February, 2012
US Ambassador David Jacobson to discuss the “Canada-US Innovation Partnership”
The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) and The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) are pleased to present US Ambassador David Jacobson in a free public lecture at the CIGI Campus Auditorium on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
CIGI-INET conference convenes leading global experts to discuss managing and resolving sovereign debt crises
CIGI and the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) invite media to register for the conference, Sovereign Debtors in Distress: Are Our Institutions Up to the Challenge?, being held February 24-26, 2012, at CIGI’s Waterloo headquarters.
Link between Kenyans’ health and use of chemicals in flower industry needs further examination, says UWO PhD researcher
Are chemicals used in growing flowers causing health problems in Naivasha, Kenya, or can illness in the community be attributed to various sources of stress? A PhD candidate from the University of Western Ontario (UWO) is conducting on-the-ground research to get at the root of this question.
Grant program supports student looking to influence public health policies in Rwanda
Massudi Hakizamungu is one of five students at the University of British Columbia, and among 30 throughout Canada and Africa, pursuing cross-continent research that will make important contributions to public policy in Africa, owing in part to graduate research funding offered by the Africa Initiative.
Africa Initiative grant sends U of T students to Rwanda and Malawi for policy-relevant research
Beth Rachlis and Izabela Steflja are graduate students from the University of Toronto who, after travelling to Africa through an Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant, have new appreciations for the continent’s complex challenges in health care and civil conflict.
EU’s role in the West Bank illustrates fundamental gaps in security sector reform programs, says new CIGI paper
International actors can help build legitimate security forces by supporting security efforts that acknowledge political realities and community needs, says a new paper issued by CIGI.