Carleton University is a leader in European studies, in terms of research and in terms of connecting European and Canadian scholars. Its Centre for European Studies (CES), housed jointly in the institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian studies and the department of political science, focuses on research in European studies, publishing the results of research ... more
On December 8, a group of Canadian and American experts met to review and discuss a series of papers which address key issues in Canada-U.S. engagement — issues which include the border, defence cooperation, the Arctic, the energy-environment nexus, competitiveness, institutional linkages, the fallout from the financial crisis, the Americas, and engagement with the United ... more
Source: The Globe and Mail, Wednesday, December 10, 2008 by JOE FRIESEN , DIANA MEHTA and WENDY STUECKTORONTO, VANCOUVER Ted Szwec, a 49-year-old father of two, was unable to find work as an electrician for nearly three years in the recession of the early 1990s. Now he’s seeing dozens of people reporting to the union ... more
Shelia Croucher, Rejai Professor of Political Science and American studies at Miami University, and Fulbright Research Chair in North American Studies, will spend January through May 2009 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, researching migration and the politics of belonging in North America. Croucher will focus on her ongoing research relating to transnational identity and ... more
Two FPA students — Ashley McArthur (MA student, Political Science) and Andrew Perez (Political Science and Journalism alumnus) meet with Catherine Clark of the CPAC channel as members of a panel to discuss the week’s election campaign events. The program, Roundtable, which airs every Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m., deals with new topics as they ... more
Cheryl Picard and Peggy Mason have been named eminent women whose “leadership supports a culture of peace.” Along with other leaders and activists, they will be honoured at the inaugural Women Building Peace dinner in Ottawa on October 2nd, organized by the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative. Law Professor Cheryl Picard directs the Centre for ... more
Carleton University has been awarded two large grants from the Government of Canada to fund two new student exchange programs in Europe, Mexico and the United States, reflecting Carleton’s considerable prestige in these particular world regions, and more generally, in international relations. Over the next five years, Human Resources and Social Development Canada will provide ... more
Source: Ottawa Citizen, Saturday, August 23, 2008 by Robert Sibley Tom Darby is still amazed when he visits his hometown in Georgia and sees blacks and whites dining in the same restaurant. “That’s something I still marvel at because it’s something I once couldn’t imagine,” says the Carleton University political philosopher, who was born and ... more
(Ottawa)–Carleton University has received $676,000 from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to continue to produce two publications that provide a unique window on issues facing new immigrants and refugees. The Research Resource Division for Refugees (RRDR), a research centre housed in the School of Social Work, will continue to publish INSCAN (International Settlement Canada), Canada’s ... more
Announcement The Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning is pleased to announce the appointment of Larry Gemmel as Director. Community Service-Learning (CSL) is an educational approach that integrates service in the community with intentional learning activities. Within effective CSL efforts, members of both educational institutions and community organizations work together toward outcomes that are mutually beneficial. ... more
