Grants of up to $250,000 available for researchers through CIGI-INET’s Spring 2012 Program

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:18:15 +0000

Waterloo, ON, and New York, NY, May 1, 2012 — The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) are accepting research proposals for their joint Spring 2012 Grant Program, with grants ranging in value from $25,000 to $250,000.

This will be the fourth cycle of research grants to be issued under the program. To date, the organizations have awarded $17.8 million in grants since the program’s initial Fall 2010 round.

Elections in Europe: the "Network" Effect

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:31:34 +0000

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

The New Age of Uncertainty

James A. Haley

The electoral map of Europe changed on the weekend. If there is one clear message that the people of France and Greece sent to their governments, it is that, like Howard Beale in the movie Network, they are mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore. The election of François Hollande, who campaigned on converting the euro zone fiscal stability pact to a growth pact, and political disarray in Greece, introduce additional uncertainty to the outlook.

We live in interesting times.

The G20’s Food Security Agenda: Making Positive Change or Passing the Buck?

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:31:39 +0000

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Inside the World Food Economy

Jennifer Clapp

When it comes to food security and agriculture, the G20 seems to be all too willing to take the credit while passing the buck. It wants to set the agenda on world food security. But it has been reluctant to require the G20 governments themselves to coordinate regulatory changes to address high and rising food prices or put the kind of money needed into agricultural investment in the world’s poorest countries.

Kick Argentina out of the G20? Absurd

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:11:31 +0000

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Such far-out proposals indicate two things: how low Argentina’s credibility has sunk, but also how far removed from the real world of 2012 some North Atlantic opinion-shapers are.

Argentina’s partial renationalization of its oil company, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF), has triggered a veritable frenzy of anti-Argentine sentiment. Ironically, this has been more pronounced in the British and American media than in the Spanish one, though it is a Spanish company, Repsol, that is affected.

Good ideas on global finance governance must navigate the shoals of interest-based lobbying

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:50:45 +0000

Monday, 7 May 2012

Worlds of Global Governance

Andrew F. Cooper

It is tempting to think that good ideas will prevail, even (or especially) in technical issues such as those on the global financial governance agenda. Yet this type of advance may prevail in areas such as those relating to the highly complicated but vital "Basel III" framework, so-called because it represents the third round of standards put forward by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, a forum of international bank regulators.

Spring Rush at CIGI

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:17:25 +0000

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Tank Treads

Fred Kuntz

Spring is a busy season, bursting with renewal and new energy. At CIGI, we’ve been engaged in a whirlwind of activity at home and abroad, to advance the agenda on international governance.

Afghanistan as a Test of Canadian Politics: What Did We Learn from the Experience?

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:06:51 +0000

This paper considers lessons that can be drawn from the Canadian effort in Afghanistan, especially the challenges of trying to build security, governance and development in Kandahar. First, it examines how the Canadian Forces (CF) adapted over time, both in Afghanistan and in Ottawa. Second, it looks at the challenges presented by a minority government and what can be learned from this political context.

Syrian Election: Orwellian "Animal Farm" a la Assad

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:14:19 +0000

Monday, 7 May 2012

Wealth and International Politics

Bessma Momani

Last year, President Bashar al-Assad postponed Syria's parliamentary elections. This was an opportunity for him to take into account his proposed constitutional reforms that will allow political parties, other than his own Baath Party, to compete for votes.

Carleton Takes Part in the Africa Initiative Graduate Research Program

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:56:33 +0000

Carleton will be participating in the Africa Initiative Graduate Research Program by welcoming Ms. Prisca Kamungi, a top doctoral student at the University of Witwatersrand's African Centre for Migration and Society, one of the world's leading scholarly centres on migration and refugees in Africa. Through short-term academic opportunities for cross-continent research, the Africa Initiative Graduate Research Program is supporting 10 Africa-based and 10 Canada-based graduate students with over $200,000 in funding to facilitate research on critical issues facing Africa.

The Evolving Role of the G20

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:45:37 +0000

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Perspectives on the G20: The Los Cabos Summit

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The single most important reform of the G20 process would be to concentrate the proceedings more clearly on the leaders themselves.

In considering the evolving role of the G20, it is worth reflecting upon the factors that shaped the group’s original mandate. As the first decade of the new century progressed, it became increasingly clear that the international balance of power had shifted, but the institutional framework, which sought to manage the global economy, had not adapted to reflect this new reality.

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Grants of up to $250,000 available for researchers through CIGI-INET’s Spring 2012 Program

Elections in Europe: the "Network" Effect

The G20’s Food Security Agenda: Making Positive Change or Passing the Buck?

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Good ideas on global finance governance must navigate the shoals of interest-based lobbying

Spring Rush at CIGI

Afghanistan as a Test of Canadian Politics: What Did We Learn from the Experience?

Syrian Election: Orwellian "Animal Farm" a la Assad

Carleton Takes Part in the Africa Initiative Graduate Research Program

The Evolving Role of the G20