Global Governance, Public Policy and Economic Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing rapidly, and young people make up >70% of the population in the majority of African cities. Combined with the fact that there is an emphasis on urban renewal projects and expansion of global investment in sub-Saharan Africa, exploring the relationship between youth and the new urban economy is critical to addressing issues of socio-political stability and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa.

Stéfanie von Hlatky

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:20:43 +0000

Inclusive Security and Military Practice

Armed conflicts are breaking out all over the world, but military operations are failing to bring about lasting peace. New conflict-resolution techniques — such as giving women an equal voice in peace talks — could provide better long-term solutions.

Susan Bartels

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:38:16 +0000

Addressing the Aftermath

At least 132 million people around the world need life-saving humanitarian assistance because of war and natural disasters. Many face health problems due to trauma and lack of basic medical services — and women and children are often the hardest hit.

Conversations Confronting COVID-19: Innovation Pivots

kvd1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:57:15 +0000

Since the global pandemic hit in winter 2020, Canadians and global citizens have been confronted with a myriad of questions – from how to understand and treat the virus, to how to cope with life in quarantine, and what life will look like when we surface from this international crisis.

Learn more about how ��˴�Ƭ researchers, students, and alumni have mobilized to apply their expertise and skills to help address all aspects of COVID-19 in our discussion on Innovation Pivots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdHs8bF5jDE

Capturing the Art of Research: Celebrating the 2020 prize recipients

MLR7 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:52:42 +0000

The Queen’s Art of Research photo contest celebrates its fifth year, with the selection of ten stunning winning images.

Explore photos from ��˴�Ƭ researchers with the Art of Research as they take you behind-the-scenes of their #QueensuResearch

Institute for Sustainable Finance

kvd1 — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:27:42 +0000

Civil Society, Cosmopolitan Citizenship, and Realistic Utopia

kvd1 — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:19:37 +0000

Dr. Fahim Quadir is the Vice-Provost and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Queen’s University and a Professor in the Department of Global Development Studies. His research explores international development, international relations, and international political economy. In particular, Dr. Quadir focuses on South-South cooperation, emerging donors, aid effectiveness, good governance, democratic consolidation, transnational social movements, and human security.

The People, the Land, and the Government

kvd1 — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:32:23 +0000

Dr. Margaret Moore is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Diversity at Queen’s University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor in the department of Political Studies with a cross-appointment in Philosophy where she teaches in the Master’s in Political and Legal Theory program. Her research focuses on justice, nationalism, and the territorial rights of peoples and states.

Smart Cities: The City of the Future?

moonr — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:57:02 +0000

What does a smart city look like? Will technology rule? Or, should technology be a means to an end in creating a good city where diverse human beings can flourish?

David Lyon: The information revolution, surveillance and the law

moonr — Fri, 03 May 2019 18:17:00 +0000

Internationally renowned as our Chair of Surveillance Studies and the Director of the ��˴�Ƭ Surveillance Studies Centre, Professor Lyon has a cross-appointment from Sociology to the Faculty of Law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1stc3WbrsFM

David Murakami Wood: Royal Society of Canada

moonr — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:09:56 +0000

Dr. David Murakami Wood, a member of the Royal Society of Canada – College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists program discusses key issues of democracy and human rights in relation to security, surveillance, identity and privacy. His work has covered new surveillance technologies, the globalization of surveillance, and comparative studies of surveillance in global cities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hO4vhFB0A

Morten O. Nielsen

vandusen — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:38:13 +0000

Forecasting the Effects of Policy Choices

What happens when a central bank makes a permanent change in its inflation target or a government modifies its objective for budgetary balance? Without tools and methods for statistical analysis of data, such as forecasting economic indicators, governments and central banks would be shooting in the dark when they make such important policy decisions.

Mining Security

vandusen — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 19:01:15 +0000

To create their products, mining and oil and gas companies must first establish operations where the raw materials are located, and then dig or drill. Sometimes this means venturing into areas populated by people who may object to the company’s presence – and who express their displeasure through vandalism or violence. Keeping their property and employees safe is a concern for every large multinational resource company.

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