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Friday, February 4, 2022
The School of Public Policy and Administration is pleased to announce that it will host, in coordination with the Department of Economics, the Faculty of Public Affairs and in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, the 20th Canadian Health Economists Study Group (CHESG) conference on June 1 and 2, 2022. CHESG is the main... More
Monday, January 31, 2022
In a newly published article in Global Policy, Professor Graeme Auld teamed up with colleagues to examine the uptake of the ecosystem services as a governance concept informing efforts to conserve global biodiversity. Ecosystem services is an idea that offered a way to think about valuing nature in terms of the “services” provided to... More
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The pandemic exposed the vulnerability of international students in Canada January 24, 2022 1.25pm EST By Saul Schwartz and Anil Varughese When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, students in Canadian universities and colleges faced many challenges. Classes moved online, students were asked to leave campus residences and many... More
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Joseph Mathieu, January 18, 2022 The Ărramăt Project: Reconnecting Indigenous Well-Being & Biodiversity Although Indigenous Peoples make up only five per cent of the planet’s population, approximately 80 per cent of Earth’s biodiversity is located within their traditional territories. However, a decline in global biodiversity due to... More
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Everyone should be concerned if the federal government bypasses the Canada Gazette In late 2021, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan signalled that his department would skip publication in the Canada Gazette of any new regulations on enforcing the federal government’s vaccine mandate for the core public service. The Canada Gazette is the official... More
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Date Position is Available July 1, 2022 or negotiable Application Deadline February 15, 2022 (February 1 for additional funding through the School of Public Policy and Administration) Location Carleton University, Ottawa with collaborations at University of Alberta Title PhD Research Assistant Position Mountain Pine Beetle risk management options... More
Sunday, January 16, 2022
The Trudeau government and GIC appointments in Canada Kathy Brock, Robert P. Shepherd International Journal of Public Sector Management ISSN: 0951-3558 Article publication date: 7 January 2022 Abstract Purpose According to the traditional view of public administration, a critical component of good policy formulation is the provision of frank... More
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
How much paperwork does it take to approve a (small) government website? 39,230 words A federal public servant revealed that when his team wanted to launch a simple website with 4,305 words, he had to submit internal documents almost 10 times as long OTTAWA – The internet age has brought us an app for... More
Thursday, December 23, 2021
SPPA Professor Amanda Clarke was named one of Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government: Policymaking Process & Approaches Amanda Clarke CANADA Associate Professor Amanda Clarke is Associate Professor and Public Affairs Research Excellence Chair at Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration. Her... More
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Environmental impacts of mining in Brazil and the environmental licensing process: Changes needed for changing times? Alexandra Mallett, Erica Lima, Barros Franca, Italo Alves, and Lisa Mills Abstract Brazil, a key mining producer globally, has a comprehensive system of environmental laws and institutions. Nevertheless, their effectiveness has... More
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
SPPA Professor Paloma Raggo was awarded a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant in partnership with SPPA School Fellow Cathy Barr (Imagine Canada) and Susanna Kislenko (University of Oxford) for the project, “The Governance Perspective on Founder’s Syndrome: Assessing the Role of the Board.” The recent events surrounding WE Charity has brought into... More
Monday, December 20, 2021
From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in the Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA) this year. While we faced many challenges, 2021 also presented new opportunities, which were embraced by the faculty, staff and students within FPA. What follows is... More
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