Paper Series
The Africa Initiative Discussion Paper Series presents policy-relevant, peer-reviewed, field-based research that addresses substantive issues in the areas of conflict resolution, energy,
food security, health, migration and climate change. The aim of the series is to promote
discussion and advance knowledge on issues relevant to policy makers and opinion leaders
in Africa. Papers in this series are written by experienced African and Canadian researchers,
and have gone through the grant review process, or, in select cases, are commissioned
studies supported by the Africa Initiative research program.
The National Perspectives on Global Leadership (NPGL) project reports on public perceptions of national leaders' performance at important international events. The first series explored the performance of national leaders at the G20 Summit in London in April 2009, the second examined similar issues in the G8 Summit in Italy in July 2009. The third looked at perceptions of how individual leaders at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in September 2009 advanced national economic interests, enhanced their geopolitical status, and reassured publics; the fourth installation analyzed the role of the G8 in the G20 era and the portrayals and public perceptions of G20 initiatives, achievements and conflicts. The November 2010 Soundings provide insight on the issues facing leaders at the Seoul Summit and the coverage they received in their respective national media.
The National Perspectives on Global Leadership (NPGL) project reports on public perceptions of national leaders' performance at important international events. The first series explored the performance of national leaders at the G20 Summit in London in April 2009, the second examined similar issues in the G8 Summit in Italy in July 2009. The third looked at perceptions of how individual leaders at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in September 2009 advanced national economic interests, enhanced their geopolitical status, and reassured publics; the fourth installation analyzed the role of the G8 in the G20 era and the portrayals and public perceptions of G20 initiatives, achievements and conflicts. The November 2010 Soundings provide insight on the issues facing leaders at the Seoul Summit and the coverage they received in their respective national media.
Authored by prominent practitioners in the field, policy makers, academics and informed observers, the SSR Issue Papers series combines analysis of current problems and challenges, and examines thematic and geographic topics relating to the most pressing SSR issues.
In Soundings, commentators from G20 countries assess public perceptions of national leaders at global summits and how they perceive summits as exercising global leadership. Reflecting on the Huntsville G8 and Toronto G20 Summits in June 2010, this installation analyses the role of the G8 in the G20 era and the portrayals and public perceptions of G20 initiatives and achievements. The fourth series of Soundings follows earlier assessments of the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in September 2009, the London G20 in July 2009, and the G8 Summit in L’Aquila, April 2009. Soundings is an output of the National Perspectives on Global Leadership (NPGL) project, a joint initiative of CIGI and the Brookings Institution, with contributions by partner institutions in G20 countries.
Emanating from CIGI’s G20 work program, the “CIGI G20 Papers” seek to examine and understand options for the G20 on major transnational and institutional issues, such as the response to the economic crisis, financial regulation, and the G20’s place in the processes and “architecture” of international economic governance. The first four papers to be published were originally presented at CIGI’s conference on International Governance Innovation: Issues for the 2010 Summits (May 3-5, 2010). They address questions relating to the new Financial Stability Board; the process of summitry and the G20’s effectiveness and legitimacy; the G20 and the post-crisis economic order (and by extension, the G8); and the macroeconomic stabilization framework for sustained global growth and prosperity.
CIGI's Nuclear Energy Futures Papers present research commissioned by the Nuclear Energy Futures Project, which is examining the scope of the purported nuclear energy revival over the coming two decades and its implications for global governance. The papers are written by experts in nuclear energy or nuclear global governance.
CIGI's Caribbean Papers present and discuss policy issues pertaining to trade, investment, human capital, the fiscal outlook and public sector management practices, among other issues, relevant to the Caribbean region's economic future.
The Afghanistan Papers are essays authored by prominent academics, policy makers, practitioners and informed observers that seek to challenge existing ideas, contribute to ongoing debates and influence international policy on issues related to Afghanistan’s transition. A forward-looking series, the papers combine analysis of current problems and challenges with explorations of future issues and threats.
The Security Sector Reform Monitor is a quarterly publication that tracks developments and trends in the ongoing security sector reform (SSR) processes of five countries: Afghanistan, Burundi, East Timor, Haiti and South Sudan. Every quarter, there will be separate editions for each case study country. Adopting a holistic definition of the security sector, the Monitor will cover a wide range of actors, topics and themes, from reforms in the rule of law institutions and armed forces to demilitarization activities and the role of non-statutory security and justice actors.