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Andrew F. Cooper wins prestigious Fulbright Award
Waterloo, Canada - Andrew F. Cooper has been awarded a prestigious 2008-09 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair by the world's premiere academic exchange program. Dr. Cooper is associate director and distinguished fellow at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo.
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CIGI fellow wins ACUNS book award
Waterloo, Canada - The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to announce that its Distinguished Fellow Ramesh Thakur has won a prestigious Friends of ACUNS book award, which is presented annually to an author who has demonstrated outstanding research and writing on the United Nations (UN).
CIGI hosts IMF reform conference
Waterloo, ON - Leading experts and policymakers will gather in Waterloo July 18 and 19 for a conference aimed at expanding the debate about reforming the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include the developing countries' perspectives.
CIGI launches major Africa project
Waterloo, Ontario - The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is launching the Africa Project today , a major five-year initiative exploring the impact of climate change on Africa's security and socio-economic development.
G8 Summit has unique opportunity to fix
Waterloo, Canada - New research from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) shows how the Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Hokkaido Toyako, Japan, on July 7-9 can play a unique role in improving policy coherence in global health governance.
Climate change-related border tax adjustments might not achieve their intended results
Waterloo, Canada - Recent proposals for border tax adjustments to accompany commitments to reduce carbon emissions in the European Union, United States and other OECD economies could interfere with the global trade system, slow economic growth and incite violations of WTO commitments. These findings emerge from recent research from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
New book to be launched at CIGI explores emerging citizen participation in global decision-making
Waterloo, Ontario - On Thursday, June 19, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) will launch Critical Mass: The Emergence of Global Civil Society, a new book released by CIGI and Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Higher education in China undergoing major transformation
Waterloo, Canada - A major transformation of higher education in China has the potential to impact the global economy and global education structure, according to recent findings from the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
“Can the World Be Governed?” CIGI to launch newest book at Waterloo reception
Waterloo, Ontario - On Tuesday, June 3, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) will host a wine and cheese reception to launch Can the World Be Governed? Possibilities for Effective Multilateralism, a new book released by CIGI and Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Global Food Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Solutions? CIGI public lecture to explore growing global issue
Waterloo, Ontario - On May 13, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) will present "The Global Food Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Solutions?," a sold-out free public lecture by global food expert Jennifer Clapp.
CIGI to host Canada Among Nations book launch
Waterloo, Ontario - This Thursday, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) will host a wine and cheese reception to launch Canada Among Nations: What Room for Manoeuvre?, a book released this month by CIGI and Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.