Upcoming Events / Événements à venir

  • June 4, 2013
  • University of Victoria
  • CETD’s Immigration and Social Policy research group collaborators to participate in Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association
  • The Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue’s thematic research group on immigration and social policy, in collaboration with its partner organization, the Observatoire social européen (OSE), will organize two events at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association in Victoria, BC on June 4, 2013.

    In addition to the Co-director of the OSE, David Natali, three other members of the research group are involved: Rianne Mahon, George Ross and Olivier Schmidtke.  In addition, a student who has been an active collaborator with the research group, Cem Utku Duyulmus, will also participate.

    Session D2(a): Innovating Labour Markets in Europe: Integrated Policies and governance – Questioning the European Paradigm after the Crisis

    Date: Tuesday, June 4
    Time: 10:30 pm to 12:00 pm
    Room: David Strong Building C118

    Section: Law and Public Policy / Droit et analyse de politiques

    Chair/Président: TBA/À venir

    Discussant/Commentateur: Oliver Schmidtke (University of Victoria)

    Participants & Authors/Auteurs:

    Cem Duyulmus (Université de Montréal): EU Pre-Accession Aid and Employment Policy in Candidate Countries: A new Approach with Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA)

    David Natali (University of Bologna / Observatoire social européen), Chiara Agostini (University of Bologna): EU Governance on Education: Changing Paradigms between the Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020?

    George Ross (Université de Montréal): EU and the Crisis

     

    Lunchtime Roundtable: The Future of the European Welfare States

    Date: Tuesday, June 4
    Time: 12:00 pm to 13:30 pm
    Room: Clearihue Building A206

    Chair/Président: Francis Garon (Glendon College, York University

    Participants:

    Miroslav Beblavy (Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels)
    Anton Hemerijck (VU University Admsterdam)
    Rianne Mahon (Wilfrid Laurier University)
    David Natali (University of Bologna / Observatoire social européen)
    George Ross (Université de Montréal)

  • June 13, 2013
  • Senate Room (6th Floor), Robertson Hall, Carleton University
  • Policy Workshop – The European Union’s External Energy Relations: Russian and Canadian Dimensions
    • When: June 13, 2013
    • Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    • Location: Senate Room (6th Floor), Robertson Hall, Carleton University
    • Registration is required due to space limitations: please register, here.

    The Jean Monnet Chair in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood Relations and the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue*, will host a half-day policy workshop.

    Invited speakers and guests from Europe and Russia include:

    Dr. Amelia Hadfield, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Vrije Universiteit Brussels

    Dr. Nikolay Kaveshnikov, Head of Department of European Integration Studies, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)

    Dr. Andrei Belyi (virtual participant), Associate Professor, University of Tartu

    Coffee, light refreshments, and snacks will be provided.

    The full program, event description, and list of speakers will be available, here

    Event Description

    This half-day workshop will examine the EU’s external energy relations, with a goal of better understanding how and to what extent EU energy policies have an impact beyond its borders, and the degree of vulnerability of the EU’s energy security, particularly in relation to its reliance on Russian energy resources.

    *The Jean Monnet Chair receives support from the EU’s Lifelong Learning program of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture. The Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

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  • May; June 4
  • Various European cities; Brussels, Belgium; the University of Victoria
  • Workshops and Seminars on Governing the Social Dimension in Canadian Federalism and European Integration
  • The June 2013 issue of the journal Canadian Public Administration (Institute of Public Administration of Canada) will feature the theme: Governing the Social Dimension in Canadian Federalism and European Integration.

    This publication arises from articles presented at the CETD-supported conference Comparing Modes of Governance in Canada and the European Union: Social Policy Engagement across Complex Multilevel Systemsco-organized by Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue lead researcher Dr. Amy Verdun and held at the University of Victoria, October 14-15, 2011.

    For a preview of the June 2013 issue, see this documenticonPdf

     

    A series of workshops and seminars in 2013 will present the research of this special issue publication (see table below).

    Commentary: Seven presentations in three European countries on my comparative governance research: what did I learn? – reflections  By Dr. Donna E. Wood

     

    Location

    Sponsor

    2013 Date Type of event Presenters
    Bolzano, Italy Free University of Bozen February 5 University seminar Donna Wood
    Trento, Italy University of Trento February 7 University seminar Donna Wood
    Bolzano, Italy EURAC Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism February 12 Public lecture Donna Wood
    Pisa, Italy University of Pisa February 20 University seminar Donna Wood
    Bologna, Italy University of Bologna February 21 University seminar Donna Wood
    Edinburgh, Scotland University of Edinburgh February 28 University seminar Donna Wood
    Stockholm, Sweden University of Stockholm March 4 University seminar Donna Wood
    Brussels, Belgium Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue and European Social Observatory May 30 Workshop Ivan Dumka
    Victoria, BC University of Victoria Political Science, Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) Victoria, Canadian Political Science Association June 4 Roundtable and journal launch reception; TO REGISTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE
    Wood, Laforest, Simmons, Arban, Hueglin, Millar, Marier, Bakvis