This Week @ FPA – August 13, 2012
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| Spotlight on … Dane Rowlands | |||
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David Carment: Canada called on to do more in Syria |
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| As a foreign affairs professor at NPSIA, Professor Carment brings an interesting angle to the Embassy Magazine article “Canada called on to do more in Syria.” “Our position on Middle Eastern affairs has been very partisan in the last while and ostentatiously so, so that might not make us particularly popular,” says Carment | |||
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David Perry: Security force lacked U.S. assent to train Canadians |
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| In a recent Chronicle Herald article, graduate student Dave Perry of Carleton University’s Centre for Security and Defence Studies said whenever it’s gotten into trouble, Blackwater always insisted it was carrying out business in compliance with U.S. foreign policy. | |||
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Jon Pammett: B.C. looks to e-voting to increase turnout |
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| Governments generally consider e-voting for two reasons, one being to increase voter turnout said professor Jon Pammett from Political Science. Interestingly, Pammett co-wrote a paper on electronic voting for Elections Canada that found inconsistent reports of increased voter turnout from Canadian municipalities and European nations. | |||
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FPA in focus |
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Provinces must stand together on drug purchases |
| Marc André Gagnon, in an article in the Globe and Mail titled “Provinces must stand together on drug purchases,” talks about the necessity of all the provinces working in concert to create a stronger, cost-effective drug plan for Canadians. More… | |
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Germany could save the Eurozone, but won’t |
| In an interesting twist for Europeans, with Germany standing out as an economic powerhouse amidst the chaos, Carleton Professor Achim Hurrelmann suggests that “Germany could save the Eurozone, but won’t.” This ran in the Citizen on Aug 4. More… |
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Sporting nationalism walks a fine line |
| With the Olympics still fresh in our minds, Christiane Wilke reflects on the double-edged sword of nationalism in a sporting event as international as this. In the Ottawa Citizen article, Professor Wilke shows that some nationalism can devalue others with its undertone of hate. More… |
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Spotlight on . . . |
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 The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) announced the appointment of Dane Rowlands as the new director of the school. Rowlands agreed to take on this important role for a period of five years.”
Dane is deeply committed to the school, to its programs and students,” said André Plourde, dean of the Faculty of Public Affairs. “He has an in-depth knowledge of our school’s strengths and a keen awareness of both the opportunities and challenges ahead. I look forward to working with him and I know he can count on the school’s support and collaboration.” More… |
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FPA Events |
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FPAFPA River Building Celebration Allan Gregg, senior research professional, TVO talk show host and newly appointed adjunct professor at Carleton, will give an engaging talk entitled Nineteen Eighty-Four in 2012: The Assault on Reason. EconomicsPh.D. Workshop or Defence |
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FPA Announcements |
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FPA Reads 2012Following an exciting round of nominations, shortlisting and voting on the finalists, the FPA community of students, staff, and faculty selected Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell as the inaugural title for FPA Reads 2012. There will be a screening the movie – 1984 with John hurt and Richard Burton – September 12 at the Mayfair with a panel discussion, moderated by Evan Solomon, on September 19 – save these dates and tell your friends! Click here to follow the events coming up in the Fall of 2012 and to get your free e-book copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
CSERC Professional Certificate in Energy Programming and EvaluationFor information about the Professional Certificate in Energy Programming and Evaluation visit the CSERC webpage HERE.
Faculty of Public Affairs Celebration. A new school year. A new building. And the exchange of new ideas.On the evening of September 5, 2012, Allan Gregg, senior research professional, TVO talk show host and newly appointed adjunct professor at Carleton, will give an engaging talk entitled Nineteen Eighty-Four in 2012: The Assault on Reason. Moderator:
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