November 11, 2022 |聽In the face of an increasingly bellicose China buttressed by its mighty economic and military strengths, Washington鈥檚 鈥渟trategic ambiguity鈥 has become insufficient to pre-empt China鈥檚 ambitions. A shift towards "strategic clarity" could pave the way to deter Chinese aggression in the region, provided it remains subtle and is carefully managed, Pangying Peng says.聽
November 3, 2022 | The article, written by MPP Candidate Jack Burnham, was based on a discussion held in 海角社区 which focused on " The future of national security in the world of the "n-block war." Panelists included Jennifer Welsh, Ali Dizboni and Vincent Rigby, while the panel was moderated by Andrew Pot
October 14th, 2022 | In this article, Miriam Anderson and Marc Y. Valade find that women鈥檚 civil society built social networks reliant on cross-ethnic collaboration and the support of international actors during the peace negotiations. With the aid of those networks, they successfully entered formal politics and passed pro-women legislation, where they developed cross-party alliances and maintained close relationships with civil society, increasing their effectiveness in parliament.
Alfonso Mucci, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,聽has been elected an American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellow. He joins 53 other individuals in the 2022 Class of Fellows. AGU, a nonprofit organization that supports 130,000 enthusiasts to experts worldwide in Earth and space sciences, annually recognizes a select number of individuals as part of its Honours and Recognition program. Since 1962, the AGU Fellows Committee has selected less than 0.1% of members as new Fellows.
Student funding available
Dialogue 海角社区 is launching a call to fund students who are researching access to health care and social services for the English-speaking community in Quebec. This funding call is for a 1-year stipend to support undergraduate and graduate students completing a research project under the supervision of a faculty member and/or independent researcher.
Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $2,500 (undergraduate level) or $5,000 (graduate level).
It is with great pleasure that the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montr茅al (CIRM) welcomes Sam Victor, researcher in social anthropology and recipient of the 2022-2023 BMO postdoctoral fellowship!
On August 10, thirty or so undergraduate students gathered in Leacock 232 to share their experiences as researchers in the Faculty of Science over the summer.
August 4, 2022 | In an ongoing conversation about the role of energy transition in addressing climate change since the end of Kevin Page's Complexity Seminar, MPP alumnus Umer Farooq wrote this op-ed in collaboration with Page.聽Umer is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 海角社区. He has a Doctorate in Engineering.
August 17th, 2022 | In this article, Dr. Maria Martin de Almagro and Dr. Pol Bargu茅s identify that resilience has often been reduced to an egalitarian project鈥攚here mechanical policies and schemes are deployed to ameliorate the conditions of women, enhance their participation in decision-making and pursue the equality between women and men鈥攖o advance in sustaining peace.
Le 11 ao没t 2022 | Cet essai de B茅n茅dicte Santoire interroge, apr猫s une revue litt茅raire de trois grands ouvrages portant sur l'agenda Femmes, Paix, et S茅curit茅, l'applicabilit茅 de cet agenda en adoptant un point de vue constructiviste et f茅ministe critique, rel猫ve les diverses interpr茅tations qui lui sont appliqu茅es, et met en exergue les critiques et les d茅fis 脿 venir pour la prochaine d茅cennie.
August 10th, 2022 | In this article, Luna KC and Crystal Whetstone analyze the effects of COVID-19 on women and girls. It examines policy responses to the pandemic crisis and its implications on the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda in postwar Nepal and Sri Lanka.
August 1st, 2022 | In this article, Luna KC and Crystal Whetstone examine the localization of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (hereafter 1325) on women, peace, and security (WPS) and its successor resolutions, which call for equal participation of women in conflict resolution, peace negotiations, and post-conflict development.
This summer, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montr茅al (CIRM) is happy to welcome Ph.D student in Geography Alex Gaio as well as lecturer and researcher in Sociolinguistics Fabio Scetti as part of a one-month and three-month research stay, respectively!
滨苍听Policy Magazine's new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
The fourth article is "A Plea for Greening Canada鈥檚 Housing Policy" about the housing and climate change crises wreaking havoc on the Canadian economy by Nimmi Hamid.
滨苍听Policy Magazine's new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
The fourth article is "Canada鈥檚 CANnabis, or CAN鈥橳abis ?" about聽Canada鈥檚 cannabis legalization review that was due in October 2021 - but it has yet to commence.
Nandini Paliwal is a master鈥檚 student at Max Bell School of Public Policy at 海角社区 and is a civil servant from India, currently on sabbatical.