Cluster:Economic Cooperation and Competition
Biukovic, Ljiljana Cluster Member
Ljiljana Biukovic' current research interests focus on the adaptation of international legal norms by national governments, the impact of regionalism on multilateral trade negotiations and the development of European Union Law.
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- European Union law
- International trade law
- International dispute resolution
- Comparative law
Bowles, Paul Cluster Member
Paul Bowles is Past-President of the Canadian Society for the Study of International Development and is also a Honourary Professor at Hebei University, China, and an Adjunct Professor of the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico. He specializes in Globalization, Regionalism, Economic Growth and Development in the Asia-Pacific region, and is also interested in the History of Economic Thought, Currency Issues, and China's Political Economy. Currently he is researching China's exchange rate and currency policies. Media Experience: Dr. Bowles has participated in media outreach in Canada and Australia.
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- Globalization
- Regionalism
- Currency Issues
- China’s Political Economy
Brawley, Mark Cluster Member
Mark Brawley specializes in international political economy (IPE), but he is also interested in trade and international financial relations. Moreover, his interests in IPE often make connections between issues in political economic and international security. He is currently researching linkages between trade liberalization and domestic adjustment during globalization. His sixth book, Political Economy and Grand Strategy: A Neoclassical Realist View, was published by Routledge in 2009.
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de Mestral, Armand Cluster Member
Armand de Mestral is Jean Monnet Professor of Law at McGill University in Montreal. His current research interest focuses on the law of international economic integration. He has served on WTO and NAFTA dispute settlement and arbitration tribunals and was made member of the Order of Canada in December 2007. Media Experience: Dr. de Mestral has more than 30 years of experience engaging with a wide variety of media especially in TV and Radio and welcomes media inquiries.
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- International trade law
- Law of regional economic integration
- European Community law
- Canadian and comparative constitutional law
- International environmental law
- International humani ...
Dedek, Helge Cluster Member
Helge Dedek is interested in and has published in the areas of (European and German) private law, in particular the law of obligations, (comparative) legal history, comparative law, legal theory, legal education, and Roman law. He is currently undertaking a research project (2008-2011) “The Rise and Fall of ‘Promise’ in the Civil Law Tradition,” supported with funding from the Fonds de Recherche sur la Societé et la Culture Québec (FRSQ).
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- Private law
- European private law
- European legal history
- Comparative law
- German private law
- Legal education
Gehring, Markus Cluster Member
Dr. Markus W. Gehring is Lead Counsel for Trade, Investment and Competition Law with the Centre of International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL). Dr Gehring has published on various aspects of trade and European and climate change law. His other legal research interests focus on the constitutional dimensions of European and international trade law, and sustainable development law at the intersection of international economic, environmental and social development law. Media Experience: Dr. Gehring has media outreach experience and invites media requests for commentary.
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- European Union Law
- International Trade Law and Policy
- Sustainable Development Law and Policy
- Comparative Federalism
- Public International Law
Huebner, Kurt Cluster Member
Kurt Huebner is Chair for German and European Studies and Director of the Institute for European Studies, at the University of British Columbia. His research includes global and European currency regimes, international regimes of foreign direct investment, and the relations between innovation and sustainability. His latest research focuses on the economic and socio-political foundations of technical innovations in a transatlantic perspective, and the ongoing processes of currency competition and currency cooperation (Euro-Dollar-Yuan). Currently, Dr. Huebner is directing a project on EU-Canada as Global Economic Policy Actor, and recently he was part of a consortium on EU-North America-Asia relations.
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- International Political Economy
- European Integration
- Trade and Currency Regimes
- Comparative Political Economy
- Labour Market and Innovation
Leblond, Patrick Cluster Member
Owing to his training and experience in business, economics and international relations, Patrick Leblond’s expertise concerns questions relating to global economic governance and international and comparative political economy, more specifically those that deal with international finance and money, international economic integration as well as business-government relations. His regional expertise focuses on Europe and North America.
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- International political economy
- Global economic governance
- International business
- International finance and money
- European and North American economic integration
Moyse, Pierre-Emmanuel Cluster Member
Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse's interests and research are legal history, the study of property systems (intellectual property, civil law property), competition and commercial law.
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- Comparative Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Competition law
- Legal Theory
- International Private Law
- Commercial law
O’Brien, Martha Cluster Member
Martha O’Brien’s primary research looks at European Union law and international taxation, including tax treaties, EU fundamental freedoms, and tax harmonization within the EU. Dr. O'Brien also works on aspects of EU-Canada trade, including: direct investment, trade in services, the free movement of capital, inter-provincial trade in Canada, and comparative federalism.
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- Law of the European Union
- International Taxation
- International Investment Law
- International Trade
O’Mahony, Angela Cluster Member
Angela O'Mahony's research focuses on international political economy and how increasing international economic ties interact with domestic interests and institutions to shape economic decision-making. While many scholars believe that international economic integration has resulted in an environment in which countries can no longer assert control over their domestic ties with the international system, her research argues that international economic integration may alter the tools available to governments preserving their ability to control the domestic economy.
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- International and comparative political economy
Schure, Paul Cluster Member
Paul Schure works on financial intermediation, banking, venture capital, microeconomics, firm behaviour, industrial organisation, and European economics. Before joining the University of Victoria, he worked as a consultant in the Chief Economist's Department at the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. Dr. Schure was secretary/treasurer of the European Community Studies Association-Canada (ECSA-C) between 2004 and 2010 and he is co-organizer for the ECSA-C biennial conferences of 2008 and 2010.
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- Microeconomics
- Industrial Organization
- Firm behaviour
- Financial Intermediation
- Banking
- Venture Capital
Verdun, Amy Cluster Member
Amy Verdun is Professor of Political Science, Jean Monnet Chair and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of Victoria, in Victoria BC, Canada where she has been since 1997. Her recent research focuses on an evaluation of ten years economic and monetary integration in Europe, including research on the EU Stability and Growth Pact, innovative governance in the European Union, delegation and power in EU institutions, European Neighbourhood policies and the relations between the EU and its Eastern Neighbours, lessons from Europe for Canada, globalization, Europe's common agricultural policy, development and European integration, foreign policy and European integration, and comparative regional integration (including Europe-Asia comparisons. Media Experience: Dr. Verdun has a great deal of experience responding to TV, Radio and Print Media inquiries.
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- Comparative politics
- International relations
- European integration and governance
- International political economy


