antwerp), Patrick Leblond (University of Ottawa) and Crina Viju-Miljusevic (Carleton University). Funding for this conference is generously provided by the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations, which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, Network partner institutions, by Carleton University, and by the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa. This event is supported as a part of the Faculty of Public Affairs Research Series.

Draft program (updated as of January 13, 2020):

8:30 Welcome

9:00–10:30AM Panel #1: Impacts of nationalist economic policies on the global economy

• Simon Evenett, University of St Gallen (confirmed)
• Patrick Leblond, University of Ottawa (confirmed)
• Marie-France Paquet, Global Affairs Canada (confirmed)
• Lars Nilsson, European Commission (confirmed)

10:30–11:00AM Break

11:00AM–12:30PM Panel #2: Impacts of nationalist economic policies on global economic governance

• Judit Fabian, University of Ottawa (confirmed)
• Dane Rowlands, Carleton University (confirmed)
• Inu Manak, Georgetown University and Cato Institute (confirmed)
• Gabriele Spilker, University of Salzburg (confirmed, by Skype)

12:30–1:30PM Lunch

1:30–3:15PM Panel #3: Impacts and policy responses in the EU, Canada and like-minded partners

• Dirk De Bièvre, University of Antwerp (confirmed)
• Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt and Robert Csehi, Technical University of Munich (confirmed)
• Tatjana Murvaska, University of Latvia (confirmed)
• Hery Maholisoa Ramiarison, University of Ottawa (confirmed)
• Crina Viju-Miljusevic, Carleton University (TBC)

3:15–3:30PM Break

3:30–4:30PM Panel #4: Policy and governance solutions to nationalist economic policies

• Zenobia Chan and Sophie Meunier, Princeton University (confirmed)
• Dan Ciuriak, Centre for International Governance Innovation (confirmed)
• Nicolas Lamp, Queen’s University (confirmed)

Registration is required for this policy workshop, please register at this link.