This Week @ FPA – January 28 2013
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Manitoban Online: EPA chief steps down: Rumours of protest over Keystone pipeline |
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| As the oil sands production steadily increases (it is expected to double by 2020), it becomes more economically crucial to find places to send the oil and ways to transport it, according to Carleton University economist and Dean of the Faculty of Public Affairs André Plourde. | |||
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Chris Cobb: Prime minister’s office issues “amateurish” statement questioning credibility of Postmedia reporter |
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| Christopher Waddell, director of Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communications and a former Parliament Hill reporter, said the statement was “kind of juvenile” and represented an “amateurish” view of news media. “What’s controversial about him?” said Waddell. “What’s controversial about someone who writes tough stories and asks tough questions? That’s part of the job. If that’s controversial we are at a pretty sad state in our perceptions of what journalism is all about.” | |||
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New Era: Algeria highlights Canadian concerns about radical groups |
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| The likely involvement by Canadians in a deadly hostage taking at an Algerian gas plant adds to Ottawa’s concerns about militant citizens who have trained with radical groups abroad or who seek to use violence to further their cause. But many radicalized Canadians are born here.’ Jez Littlewood, director of the Canadian Centre of Intelligence and Security Studies at Ottawa’s Carleton University, said Canada was not a particular hotbed for sending militants abroad, despite its multicultural nature. | |||
FPA in focus |
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The Canadian Forces have a dangerous habit of denial |
| Stephen Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs, says the CF and the Department of National Defence (DND) repeatedly denied that there were problems (with counterfeit parts) even though the U.S. version of the plane was clearly riddled with the same phony electronics. The denials are part of a larger pattern: The CF and DND regularly deny that anything is awry about programs and operations, even though such denials can often be easily investigated, and even though the denials are often actually more problematic than the original problem. More… | |
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The incandescent Laurier LaPierre |
| It is strange to sit at a friend’s funeral and recall, with precision, the first time and the last time you saw each other. It makes a relationship so neat, tidy and clear, says Andrew Cohen. So it was for me and Laurier LaPierre at Notre Dame Cathedral on the weekend. Hundreds paid homage to his feverish, eclectic, unconventional life. More… |
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Harvest of Modi’s personality cult has yet to be reaped |
| “Narendrabhai is India and India is Narendrabhai.” Is this the chorus that will greet us a few years hence, asks Vivek Dehejia professor of economics at Carleton University. More… |
Spotlight on . . . |
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 “On The Record @FPA” is a group of experienced journalism students who are trained, equipped, and ready to record lectures occurring in the Faculty of Public Affairs.The lectures we’re looking to record are those lectures not already being recorded by IMS and include lectures with visiting scholars, lecture series, even brown bag discussions on topical issues. These lectures will then be uploaded to the FPA website so that those who may have missed the lecture can still have access to the great intellectual pool that we have here in FPA. More… |
FPA Events |
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CFICEPutting Our Money Where Our Mouths Are: The Federal Budget and Food Insecurity CRUISEElectric Vehicles: Nightmare or Magic Bullet for LDCs? Institute Of African StudiesDemocratization in Senegal: The “Sopi” Revolution and Beyond. EconomicsEmissions cap or emissions tax? A multi-sector business cycle analysis Poli SciDrawing Electoral Boundaries: A Comparative Perspective |
FPA Announcements |
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Got Books?FPA is always on the lookout for books for our display case. If you have written a book or chapter of a book, or edited a book or chapter of a book, that has been published in 2012, send a copy to the Dean’s office so we can include these accomplishments in future editions of This Week@FPA.
FPA Reads need your input!FPA Reads has shortlisted the following four books for FPA Reads 2013. Now we want you to choose which book we’ll go with. Click HERE to see the four books and for a link to vote.
The Presidency of the Canadian European Community Studies Association is Moving to Carleton University!Professor Joan DeBardeleben, Chancellor’s Professor in the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (www.carleton.ca/eurus) and Director of Carleton’s Centre for European Studies (www.carleton.ca/ces), has been elected President of the Canadian European Community Studies Association (ECSA-C) for the period 2012-2014. Professor Achim Hurrelmann (Political Science) has been elected a Member-at-Large of the governing board. The ECSA-C office will be hosted at the Centre for European Studies on the 11th floor of Dunton Tower. For additional information, contact the Centre for European Studies at ces@carleton.ca or (613)520-2600 ext 1087.
Carleton’s Centre for European Studies receives a renewal of its grant from the European Union for 2013-2016.The Centre for European Studies at Carleton University (CES), www.carleton.ca/ces, has again been designated as a European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE) by the European Commission, as well as Network Coordinator for all of the Canadian EUCEs for the period 2013-2016. With this designation comes a grant of 360,000 euros to support academic, outreach, and networking activities. Professor Joan DeBardeleben (EURUS) continues serving as CES Director and Professor Achim Hurrelmann (Political Science) as CES Associate Director. More HERE.
TW@FPA is now weeklyThe next edition of TW@FPA will be delivered Feb 4, 2013. |
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