Province:British Columbia
Earl, Hilary
Hilary Earl's main areas of research focus on the Nuremberg war crimes trials, the history of the Nazi Holocaust, post-1945 Europe, comparative genocide studies and perpetrator history/testimony. Media Experience: Dr. Earl has experience responding to Print media inquiries, and welcomes all forms of media engagement.
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- Nuremberg War Crimes Trials,
- History of the Nazi Holocaust,
- Post 1945 Europe,
- comparative genocide studies,
- perpetrator history/testimony
Fraser, Derek R. T.
Derek Fraser is a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria. His work has supported the democratization process in the Ukraine and he has organized and contributed to academic and foreign policy conferences, notably on failed states and Eastern Europe. Formerly, Derek Fraser was a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA) and President of the Victoria branch. Media Experience: Dr. Fraser has a tremendous wealth of media outreach experience on numerous programs and in a multitude of publications across TV, Radio and Print formats, and welcomes future media inquiries.
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Kovacev, Mirko
Mirko Kovacev's current research interests focus on the integration of immigrants into British and German societies in order to determine if national identities are an obstacle to successful integration. He also examines whether a European identity could facilitate migrants' integration process. Mr. Kovacev's wider research and related interests include national identities and cultures in the European Union and their common European approaches to immigration, the integration of immigrants into European host societies, national immigration policies in Europe, Canadian multiculturalism policy, and Canadian immigration policies. Media Experience: Mr. Kovacev has outreach experience in Radio and welcomes media requests in TV, Radio and Print formats.
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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
Brunet-Jailly, Emmanuel Cluster Member
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly is Associate Professor in the University of Victoria’s School of Public Administration and is Co-Director of the Local Government Institute. Currently, his research focuses on: Comparative Decentralization, Horizontal and Vertical Governance, Theorization of Cross-border Regions, Comparative Urban Governance, Governance of Cross-border Regions, Comparative Decentralization, Horizontal and Vertical Governance, and Theorization of Cross-border Regions. Media Experience: Dr. Brunet-Jailly has outreach experience in Radio and welcomes requests from TV, Radio and Print media.
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- Comparative Urban Governance
- Governance of Cross-border Regions
- Comparative Decentralization
- Horizontal and Vertical Governance
- Theorization of Cross-border Regions
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
Kuus, Merje Cluster Member
Merje Kuus' research focuses on political geography and geopolitics--particularly on policy-making processes in complex bureaucratic structures. In broad terms, it investigates how political practices are underpinned by spatially defined categories like center and margin, inside and outside, Self and Other. These categories are central to the processes by which complex political issues come to be defined and managed in a particular manner. Within that problematic, Dr. Kuus' interests converge on the question of how specifically spatial categories function in daily politics at various sites-for example, within foreign policy bureaucracies. By virtue of her ‘regional' expertise, Dr. Kuus is also keenly interested in the ways in which places and regions are ‘written onto' our mental maps on a daily basis.
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- Political geography and geopolitics
- Security and state sovereignty
- Policy processes
- Borders
- Identity and nationalism
Moens, Alex Cluster Member
Moens' work includes current analysis of American foreign and national security decision-making and diplomatic and military issues in the Atlantic Alliance. What are Canada's objectives in NATO and how should Canada best work with the European Union on security and political issues. His research also includes the study of the Canadian-American economic space and the steps needed to create more free trade. Media Experience: Dr. Moens has a great deal of experience responding to TV, Radio and Print Media inquiries.
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- International Relations
- American Foreign Policy
- Transatlantic security and defence issues
- NATO and ESDP
- Canadian-American Relations
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
Schmidtke, Oliver Cluster Member
Oliver Schmidtke is Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics and History, and he is also BC Metroplis' Domain leader for Citizenship and Social, Cultural and Civic Integration. Currently his research focuses on the labour market inclusion of highly skilled immigrants as well as processes of political advocacy of migrant and minority groups. Media Experience: Dr. Schmidtke has a great deal of experience responding to TV, Radio and Print media inquiries.
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- Immigration and citizenship
- Identity politics
- Comparative European politics
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
Sens, Allen Cluster Member
Allen G. Sens specializes in international relations, with a research and teaching focus on international security. He has a particular interest in armed conflict and conflict management, and maintains research agendas on peace support operations, peacebuilding, European security, and Canadian foreign and defence policy. Dr. Sens is currently working on the fourth edition of Global Politics, a co-authored international relations textbook. Dr. Sens is currently chair of the International Relations Program, an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in the Faculty of Arts. Allen Sens is also co-coordinator of the Terry Project and the related Global Citizenship Seminar Series, and a coteacher of ASIC 200, an integrated Arts/Science course in global issues. He is a graduate of the UBC Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. In 2003, Dr. Sens was a recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching Prize.
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- International relations
- International security
- Armed conflict and conflict management
- European security
- Canadian foreign and defence policy
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