Chair’s Message 2009 International Council and the INSIDE Child Soldiers initiative.

With Karen Watts still guiding Message from the Chair the office, this has been a very Dr. Peter Aucoin Retires positive and productive year. We were pleased to welcome In Memoriam: Samantha Li Shannon Langton as a new Toronto Star feature article administrative secretary, Graduate Student Symposium bringing with her new energies and a positive outlook. In the Internship in Vietnam interim, we were fortunate to Tribute to Dr. Robert Boardman have Susan Vincent bring her experience to bear as she Undergraduate Student Society improved the filing system and Robert G. Finbow, Chair Jennifer Smith named Eric Dennis Chair office procedures, especially at the Centre, before taking a Alumni News The Department had another private sector job. Student Publications in Federalism-E strong year, though touched in the end by tragedy. As always, Student Prize Winners: Spring 2009 the Chair has received strong We were all saddened when an essential team member, our Outstanding Advisor Award support from our active faculty. And I have been assisted by excellent, collegial student Interview with Dr. Peter Aucoin very strong, professional assistant Samantha Li, was Graduate Program News administrators at the killed in a tragic auto accident in July, only 5 weeks after News from CFPS department. graduating from Dalhousie Honours Essays, Spring 2009 We welcomed new staff at the University. Her efficiency, generosity and warm humorous Glyn Berry Scholarship Fundraisers Centre and department. David Black took over as Centre spirit will be sadly missed by all. Seminar Series & Job Talks Director and Shelly Whitman Focus on Student Excellence now serves as Deputy Director. Despite facing stiff competition from better funded campuses, Faculty News They have continued to stage core Centre events in its role as the graduate program drew some strong new students to the a Security and Defence Forum doctoral and MA programme. Political Science News partner, such as the Maritime is published annually by the Department Security conference (ably Graduate coordinator Louise of Political Science. organized by Ken Hansen) and Carbert has worked hard to seek creative means to support MA www.politicalscience.dal.ca have brought new ventures in collaborations with the Canadian and PhD students in these difficult economic conditions and Elizabeth Croteau, was a top-ten department to fill, as these two has helped keep our graduate finalist in CBC's Canada's Next dedicated colleagues are programme vibrant. The 4th Great Prime Minister contest. irreplaceable for their intellectual annual Graduate Student skills and countless contributions Symposium on “Geopolitics vs. Faculty also continued to win to departmental administration Global Governance: recognition for excellence in and teaching. We have Reinterpreting International research and teaching. Jennifer fortunately been able to hire Security” drew high profile Smith was awarded the Eric strong new faculty to maintain guests like Senators Romeo Dennis Memorial Chair which departmental excellence. Dallaire and Hugh Segal. dates from the department’s earliest years (see the article on The department will soon Several graduate students won Jennifer’s appointment below). welcome Dr. Ruben Zaiotti who prestigious prizes. Sabrina Brian Bow was awarded a J. will be joining us as a new Hoque won an SSHRC Doctoral William Fulbright Visiting assistant professor after his Award. Sabrina's research Research Chair for the spring post-doctoral term ends in 2010. focuses on the challenges faced 2010 term, to be held at the Ruben was hired to our posted by multilateral institutions, Woodrow Wilson International position in International examining the trends of Center for Scholars. He will be Relations with a focus on unilateralism vs. multilateralism working on a long-term research Europe, and will reinforce within the changing global project on regionalism and anti- teaching in the department and security conditions of the 21st regionalism in North America, European Studies programmes. century. PhD student Glenn titled “Neighbourhood or His research is on refugees, Graham received a Joseph Community?: Identity Politics immigration and the European Armand Bombardier Canada and North American Integration. Union’s neighbourhood policy. Scholarship from the SSHRC. This is a fitting reward for his PhD candidate David years of service; Brian also Ruben will join a number of McDonough received a Killam received tenure this year. colleagues who have conducted Doctoral Fellowship for 2009-10. research on European Union Frank Harvey won the 2009 related themes with the support At the CPSA annual meetings, Dalhousie Outstanding Graduate of the European Union Centre of the Chair met with some 15 or Advisor Award, his second Excellence at Dalhousie. The more alumni of our MA and Phd, teaching related award at EUCE, headed by our hard- now in various academic Dalhousie University. (See the working colleague, Finn careers, government service or article on Frank’s award below). Laursen, has guided the degree programmes around the Our hard-working undergraduate complex applications required to world. This indicates the coordinator, Lori Turnbull, was attract European Union funds to immense value for our small reappointed to another 3-year the university. department’s reputation and term as assistant professor. influence of our graduate Denis Stairs, former faculty The department continues to programmes, despite the colleague and university vice search for a faculty member in obstacle of limited funds for president, received the A. Environmental Politics as the scholarships compared to other Gordon Archibald Alumni of the competition from other institutions. Year Award for his “outstanding universities is strong and good personal service, commitment candidates have so far been It was another strong year for and contribution to Dalhousie lured elsewhere. When this the undergraduate programme. University”. position is filled, the department A few courses showed some will increase its contributions to decreased enrollment, in Department colleagues and the new College of Sustainability keeping with trends for the end former students gathered at a at Dalhousie University. of the double cohort, but most of luncheon to honour Bob our offerings remained well Boardman, who retired after In addition to the active Centre subscribed. Some 14 students more than 30 years of service in seminar series, which brought defended their honours essays July 2008. Peter Aucoin is also numerous speakers on security this spring, guided by Frank taking retirement as of July and international relations, and Harvey as Honours Coordinator. 2009. These two retirements four excellent talks by the job A student in a first year class, leave big gaps for the candidate on environmental and international relations themes, and scholarships such as the Peter’s research has been the department also hosted Keens-Morden scholarship in the celebrated by the profession and speakers on urban development, current difficult investment rewarded with repeated funding. Canadian politics and political climate. We remain grateful to He has been one of the most theory. We start the new our generous donors for their productive scholars in his field, academic year with high profile continued support. as evidenced by the award of events. On September 17th there several SSHRC research grants will be a lecture and book launch Peter Aucoin retires in the past years. In his most of Guerilla Diplomacy by Darryl recent SSHRC grant competition Copeland to raise money for the By Herman Bakvis and Robert (2008), he was ranked 2nd out Glyn Berry fund. Finbow of 145 with a ‘record of research achievement’ of 5.75 out of 6. A two-day conference “From He has influenced both scholarly ‘New Public Management’ to discourse and debates and ‘New Political Governance’” will decisions on core issues of be held to honour the academic public management in Canada career of Peter Aucoin on and in other Commonwealth November 11-13 later this year. nations. In 2008, he was named To commemorate the 100th a Member of the Order of anniversary of Canada’s foreign Canada for “his contributions as affairs department, the Centre a leading political scientist and and DFAIT will co-sponsor a advisor to government bodies, November 6th event on specializing in the areas of “Canadian Multilateralism: Past public administration and Present and Future”. political governance”. Peter Aucoin with Governor General Michaëlle Jean The department has also His combined academic and increased its international Peter Aucoin recently retired public service achievements exchanges welcoming two after more than 35 years service have been recognized many visitors, Sebastian Plociennik at Dalhousie University. He has times over. He is the only 2 time from the University of Wroclaw been one of Dalhousie's most winner of J.E. Hodgetts award Poland and Victoria Rheinhardt distinguished academics. Both for best English article in from the University of Leipzig. his teaching and research have Canadian Public Administration. Both were supported by the shaped public policy and His 1995 book, The New Public Erasmus Mundus Global Studies influenced scholars and Management: Canada in programme. The department is administrators. As Dalhousie’s Comparative Perspective also participating in a new School of Public Administration (Institute for Research on Public exchange with the University of attests on its website, “His Policy) was awarded the International Business and contribution to the study and international Charles Levine Economics (UIBE) in Beijing; two practice of public administration Book Prize as the best book in Chinese students will be here is matched by only a few in comparative public policy and this year, hopefully starting a bi- Canada and across the administration. He won the 1999 lateral exchange of students and Commonwealth”. In an age Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for faculty over the coming years. when scholars narrow their Excellence in Public interests to cope with increasing Administration from the Institute Generous alumni donations volumes of specialized of Public Administration of have been a valuable support to information, Peter demonstrates Canada. He was the 2005 the department and its students. unusual breadth in his recipient of the Institute’s Vanier Alumni funds have been used to contributions. He distinguishes Medal for Exceptional aid Student travel to conferences himself as an academic who is Achievement in Public and research trips abroad and to accomplished in applied Administration. In 2006 he was support student associations. domains as well as theoretical elected a Fellow, Royal Society These monies have also been ones. He is a highly influential of Canada. He also won the best used to fund the Glyn Berry scholar whose work now shapes article of 2007 in Financial Memorial Scholarship, and to the thinking of academics and Management Institute Journal. sustain other endowed prizes practitioners alike. In memoriam: Peter Aucoin’s service to the courses at the graduate and profession has remained undergraduate level. He has Samantha Li exemplary throughout. He has played a central role in served as Chair of the Political Dalhousie University’s Centre for Science department and Director Advanced Management Our wonderful of the School of Public Education. His excellence in student assistant, Administration. In 1995-96, he these roles was recognized with Samantha Li, was was President of the Canadian the receipt of the 2006 killed in a tragic auto Political Science Association. He Dalhousie University Alumni accident in July. The is a former Vice-President of the Association Award for Teaching department was Institute of Public Administration Excellence—Dalhousie’s stunned and of Canada. He has served on university-wide teaching award. immensely the Editorial Boards of Canadian saddened by Public Administration, Public In addition, Peter Aucoin has Samantha's sudden Sector Management, and been an exemplary colleague in death. We were Canadian Journal of Policy the Department of Political Samantha Li privileged to have Research. He has also served Science and the School of Public this exceptional, on the Editorial Boards of Administration at Dalhousie multi-talented and genuinely nice Governance, International Public University. He has performed a young person work in our office. Management Journal, and, great deal of service, often on She was a valuable colleague Public Management Review difficult issues. Such service has who brought efficiency, (UK). He is a former co-editor of extended to colleagues at other dedication, and collegiality to her the Canadian Public universities – including work everyday. Administration book series of the department reviews, promotion Institute of Public Administration files, and reviews of journal and Samantha had been with the of Canada. book manuscripts – and he is department as student assistant well-known for his detailed, over the past two years, and was Peter has taken a leading role in supportive comments on the also an honours student in several public commissions, manuscripts of established and English. She was headed to including the Macdonald Royal new scholars alike. Peter can UBC with full scholarships for Commission on Canada’s count hosts of former students her MA this fall. She was also an economic prospects, the Lortie working at the local, provincial, excellent young violinist and Royal Commission on Electoral national, and in other played in two string quartets. Reform, and the Gomery inquiry. jurisdictions. In each case his intellectual She made amazing contributions contributions and policy It is not surprising, then, that to our department in her too brief prescriptions have been Peter is incredibly well informed time here. She impressed influential in shaping new and keeps up-to-date on everyone with her efficiency, directions in public policy and contemporary issues and generosity and good humor. She management. conundrums. In the case of the not only worked hard, but also Lortie commission, for example, helped fill the office with laughter Throughout his teaching career, several of the younger and will be sorely missed by all. Peter has maintained a steady researchers associated with that and collegial contribution to the Commission had the opportunity Contributions in Samantha’s teaching activities of the to publish under their own memory may be made to the department and School of Pubic names and subsequently went Samantha Li Memorial Award in Administration. He has been on to do graduate work and English c/o External Relations at active as a supervisor and successful academic or public Dalhousie University. instructor for numerous students service careers. in pubic administration and political science. He has been In addition to steadily securing energetic in both, preparing the major grants, Peter has a record next generation of pubic of collaboration with his peers servants and in instructing the and mentoring and working with current generation of mid-career junior colleagues and graduate civil servants through specialized students. He has been steadily productive at all phases of his Canada if they come from urban The Dalhousie Graduate Society academic career; even a serious areas. In 2008, women were of Political Science (DGSPS) illness in 2002 did not lead to a elected in 31 per cent of the and the Centre for Foreign lessening of output and most densely populated areas of Policy Studies (CFPS) held the interesting work, and instead has Canada, compared to 14 per Fourth Annual Graduate been followed by a burst of cent in rural districts. Symposium on March 5 & 6, publications. Moreover, Peter is 2009, entitled “Geopolitics vs. a superb communicator of his "This ratio has persisted over Global Governance: research findings, not only several decades despite Reinterpreting International winning awards for the acumen substantial increases in the Security.” The event brought and accessibility of his scholarly number of women elected together graduate students and work, but legendary for his overall," Carbert's study says. scholars from across Canada thorough and lucid presentations So if you're serious about upping and the United States for two of findings to practitioners and the numbers of women in days. Keynote addresses academic colleagues alike. Canadian legislatures, she says, delivered by Senators Romeo you have to get out of the cities, Dallaire and Hugh Segal were Most of all, though, what and into the country. the highlights of our Symposium. impresses so many is Peter’s "Proportions of seats held by Over a 1000 tickets were sold for unabashed curiosity, energy and women in urban metropolitan Senator Dallaire’s opening infectious enthusiasm to pursue districts are now typically above address on ‘Canada as Leading issues and challenges that 30 per cent, in some cases Middle Power and Child intrigue him, his hard work and substantially so," Carbert writes. Soldiers,’ with proceeds going thoroughness in delving into "Hence it would be unrealistic to towards the Child Soldiers those matters, and finally, his expect large cities to raise the Fundraising Initiative. Students integrity and forthrightness in national level significantly in the came from the following schools: communicating findings to near future. Canada's more University of British Columbia, colleagues, elected officials, and rural districts would need to elect University of Toronto, Brock public servants. The department greater numbers of women in University, University of Ottawa, will miss his contributions but order to break through the Carleton University, University of know he will remain very recent pattern of stagnation." Western Ontario, Waterloo productive in the years to come. University, Royal Military College It was also cross-posted to of Canada, Acadia University Toronto Star Feature Aarron Wherry's blog at and even from Columbia Macleans. The entire article may University in the US. With Article on Louise be viewed online at additional representation from Carbert http://www.thestar.com/printArticl local and neighbouring provincial e/671697 universities, faculty members, A Toronto feature article by students and members from the Susan Delacourt on July 25, Graduate Student Canadian International Council, 2009 referenced Louise this fourth annual event was truly Carbert’s work on women in the Symposium a national enterprise. Canadian political process. By Sabrina Hoque Seven panels led discussions on “Louise Carbert, of Dalhousie different facets of international University in Halifax, has been security with respect to systematically analyzing how Geopolitics and Global female politicians are faring in Governance over the two days, Canada's urban-rural divide. including: ‘Security and Order in Carbert's work has been Asia,’ ‘Europe and the Trans- published in Sylvia Bashevkin's Atlantic,’ ‘The New Geopolitics,’ new book, Opening Doors ‘Conflict and Terrorism,’ ‘Canada Wider: Women's Political & US Defence and Security,’ ‘Human Security and Engagement in Canada. Carbert's main and sobering Ph.D Students A. Singh, S. Hoque, Development,’ and finding is that women are twice S. Clark and D. McDonough ‘Multilateralism – Proliferation as likely to get elected in and Climate Change’. Dr. David Black, Dr. Frank Harvey, Dr. keynotes, that the symposium (SDF) in the future to promote Brian Bow, Dr. Dan Middlemiss, was a major success and the same level of dialogue and Dr. Finn Laursen, James Groen enjoyed by all who attended. discussion at the next from DND, and Cmdre Eric The event was triumphant in Symposium. The success of this Lehre were instrumental in bringing together a diversity of year’s event is directly generating discussion with their perspectives and opinions attributable to the constant and unique insights and perspectives helping to generate extended generous support the DGSPS as conference panel chairs. MA and lively debate during all panel has had from the Centre for candidate Charles Humphrey sessions. As well, the welcoming Foreign Policy Studies and the and PhD candidates David atmosphere of Halifax and Department of Political Science McDonough, Anita Singh, David Dalhousie encouraged all at Dalhousie. Meadows, Jenny Baechler, Sean attendees to participate in the Clark, and Sabrina Hoque, also discussions. While only our In particular, I would like to thank contributed providing feedback fourth such event, the DGSPS the Symposium Committee for and comments through their has nonetheless established all their hard work and patience, roles as panel discussants. In itself as a leading political especially David McDonough, addition, invaluable support and science graduate society in Anita Singh, Sean Clark and advice was provided by Dr. Canada and Dalhousie Tamila Karpyk. Thank you to all Shelly Whitman, Dr. Robert University as a top destination of those that helped, your Finbow, Mike MacKinnon, Karen for scholars studying Canadian contributions did not go Watts and all members of the Defence and Security. We look unnoticed and were greatly DGSPS. forward to working with the appreciated. We look forward to Centre for Foreign Policy seeing you at next year’s There was unanimous Studies (CFPS), the Canadian symposium! agreement between students, International Council (CIC) and professors, presenters, and the Security and Defence Forum

My Internship in me halfway around the world to system and generating reports, Vietnam. As part of the CIDA not only for the local and head Vietnam Youth Internship programme, I offices but for government and By Rebecca Critchley spent six months working as a international donors as well. I database analyst for Landmine also had the opportunity to be Survivors’ Network Vietnam, an involved in LSNV’s advocacy organization affiliated with an work surrounding the American non-governmental Convention on Cluster organization, Survivor Corps. Munitions, organizing workshops and information sessions as well Landmine Survivors Network as working with other NGOs and Vietnam (LSNV) is based in the UNDP to raise awareness Dong Hoi, the capital city of about the damage caused by Quang Binh, a province in the cluster bombs and to encourage centre of Vietnam near to the the Vietnamese government to former demilitarized zone and sign the convention. Rebecca Critchley and colleagues at a one of the areas the worst workshop organized in Ho Chi Minh City affected by landmines and With the experience garnered unexploded ordinance. The from the challenges and organization aims to provide adventures of my internship in In September 2009, within days peer support, economic Dong Hoi tucked firmly under my of having handed in three copies opportunities and advocacy belt, I am now planning new of my finished thesis, all proof- training to landmine victims and exploits and have to choose read and formatted, ready for amputees in the area. As part of between several options which binding, I found myself on a the team I was involved in could see me move to warmer plane, settling down for a updating the newly computerized climes or to the slightly cooler mammoth flight that would take monitoring and evaluation and damper United Kingdom.

Tribute to Bob Because he is so unassuming performers. Online student and never self-promoting, the commentaries also showed his Boardman sheer breadth of his research positive appeal in the classroom, In April, interests and accomplishments with one student remembering former and might easily be overlooked. His him as “hot”, and another as a current scholarly contributions are wide- “grandpa” – showing he could be colleagues ranging, including Canadian all things to all people! and foreign policy; European Union students politics, United Nations, The department is sorry to lose joined international organizations and him too soon especially with the together human rights. He has been upcoming College of Christine and Bob Boardman for a particularly forward looking in his Sustainability which will bring at the luncheon event luncheon research on environmentalism: new energies to many of his to honour polar bears, migratory species, interests and concerns. He will Bob Boardman, who retired in pesticides, oceans – true cutting be sorely missed by the July 2008 after 33 years in the edge themes of vital interest to department as a steady judicious department. Bob was honoured students and important to our source of advice and assistance. for his tremendous service to the discipline, which has sorely But we are delighted to see him department and the university. neglected these crucial able to enjoy his retirement with During his career he served as challenges for too long. Christine and family in good both Chair and Centre director, health and hope for many happy and took a lead role in Several former students joined in and fulfilling years ahead both in developing the new European recognizing his excellence as a continued research and in his studies programme and teacher, who managed in a low long concealed passion for European Union Centre of key way to be very effective in classical piano. Excellence, which will be the classroom in a profession continuing legacies. often favouring more flamboyant

Dalhousie a time of change in our student this year would not have been society. Meetings were well possible. It also would not have Undergraduate attended by all, our weekly “Poli- been possible without the Political Science Beer” social activity found its support of our faculty who came legs this year with more students out to events like our faculty Society Year in turning out from the department meet and greet wine and cheese Review than in years past, and our in the fall. We strengthened Annual General Meeting was partnerships outside the school 2008-2009 was attended by more students than I as well. We continued to co-host a very exciting have seen in three years with events discussing electoral time to be a the DUPSS. We had a number reform with Fair Vote Canada, Political Science of great opportunities to host where our department’s own Dr. student events such as watching the Lori Turnbull facilitated the anywhere, but at federal leaders’ debate for the discussion, and we thank her for Dalhousie it was Canadian and American her involvement as well. I feel particularly elections, along with watching that our society has turned a enjoyable. election night coverage for both corner by involving more at our campus bars. The students in our activities this Rob LeForte, DUPSS had the pleasure of inauguration of US President year and I also believe that President DUPSS Barrack Obama was attended by moving forward, under our new 2008-2009 hosting a number of an estimated 300 students at President Jennifer Chisholm, the lunch time in the Grawood on society will continue to grow. It events in the fall tied to federal th election campaigns in Canada January 20 . These concurrent has been a pleasure and while I and the United States. Just as it campaigns gave us many look back on the past year with was felt by many to be a time of opportunities, but without the appreciation I look forward to the change politically, so too, was it efforts of our executive and year- year ahead with anticipation! representatives the successes of Jennifer Smith Jennifer has been a valued thus fulfilling the role of public colleague in the department for intellectual. Named as Eric nearly 30 years. Her academic Dennis Chair achievements are substantial Jennifer has frequently been and her service to the invited to present applied department is exemplary. Her research or expert testimony in research has thrived despite public forums. She started her commitments as department public engagements with chair and member of the research for the Royal university Senate. She has been Commission on the Economic a multiple recipient of research Union and Development funding from the SSHRC of Prospects for Canada Canada and has published two (Macdonald Commission), one Jennifer Smith at Province House. (Danny Abriel Photo Courtesy books with University presses in of the most influential DalNews) the past five years. She has also commissions in Canadian published full length history. She has been called for Jennifer Smith has been monographs and many refereed expert testimony to Senate selected as the Eric Dennis journal articles and book Committees, budget consultation Memorial Professor of chapters. panels, and other advisory Government and Political groups on complex issues like Science, the first woman to From the outset of her career, equalization and serve in this position. This she has engaged actively in intergovernmental finance. She endowed Chair is one of the public service. For instance, she was invited by the Public Policy highest honours available to served as Deputy Chair of The Forum to present to a Seminar members of our department, and Electoral Boundaries for Newly Appointed ADMs and goes back many decades. It has Commission for the Province of Equivalents from Canada’s been held by such distinguished Nova Scotia, as Chair, Advisory Eastern Provinces and faculty as R.A. MacKay, J. Committee on the Division of Territories. She also presented Murray Beck, Gilbert Winham Powers and Government ideas on electoral systems and and most recently Peter Aucoin. Institutions, Province of Nova change to the Ontario Citizens’ This award reflects a lifetime of Scotia, as Commissioner, Assembly on Electoral Reform. scholarly excellence and service Provincial Electoral Boundaries to the department and university. Commission and as an expert She has frequently been called participant, in the Renewal of upon to provide expert testimony The chair was set up by Senator Canada Conferences which in disputes over electoral William Dennis and Mrs. Dennis, influenced the Charlottetown boundaries, reflecting both her in honour of their son who died Accord. She has served for as a scholarly background and her during First World War. Gil Member, Advisory Committee, practical contributions. Such Winham, a former Dennis Chair, Forum of Federations requests illustrate both the unearthed a letter to the Board broadening her scholarly practical relevance and breadth of Governors in 1918 when the influence beyond Canada. of her intellectual contributions endowed chair was first funded across complex issues of which is summarized in These practical engagements political institutions, electoral Dalnews. Senator Dennis’ have contributed to the scholarly systems, Senate reform, stressed “Dalhousie's depth and policy relevance of constitutional process and progressive values” saying “her her research. She is frequently intergovernmental finance. influence through all these years called upon by media outlets Having built this healthy well- has always been on the side of both print and electronic, for rounded base as a public sound learning, liberal and timely commentary on elections, scholar, she was able to engage progressive thought, democratic constitutional issues and public in nuanced, relevant scholarly ideals and a wholesome affairs. In addition, she has been analysis. patriotism.” In an interview with very active in publishing works of Dalnews, Jennifer noted that policy and public relevance in All the while, she has remained these values are “as relevant varied venues, including web a very active member of the today as they ever were”. based and print policy papers, profession. She has served on Selection committees for the Parliamentary and Nova Scotia Julie Breau (MA 2006) is doing Stuart Shaw (MA 2006) is Legislative Internships and on work on Child Soldiers, working as a Foreign Service the Canadian Political Science Canadian International Officer at the Department of Association (CPSA), Board of Development Agency Foreign Affairs in Ottawa. Directors. She has served on Government of Canada. advisory boards for academic Tayyo Simmonds (BA Honours think tanks and publishers, on Jennifer Czerneda (MA 2009) is 2009) worked in the office of editorial boards for scholarly Senior Program Officer in former Nova Scotia Premier journals and on programme Commercial Operations with the Rodney Macdonald. He is now committees for professional Canada Border Services beginning a law degree at conferences. She has raised the Agency. Dalhousie University. department and university profile in important professional circles. Cyril Daddieh (PhD 1994) Keith Torrie (BA 2009) has directs African and African- been appointed to the position of Jennifer has also contributed to American Studies at University "National Director of the Young departmental and university of Miami in Ohio. Liberals of Canada". governance, serving as Chair, honour’s coordinator, seminar Frazer Egerton (MA 2004) has Stephen Winter (MA 2001) coordinator and on the graduate completed his Ph.D. at the completed his doctorate at admissions committee. Her University of Aberysthwyth in Oxford and is now lecturer in contributions to department Wales, and is now teaching part political theory at the University teaching and scholarship are time for our department. of Auckland. also notable. Both her PhD supervisions have gone on to Riley Hennessey (MA 2005) Greg Witol (MA 1995) just successful academic careers. has moved on to a new position completed a six month tour in She has supervised 19 MAs at as Policy Analyst, Counter Afghanistan and has returned to least 5 of whom have also Terrorism, Policy and DND as a senior policy advisor moved on to academic careers. Coordination Division of Public to parliament on Afghanistan She has supervised 35 honours Safety for the government of policy. students on a range of issues Canada like first nations, constitutional Student Publications politics, US constitutionalism, Mike MacSween (MA 2009) is Senate reform, electoral politics Executive Director, Chamber of in Federalism-E and political thought. This Commerce Cape Breton demonstrates an amazing Regional Municipality. He also Six of the department’s intellectual range which has served on the transition team for undergraduate students been of tremendous benefit for incoming Nova Scotia Premier published papers Federalism-E the department and faculty. All Darryl Dexter. this year, an online peer- colleagues join with me in reviewed undergraduate journal congratulating Jennifer on this Maria Nzomo (PhD 1981) is that publishes papers on great achievement. back to the University of Nairobi subjects of interest to scholars of from being a Kenyan diplomat in federalism. Federalism-E is For an interview with Jennifer to Harare and Geneva. published by the Royal Military mark the occasion, please check College (RMC) in conjunction out the Dal News Website at Abillah Omari (PhD 1991) with Queen’s University, the http://dalnews.dal.ca/2009/07/03 continues to direct the Centre for home of Canada’s Institute of /jennifersmith.html. Foreign Relations in Dar es Intergovernmental Relations. It is Salaam. supervised by Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Assistant Professor Alumni News of Political Science (RMC) and Stephanie Redden (BA Honours 2008) completed her co-edited by two undergraduate Luke Ashworh (Phd 1994) is students at RMC - Donavan now Chair of department at the MA degree from Acadia University and is beginning a Huppé and Nick Desphande. University of Limerick. The journal publishes papers PhD in political science at Carleton University. dealing with a variety of topics of interest to scholars of federalism including theories of federalism, fall, she will be an intern in the the current president of both multi-level governance and Parliamentary Internship organizations. Megan plans to intergovernmental relations. Program. She hopes to continue pursue a career in criminal law. Papers can be submitted in her studies in Political Science, either of Canada’s two official and eventually find a career in “The Canadian Federation and languages. For more Canadian politics. Fiscal Imbalance” By Katherine information about paper Gosselin submission, and to access past “Constitutional Accords and issues of the journal visit: National Discord: The Impact of “Strengthening Federalism Through Charter Decisions” By http://www.federalism-e.com/ Constitutional Reform on Dalhousie students represent six Brent Randall Canadian Unity,” By Eric Snow of the eight papers that were Brent is from selected country-wide for Eric is a returning East publication in Volume 10, the student at Chezzetcook, 2009 issue of the journal. Dalhousie Nova Scotia. Although it is not a course University from He has now requirement, Prof. Kristin Good Lower Sackville, graduated encourages students in her Nova Scotia. from federalism-related classes to Having graduated Dalhousie with publish in this journal to learn with a Bachelor of Brent Randall a BA in about the editorial process. Eric Snow Arts in Political Philosophy. In Five of the six articles published Science in May September 2009, he will begin by Dalhousie students were 2009, Eric will begin his Master pursuing a law degree at the written for her class The of Public Administration at University of Ottawa. Dynamics of Canadian Dalhousie in September 2009. Federalism (POLI 2210) and one was written for her “Striving to Maintain a Holistic Intergovernmental Relations in Nation: Preventing Quebec Student Prize Canada (POLI 3220) class. She Sovereignty” By Kimberley Winners for 2008 – hopes that students will continue Gosse to make the department proud 2009 through their academic “The Issue of Sovereignty: The excellence and initiative. A list Clarify Act as an Effective and Eric Dennis Gold Medal of the student authors and their Legitimate Response to Canada- (university medal in Political paper titles is listed below in the Quebec Relations” By Megan Science) order in which they appear in the Seto Jamie Berezin journal: Megan is James Aitchison Award (best “Intergovernmental Relations’ currently a third Honours essay) David Morgan Third Wheel: The Role of the year student at

Supreme Court in an Era of Dalhousie University. Born Commonwealth Prize in Political Collaborative Federalism” By and raised in Philosophy Allison O’Beirne Halifax, she is Gregory Slack pursuing a Allison is from Megan Seto Bachelor of Arts H.B. McCulloch Memorial Prize Halifax, Nova (best first-year essay) Scotia. She has Degree with a Major in History and a Minor in Law and Society. Keith Lehwald just completed her Honours She is an avid participant in student activities, including the Doris Boyle Prize (best graduate B.A. in Political essay on international relations) Science and Dalhousie Undergraduate History Society and the Charles Humphrey English with Allison O’Beirne Dal/King's. Dalhousie Arts and Social Science Society . She is Beginning this

genuine interest in his students. Interview with Peter Frank Harvey wins Be it academically, personally or professionally, students noted Aucoin Dalhousie's that Frank has made a point to Outstanding Advisor know all of his students at an What did you intimate level, even to the extent study in Award for 2008-2009 that he has extended invitations college and by Anita Singh to his home and made where? introductions to his family. One student wrote to the selection I did my BA in committee, “...it is not Political uncommon to hear stories of Science at Peter Aucoin Dr. Harvey playing pool, going Saint Mary’s fishing, grabbing lunch or taking (after graduating from the SMU the time to enjoy a hockey game High School that no longer with students outside of the exists), my MA at Dal and my classroom.” PhD at Queen’s.

All the nomination letters also What made you decide to select Frank Harvey noted Frank's interest in and political science as a specialty?

facilitation of the professional “Dr. Harvey is not only my development of his students. I was raised in a politically aware doctoral supervisor, but an Frank has reviewed and co- family, as both my grandfathers academic colleague, authored papers, recommended had been candidates for professional mentor, and close publications and conferences, election, one federally (defeated) friend.” writes one PhD and offered teaching and one provincially (elected for Candidate. These sentiments opportunities, “[Frank] has a single term). In high school I were echoed in all of the eleven always been eager to provide a worked for a friend’s father who nomination letters submitted for critical eye on a student’s paper, was a candidate in a provincial Frank's successful candidacy for to offer fulsome praise for a well- election. And then, in first year the Dalhousie Outstanding deserved achievement or to university, with plans to be a Advisor Award 2008-2009. The provide some much needed mathematician, I was assigned nomination letters were encouragement and support, an essay on Machiavelli in my submitted by a number of often lightened with his sense of required history course. I students, both current and wit and good humour.” Finally, followed that course with an former, Masters and Doctoral, students noted that it is Frank's introductory course and was not academics and those that have success as an academic that is disappointed. I haven’t strayed moved to professions outside the most inspiring. His in-depth since. academia. Focusing on various knowledge of the field and his aspects of Frank's supervisory successes make him the perfect How did you come to be hired at capability, students emphasized advisor and mentor for students Dalhousie? three main characteristics that who will be entering (or have make Frank truly an outstanding entered) the competitive field of Having done my MA here I knew supervisor. Some students wrote academia. As one student the high quality and standards of about his classroom candor, writes, “Dr. Harvey’s research the original faculty who were writing “I cannot recall a single speaks for itself and it offers a here when I did my MA academic with the same model of excellence that (Aitchison, Beck, Braybrooke capacity as Dr. Harvey for students can seek to emulate.” and Heard). And both my wife conceptualizing and presenting and I had family here. When I new ideas to his students.” To Frank: from all your students, was finishing my stay at Queen’s Others focused on Frank's most thank you and congratulations in the spring of 1970, and after important strength as his on an award well-deserved. offers started to come in from personal connection and several universities, I called the Head of the department, Jim Aitchison, and asked if there were any openings at Dal. After a brief chat he offered me a especially budgetary walls, and and campaign finance following position, saying that he already the relationship was less my participation with the federal had had a discussion with the productive. With my retirement royal commission on this subject senior faculty on whether to as a faculty member jointly from 1989-91. Since then I have approach me but had heard that appointed to the department and been an expert witness and I was not coming back to the school the final tie has been adviser to the Canadian, Quebec Maritimes. So I ended up at Dal severed. and British Columbia without doing a formal job governments in several Charter interview. I was the last in the You had many research challenges to the election laws department to be hired this way! interests over your career in of these jurisdictions. These Canadian government and have been fascinating journeys What was it like teaching here in public management. What into the intersections of law, the 1970s? inspired you to focus on jurisprudence, politics and particular topics and themes in political science. In the early 70s the technology your work? consisted of chalk and You served as both director of blackboards in the classroom I consider myself a generalist the School of Public and textbooks and reserved with a focus on Canadian Administration and chair of the readings in the Library. The government and politics. My Political Science department. department had a tradition of early work on public policy How did the two tasks differ? making teaching a priority so formulation introduced me to the How were you and your one marked all of one’s students’ structures of government in the colleagues able to ensure a essays, tests and exams. In my executive-bureaucratic arena fruitful collaboration between first year I taught the only Intro and from there I became these two units? course, with 450 students, and interested in various aspects of no TAs. Christmas holidays that public administration. Over time, At the time, the director of the year were totally consumed by I realized that the study of School had a greater grading. The following year we Canadian government and management responsibility than introduced sections to the Intro public administration required a did the chair of the Department. course. But other courses had comparative perspective. At the This was especially the case reasonable enrolments and one time the most interesting and with the management of the got to know one’s students. I still significant developments in unit’s budget. Other than that I have contact with several public governance and found the two units similar, but students whom I taught in the management were taking place primarily because the first decade of teaching. in Australia, New Zealand and Department of Political Science Britain. Fortuitously these were culture still pervaded the School, The major focus of the the three Westminster systems with faculty members moving department was foreign policy most comparable to Canada, so from one unit to another in a and international relations, and these three became my largely informal manner. That the creation of the Centre for comparative perspective and began to come to an end when Foreign Policy Studies within the have remained so. The the budgetary structure at Dal department gave it a real boost. comparative perspective has changed across the board in the At the same time, unfortunately, also been critical to my very early 1980’s. Over the next a good part of the department’s opportunities to participate in decade the two units became effort in Canadian government various advisory capacities for separate in all sorts of ways as and public administration ended Canadian governments, the influence of the Department up being hived off in a new especially the federal public of Political Science faded. School of Public Administration, service. My interests coincided Collaboration remains to this day located in a new faculty of with a new interest in Ottawa in but it’s both more formal and administrative studies (as the public management reform more limited. Management was first called). movement that was centred in For a decade or so the these three countries. What were the principal rewards relationships between the and frustrations of this department and school was On a separate track, my administrative work? congenial, informal and robust. interests in Canadian politics But gradually walls were built, have focused on electoral reform I had great colleagues in both What will you miss most about I also have a geographically units so the principal reward was your academic career at Dal? challenged daughter at the in knowing that one’s colleagues University of Calgary, where she had sufficient confidence in you That’s easy: superb colleagues has a joint appointment in to want you to take your turn in and great students. Colleagues Chemistry and Natural Science. serving in this capacity. The elsewhere have often had to be She thinks Alberta is adjacent to tasks were not onerous even if reminded of who my Dal the Maritimes and thus expects they were time consuming. I was colleagues are to accept my my wife and I to “drop by” to see also fortunate in serving before portrayal of the department as a our grandchildren whenever we the extensive bureaucratization wonderful place to work. The pass the New Brunswick border. of the last decade kicked in. I did favourable student-faculty ratio We expect to be in Calgary with see some of this as department at Dal, and especially in Political some frequency! We hope the chair but I know, from Science, has meant that faculty Registrar’s office will pay some observation, that it is much are able to get to know our of our expenses as our daughter worse now than then. students personally. As it has has promised that her children turned out in my experience we will come to Dal, thus becoming How has the department have been fortunate indeed to the fifth generation in my family changed since your arrival? How have so many marvelous people to do (begun by my maternal has the nature and conduct of study in our department. The grandmother who graduated in research and teaching altered? real test, of course, is how they 1899). relate to you once they graduate The most obvious, significant and, on this test, my positive Graduate Program and welcomed change from the impressions of students, based late 60s and early 70s is the on the time when they were News progress in obtaining gender students, have been confirmed By Louise Carbert balance in the faculty. There time and again. The good part of were no female professors at this experience is that many that time; now five of fourteen faculty and former students are full-time faculty members are friends and these relationships female. I do not know the stats are not affected by retirement. but I would guess that the gender balance at both the Can you tell us what your plans, undergraduate and graduate scholarly and otherwise, for the levels has improved next few years? considerably as well. It also is Louise Carbert my impression that the I have a SSHRC research grant composition of our student body that runs for another two/three In September, ten new Master’s has become more cosmopolitan. years so that will keep me busy students and five new Doctoral and in contact with the graduate students joined the department. Both teaching and research students who are my research have been affected by the assistants. It is a comparative New MA students are: revolution in information and study that entails Canada, communication technologies, Australia, New Zealand and  Geoffrey Brisbin (BA and, in almost every respect, for Britain, with travel involved to Dalhousie) the better. Most importantly, Ottawa and other capitals. I have  Michelle Coffin (BA SMU) students are more inclined to done a fair amount of work with  Craig Estabrooks (BA UNB) communicate with faculty now various federal government  Marcella Firmini (BA SMU) that we have email and agencies over the years and I  Brian Francis (BA StFX) voicemail and faculty can more expect that some of this will  Charles Humphrey (BA Dal) easily communicate with continue. At the moment I am an  Cameron McKay (BA MUNI) students. Everyone periodically expert witness and advisor to the complains about the volume of federal government on a case  Stuart Pallister (BA demand at times, but they either involving a Charter challenge to Waterloo) forget or never experienced the the federal public-service  Tommi Rebien (BA SMU) frustrations of not being able to collective bargaining regime.  Roger Wiebe (BA Man) communicate easily. New Doctoral students are: Difference” Supervised by David social citizenship” Supervised by Black Jennifer Smith  Abdullah Bal (BA, MA Ankara) Jane Sears “The environment Doctoral candidate Susan  Mohammad Ehsan (BA and the occupied Palestinian Thomson defended her Bangladesh, MPA Carleton) territories: A violent climate” dissertation, entitled "Resisting  Glenn Graham (BA StFX, Supervised by Robert Boardman Reconciliation: State Power and MA SMU) Everyday Life in Post-Genocide  Sarah Hucsko (BA Waterloo, Danna Farhang “Moving in the Rwanda" on 14 May 2009. The MA McMaster) shadows of power: China's dissertation explores the post-  Sabrina Hoque (BA Toronto, Middle East energy strategy and genocide policy of national unity MA London) the implications for American and reconciliation from the vital interests in the region” perspective of peasant Congratulations to our doctoral Supervised by Frank Harvey Rwandans. It concludes that in students Sabrina Hoque and Joyce Silver “The American forcing ordinary Rwandans to Glenn Graham for receiving way in Iraq: A theoretical reconcile with one another, the SSHRC CGS fellowships! The explanation” policy actually represents a “CGS” designates that Sabrina Supervised by David Black threat to domestic peace and and Glenn are among the top- security. Susan is currently a ranked students to receive a Kirk Gusta “Hearts and minds SSHRC post-doctoral fellow at SSHRC fellowship. or brutal suppression? An the University of Ottawa. You examination of the current can reach her at Master’s students are still debate on insurgency warfare” [email protected] if uniquely privileged in having Supervised by Dan Middlemiss you would like a sample of her access to the opportunity to work. intern at the United States Kristen Curren “Sexual violence Consul-General in Halifax. This and rape in the Democratic Doctoral candidate Alex Wilner internship is an excellent way for Republic of Congo” also completed the Ph.D. a graduate student to gain first- Supervised by David Black program. His dissertation, hand experience of United “Deterring the Undeterrable: The States government and Canada- Matthew MacDonald “State of a Theory and Practice of Coercing US relations. nation: The quest for Pakistan” Terrorists” investigates the Supervised by Frank Harvey feasibility and practicality of Fifteen graduate students applying deterrence theory to completed their degrees over the Philippine Colson “Elite class counterterrorism. In October past year, thirteen at the renewal, corruption, and political 2008, Alex began a two-year Master’s level and two at the accountability: A case study of post-doctoral fellowship with the PhD. level. The titles of Master’s Bulgaria” Supervised by Finn Trans-Atlantic Post-Doc thesis appear below. Laursen Fellowship for International Relations and Security (TAPIR), Craig Cameron “Legislative Rebecca Critchley “The a German-based initiative that Competence and Judicial missing pieces of the puzzle? gives young scholars the Wisdom: On the use and abuse The implications of the economic opportunity to conduct research of unwritten Constitutional legacies of civil war for post- at a number of internationally- principles” Supervised by conflict reconstruction in Sierra renowned think tanks in Europe Jennifer Smith Leone and the Democratic and the United States. Since Republic of Congo” then, Alex has joined the Center Mark Downard “The American Supervised by Peter Arthur for Security Studies way in Iraq: A theoretical (http://www.css.ethz.ch/index_EN) explanation” Supervised by Shawn Adkins “Understanding at the Swiss Federal Institute of Brian Bow Hamas through social movement Technology (ETH) in Zurich, theory: A dynamic approach" Switzerland as a Senior Katie Murphy “Islamic Faith- Supervised by Florian Bail Researcher. Over the coming Based Organizations: Widening year, Alex will be organizing an the Criteria and Recognizing Steve Edgar “The implications international conference, to be of open federalism for Canadian held at the ETH-Zurich, and preparing a manuscript and Caplan, “In honour of Walter  “Afghanistan Town Hall edited volume on the topic of Rodney: How the Rich World Meeting” video- deterring terrorism. His other Impoverishes Africa”; teleconference with the research interests include the Ambassador David Hutchings, Canadian International study of international relations “A Career Without Borders”; Dr. theory, international and Jerome Davis, “the Axis of Council. th homegrown terrorism, Diese,”; David Mugridge,  The 4 Annual Graduate counterinsurgency, “International Maritime Security Symposium on “Geopolitics radicalization, and Canadian – Malaise or Farce”; Dr. Shelly and Global Governance”. foreign & defence policy. A Whitman, “the DRC: An  “Foreign Policy in Hard sample of his work appears on- Analysis of the Kivu Crisis and Times,” Book Launch and line at the International Relations why we fail to react” ; Lt.-Col and Security Network Mike Rostek, “Army 2040” Roundtable discussion. (http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/). Susan Thomson, “Strategies of  “Sexual Violence against Everyday Resistance to the Young People Living in programme of National Unity Conflict Zones” two day News from The and Reconciliation in post- workshop. genocide Rwanda”; Dr. Frank Centre for Foreign Harvey, “President Al-Gore and  The 2009 Maritime Security Policy Studies the 2003 Iraq War: A Conference, Interoperability: Achieving Maritime Security By Shelly Whitman Counterfactual Test of Conventional “W”isdom”; under the North American Brigadier General Denis Free Trade Agreement”. Thomson, “the Struggle for Kandahar: Canadian Soldiers Graduate Students of CFPS took Making a Difference in part in a familiarization visit to Afghanistan”; Dr. Luke CFB Gagetown for two days in Ashworth, “European Integration November 2008. This as Security”; and Ambassador opportunity allowed students to Shelly Whitman Joseph Caron, “Roundtable partake in the Combating Discussion on Canada and Terrorism Unit’s simulation In August of 2008, Dr. Shelly India” and Lt. General Romèo exercises. Several graduate Whitman took over as Deputy Dallaire, “Canada as Leading students also received funding Director of the Centre for Middle Power and Child from the Centre to support their Foreign Policy Studies with Dr. Soldiers” which was held at the travel to major conferences both David Black as Director. In Rebecca Cohn to a sold-out nationally and internationally. addition, we now have a new crowd of 1,000. The Centre is currently working Administrator for the Centre, Ms. on two major new proposals Shannon Langton. Several major conferences and related to a new Peace Praxis workshops were also held by Initiative as part of the Global This academic year the Centre CFPS: Development and Security undertook many new and program and another related to exciting initiatives. Our seminar  The 2008 Maritime Security the Maritime Security program. series hosted a wide range of Conference, “Breaking the New partnerships have been speakers and topics that Box: Making Strategic forged with Children and Youth included the following highlights: Choices for Maritime as Peace builders, the Child Soldiers Initiative, the All- Major James Scott Taylor, “The Security Needs in the 21st Importance of Afghanistan and Parliamentary Group on the Pakistan to the Global Jihad”; Century”. Prevention of Genocide, and the Dr. Claire Turenne-Sjolander,  A two-day Experts workshop Department of Management and “Myths of Good International for the Child Soldiers Marine Affairs at Dalhousie. Citizens, Protectors, and the Initiative on the “Toolkit for War in Afghanistan”, Dr. John Development”. Publications by the Centre included the quarterly publication Kirk, “Canada-Cuba Relations,”;  “North-America After 2008 Todd Diamond, “the Business of of the Canadian Naval Review Development,”; Dr. Gerald Conference”. and Broadsides the Online Discussion Forum which Incidents at Sea: The History of Diplomacy”, DFAIT’s 100th Year currently receives over 8,000 the INCSEA Concept, by David Anniversary Event on “Canada hits per month. In addition, the F. Winkler. Forthcoming and Multilateralism – Past, following books were published: publications are: The US Present and Future”, A two day Breaking the Box: The Nuclear Strategy and workshop with the Network of Increasing Demands of Non- Implications for Global Security, Young People Affected by Combat Roles on Maritime ed. David McDonough, Armed Conflict led by Ishmael Forces, ed. Ken Hansen, State- Geopolitics vs. Global Beah author of A Long Way Society Relations in Uganda: Governance: Reinventing Gone, A major conference on the Search for Security, International Security, ed. the “Resource Curse,” A Development and State Sabrina Hoque. workshop on “Re-imagining Legitimacy, by Jordan Guthrie, Canadian International Marines: Is an Amphibious The Centre looks forward to the Development Aid”, the 5th Capability Relevant for following upcoming events for Annual Graduate Symposium Canada?, ed. Ann Griffiths and 2009/2010: Darryl Copeland and the 100th Anniversary of the Ken Hansen, Preventing Book Launch on “Guerilla Canadian Navy.

Honours Essays, Underlying Contemporary Formula" -- Supervisor Jennifer Maritime Piracy" -- Supervisor Smith Spring 2009 Cdr. Kenneth Hansen Taayo Simmonds "Mining for a Jamie Berezin "Morality, James Grannan "The Canadian Majority: A Look at the Irrationality, and Oppression: Intelligence Collection Gap: Conservative Party of The Marketplace of Ideas and Strategic Blind-Spot or Moot Canada's Ethnic Outreach the Limits of Free Expression in Issue?" – Supervisor Brian Bow Strategy" -- Supervisor Louise Canada" -- Supervisor Katherine Carbert Fierlbeck Brigid McCallum "EU Civilian Crisis Management: A vehicle Keith Stevens "A Prime Minister Andrew Christofi "We Cannot for EU international actorness" -- who will put you and your family Make Law: Freedom of Supervisor Finn Larsen first? The Prospects for an NDP Expression Laws in England, Federal Government in Canada" 1660-1832" -- Supervisor David Morgan "Poverty -- Supervisor Louise Carbert Jennifer Smith Reduction and National Autonomy: The Implications of Rowan Weerdenburg "Rhetoric Catherine Crosbie "Is Canadian Domestic Politics in Uganda" -- and the Long Road: Turkey's Bid Federalism Economically Good Supervisor John Cameron for EU Membership" -- for Newfoundland and Supervisor Finn Larsen Labrador?" -- Supervisor Kristin Paula Mowat "Intellectual Good Property Rights, the Nicholas Winters Pharmaceutical Industry and "Counterinsurgency in the Nadia Gibbons "The Politics of International Public Health" – Philippines: The Hukbalahap the Veil: A Critique of Supervisor David Black Rebellion 1946-1954 and Assimilation: In Defence of Lessons for Modern Conflict" -- French Muslim Girls' Choice" -- Allison O'Beirne "Crisis of Supervisor Cdr. Kenneth Supervisor Florian Bail Consensus: The Problems Hansen Posed by Canada's J. Matthew Gillis "Easy Money, Constitutional Amending Hard Fight: The Gains and Risks

The Glyn R. Berry Affairs and International Trade important work of dedicated Canada (DFAIT), has humanitarians like Glyn Berry Memorial Scholarship established the Glyn Berry will continue for generations to in International Policy Memorial Scholarship in come. Studies at Dalhousie International Policy Studies. University For more information or to make This scholarship will support a a contribution, please contact: graduate student specializing in A Tribute Chris Steeves Canadian foreign policy, defence Glyn R. Berry was widely Office of External Relations and security policy, development Dalhousie University respected for his commitment to assistance policy, or another Tel: 902.494.1790 creating stability and peace in area addressing Canada’s role [email protected] locations ravaged by strife, in international affairs. poverty, and hardship. To Or visit our website: honour his memory, Dalhousie The Glyn Berry Memorial www.alumniandfriends.dal.ca/giv University, in partnership with Scholarship in International ing/glynberry the Department of Foreign Policy Studies will ensure the Seminar Series and Dr. Jeff MacLeod, Assistant Mr. Graeme Auld, Lecturer, Job Talks Professor, Political and Department of Political Science, By Robert Finbow and Kristin Good Canadian Studies Department, Yale University "Reversal of Mount Saint Vincent University, Fortune: How Early Choices Can Dr. Ruben Zaoitti, Post Doctoral Halifax. "Art, Language, and Alter the Logic of Market-based Fellow, CERES, University of Leadership: Imagery as Authority", Friday, January 23, Toronto, "Of Friends and Constitutive of Political Action" 2009 Fences: the European Union’s Friday, November 14, 2008, Neighbourhood Policy and the Mr. Ted Rutland, PhD ‘Gated Community Syndrome’", Dr. Ben Zyla, Assistant Candidate, Department of Tuesday, November 2, 2008 Professor, University of Ottawa, Geography, University of British "Canada and the Atlantic Columbia, Vancouver. "The Dr. William Bain, Senior Lecturer Alliance from 1989-2008: More Origins of Halifax's 'Growth in International Political Theory, NATO than NATO?" Friday, Machine': Post-WWII politics Department of International November 28, 2008 and some challenges for theory" Politics, University of Wales, Friday, February 13, 2009 Aberystwyth. "Theorising the Dr. Shane Mulligan, Responsibility to Rebuild: The Postdoctoral Fellow, University Reason of Nature, the of Waterloo"On the Recent Convention of Interest, and the History of a Few Ideas: Energy, Ways of Human Dignity" Environment, Security", Thursday, November 13, 2008 Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Focus on Student young professionals from a to-day work that needs to be variety of educational done by Members and by the Excellence: (disciplinary) backgrounds. The staff that surround them” and Allison O’Bierne and the interns have the opportunity to hopes “to learn more about the Parliamentary Internship observe and participate in the impact of committee work” on Programme Parliamentary process by the parliamentary process. In working with Members of addition, she looks forward to The Parliament from both the meeting prominent Canadians department Government and Opposition and views the internship as “an would like to benches as well as have access incredible opportunity to learn congratulate to prominent Canadian about the different careers that Allison journalists, members of the are open to political science O’Beirne diplomatic community and students” such as herself. A whose leaders in the public and private political science education can application sectors. They also embark lead to many exciting careers. to the upon “comparative study tours” The Parliamentary Internship to other legislatures in Canada Programme is a great way for Allison O’Bierne Parliamenta ry Internship and around the world. Allison political science students to gain Programme (PIP) was will begin her internship in valuable hands-on experience in successful in this year’s September 2009. the Canadian political process, competition. PIP is one of two to make contacts in Ottawa after national internship programmes Allison wants to pursue further finishing a political science that the Canadian Political studies in political science (she degree at Dalhousie and to meet Science Association oversees plans to do an MA in political other young professionals with a (the other is the Ontario science after her degree) and passion for political life. The Legislature Internship eventually would like to find a department congratulates Allison Programme). Both programmes career in some aspect of on her success in the highly select interns from a pool of Canadian political life. We competitive PIP process and applications country-wide. Every interviewed Allison to ask what wishes her all the success in her year, PIP selects 10 exceptional she hopes to learn as an intern. future endeavors. Allison is “intrigued by the day- Foreign Policy" co-authored with Mean for Women?" in Jennifer Faculty News Brian Bow for a special section Smith (ed.) *The democratic of International Journal which he dilemma: Reforming the also co-edited. He also Canadian Senate* (Montreal & PETER ARTHUR enjoyed a published "Darfur's Challenge to Kingston: McGill-Queen's well-earned sabbatical in which International Society." Co- University Press), 153-163. She he travelled to Ghana for authored with Paul D. Williams; also published an opinion piece research on democratic "Human security debates in on Senate with Naomi Black consolidation and public policy. 3 North America” co-authored with "Wanted: Our missing Senators" research projects are close to Larry Swatuk, and "Dreaming in the “Ottawa Hill-Times”. publication, including Big: The Pursuit of Second Louise also did several media “Democratic Consolidation in Order Games a Strategic events this year, the most Ghana: the role and contribution Response to Globalisation." interesting of which was Andrew of civil society and the media”; Krystal Talk Radio. Ethnicity and Electoral Politics in BRIAN BOW’s new book "The Ghana’s Fourth Republic” and Politics of Linkage: Power, JEROME DAVIS published “Formalizing and Enhancing the Interdependence and Ideas in articles on “Natural Gas and EU Contributions to Ghana’s formal Canada-US Relations," is now Energy Security: Russian-EU sector through Regulatory and available from UBC Press. He Co-dependency?” and Taxation reforms”. was coeditor of a Special section “'Canadian Offshore Oil and of International Journal, on Natural Gas and European PETER AUCOIN is serving as "Parties and Partisanship in Energy Diversification: Towards Director, Institute for Research Canadian Foreign Policy," and a New Perspective?”. He gave on Public Policy and Chair of its also co-authored the introductory numerous invited presentations Research Committee. He is article, "Does Politics Stop at the and conference papers on Senior Academic Fellow, Water's Edge in Canada?" with offshore energy issues. Jerry Canada School of Public David Black, and contributed a also gave a very popular Service. He published articles on single-author article, "Parties seminar to the Centre on “The “New Public Management and and Partisanship in Canadian Axis of Diesel: A Crude New Public Governance: Finding Defence Policy" He was Leveraging of Foreign Policy the Balance,” and “The Politics- organizer and panelist at the Revisionist Goals?” He was a Administration Dichotomy: roundtable on “Foreign Policy in frequent guest on the CBC Democracy versus Hard Times”, sponsored by morning show on energy policy, Bureaucracy?”. He continued Canada International Council, gas price regulation and volatile with his advisory roles for hosted by the Centre for Foreign oil prices. government agencies, including Policy Studies, March 9, 2009. the Canadian Council of Brian was also the organizer of ROBERT FINBOW’s work as Academies, Expert Panel on the workshop on “North America Chair absorbed most of his Business, Finance and after 2008,” co-sponsored by the energies. But he completed a Management Research, for Centre for Foreign Policy chapter on Halifax for the MCRI SSHRC and the Canadian Studies and the Consulate on Public Policy in Public Service Agency advisory General of the United States Municipalities, and researched a committee on branding of public (Atlantic Region) in Halifax, on companion historical piece on service. November 7, 2008. the contemporary effects of past infrastructure decisions on city DAVID BLACK took over as LOUISE CARBERT published configuration and governance. Centre Director and served as articles entitled "Are cities more He also travelled to Europe, President of the Canadian congenial? Tracking the rural funded by the EUCE, for section of the International deficit of women in the House of research on the labour Studies Association. He is also Commons" in Sylvia Bashevkin dimension of the European Member of Advisory Board, (ed.) *Opening doors wider: Union for a chapter on a "Canada's World" Citizens' Women's political engagement “Comparison of the Labour Dialogue Imitative. He published in Canada* (Vancouver: relations dimensions of regional "Does Politics Stop at the University of British Columbia trading systems in Europe and Water's Edge? Party and Press), 70-92. and “Senate North America”, reflecting on his Partisanship in Canadian Reform: What Does Bill C-20 previous research in the Limits of Regionalism: NAFTA’s Labour these research findings were Accord. covered by the National Post. He TIM SHAW hosted ACUNS also published “Deterrence in AGM #22, on ‘Small, Middle & KATHERINE FIERLBECK Iraq, 1991-2003” in T.V. Paul Emerging Powers in the UN published the second edition of and James Wirtz (eds) New System’ with Patti Goff of WLU “Globalizing Democracy” with Approaches in Deterrence and coedited with Andrew F Manchester University Press. Theory and Strategy; and Future Cooper “The Diplomacies of She has completed articles on Security Environments 2025 -- Small States: between “Public Health and Collaborative Silver Dart: Canadian aerospace vulnerability and resilience” Governance” for Canadian studies, volume 5 ..Centre for (London: Palgrave Macmillan for Public Administration, and “The Defence and Security Studies, CIGI, 2009). New coauthored Dialectics of Law and Politics’: University of Manitoba, 2009. chapters in Reuveny & Federal health Policy in Canada He served on adjudication Thompson (eds) “North & South and the EU” for an Ashgate text committees for the SSHRC and in the World Political Economy” on the European Union and Security and Defence Forum (Routledge, 2008) & Mac Ginty Federalism. Graduate scholarships. & Richmond (eds) “The Liberal Peace and Post-war KRISTIN GOOD published her FINN LAURSEN published “The Reconstruction” (Routledge, book “Municipalities and (Reform) Treaty of Lisbon: 2009). Tim was also active in the Multiculturalism: the Politics of What's in it? How Significant?” in summitry which descended on Immigration in Toronto and the Jean Monnet/Robert Trinidad in 2009, with the back Vancouver” with the University of Schuman Paper Series. He to back summits of the Americas Toronto Press. The book has edited “The EU in the Global and Commonwealth, and been Political Economy” for PIE Peter returned briefly to Dalhousie described as Lang of Brussels and “The EU University for the EUCE “an important as a Foreign and Security Policy Research Conference on “The examination of Actor” for Republic of Letters EU in Comparative Perspective” the differing Publishing, contributing chapters to present on “New diversity to each collection. He gave Regionalisms Post-EPAs: what management numerous talks and papers to prospect for sustainable methods in conferences on the Lisbon development in Africa and the Canadian Treaty and other European Caribbean?” cities, and Union developments, including ultimately contributes to debates EU-Canada relations. In addition JENNIFER SMITH edited “The concerning the roles that to his tireless work with Democratic Dilemma: Reforming municipal governments should Dalhousie’s EUCE, which is the Canadian Senate” (Montreal play within Canada’s political currently reapplying for EU & Kingston: McGill-Queen's system”. Kristin also received a support, he also serves on the University Press, 2009). She SSHRC Standard Research Boards of ECSA-Canada, also published articles on Grant ($86,112) in April for her Centre Internationale de Canada's minority Parliament next project entitled “The Politics Formation Europeenne, and and the parliamentary crisis that and Governance of Immigration Institut des Hautes Etudes unfolded in Ottawa at the end of and Multiculturalism (PGIM) in Internaitonales. 2008. Starting July 1st, she Canadian Cities”. succeeds Professor Peter DAN MIDDLEMISS published Aucoin in the Eric Dennis FRANK HARVEY currently an editorial piece on “A Memorial Professorship of holds a Canadian Defence and Recrudescence of the Canadian Government and Political Foreign Affairs Institute Senior Navy?” in the Canadian Naval Science. Research Fellowship as well as Review. He gave testimony on an SSHRC grant. He published Arctic sovereignty to the House DENIS STAIRS, Professor “President Al Gore and the 2003 of Commons Standing Emeritus, gave lectures at the Iraq War: A Counterfactual Committee on National Defence. Canadian Forces College and Critique of Conventional Ha also remains active as a attended some “semi-exotic” Wisdom” with the Canadian commentator on defence and conferences. For instance, in Defence and Foreign Affairs security issues with both, print April he attended a conference Institute in Calgary, Alberta ; and electronic media. in Brussels sponsored jointly by the European Science research comparative published articles in the past Foundation and the Institut regulations on employment year in various collections on francais d'analyse strategique relationships for former themes like “The Doha Round devoted to "The Intangibles of government officials. She and Its Impact on the WTO” ; Security" Denis also writes in produced “Regulations on Post- “The Evolution of the Global typical self-deprecating fashion: Public Employment: A Trade Regime; “International “There might be some Comparative Analysis”, a 60 Law, Dispute Settlement, and amusement in the thought that I page report for the commission. Autonomy” (with Guy Gensey) received the "A. 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