/channels/taxonomy/term/7029/all en /channels/channels/news/isid-policy-brief-key-issues-myanmar-november-2020-elections-325908 <p>On 8 November 2020, Myanmar will hold its second election since the country鈥檚 gradual liberalization began. Despite presenting itself as a force for liberal democracy five years ago, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has demonstrated its unwillingness to commit itself to the protection of civil freedoms and the expansion of federal governance.</p> Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:48:52 +0000 webfull 164897 at /channels /channels/channels/news/isid-professor-practice-christian-novak-oecds-2020-conference-private-finance-sustainable-319738 <p><a href="/">平特五不中-ISID's</a> <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/cncncn">Professor of Practice Christian Novak</a> participated last week at the <a href="http://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-topics/private-finance-for-sustainable-development.htm">OECD's 2020 conference on Private Finance for Sustainable Development</a>.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:31:25 +0000 webfull 157981 at /channels /channels/channels/news/most-recent-issue-latitude-isids-newsletter-out-295709 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development's regular newsletter, LATITUDE, is now available for download.聽 Read up on our people, our research, our events and our programs!</p> <p>Printed copies are available at the Institute in Peterson Hall.</p> Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:14:41 +0000 webfull 147664 at /channels /channels/channels/news/5-lessons-non-linear-scientific-career-eliane-ubalijoro-profiled-forbes-295250 <p>ISID Professor of Practice, Dr Eliane Ubalijoro, is profiled in Forbes magazine.</p> <p>Read the full article online:聽 <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2019/03/07/5-lessons-for-a-non-linear-scientific-career/#3cebff4c511b">https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2019/03/07/5-lessons-for-a-non-...</a></p> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:19:16 +0000 webfull 147114 at /channels /channels/channels/news/working-export-manufacturing-blessing-or-curse-294771 <p>ISID's Global Governance Lab releases a new policy brief by Francesco Amodio and Andreas Menzel, "Working in Export Manufacturing:聽 A Blessing or a Curse".聽 Read about it here!</p> Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:27:34 +0000 webfull 146538 at /channels /channels/event/joint-isid-ghp-and-economics-seminarof-quacks-and-crooks-conundrum-informal-health-care-india-265667 <h3><em>The Institute for the Study of International Development, 平特五不中 Global Health Programs and the Department of Economics are happy to present a special lecture by Dr.</em></h3> Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:30:39 +0000 webfull 124854 at /channels /channels/news/challenge-developing-countries-bottom-225423 <p><span>The Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) at 平特五不中 will host the conference聽</span><span><b>鈥�</b></span><span><b><i>The Challenge of Developing Countries from the Bottom-up鈥澛�</i></b></span><span>to examine the needs of international development in today鈥檚 increasingly complex world.</span><span><b><i>聽</i></b></span><span>The event will bring together more than a dozen of the world鈥檚 top figures in international development. Speakers will discuss methods of generating national development in sustainable ways through the participation of experts from the non-profit, private and public sectors, local and transnational civil society actors, and the international development community. The conference will be held at聽</span><span><b>Centre Mont-Royal, 2200 Mansfield Street, Montreal</b></span><span>聽on聽</span><span><b>March 21-22, 2013</b></span><span>.</span> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:21:22 +0000 webfull 95182 at /channels /channels/event/mcdonald-currie-lecture-joelle-adler-239565 <p>McDonald-Currie Lecture with <strong>Joelle Adler (EMBA'14)</strong></p> <p>Presented by Desautels, Faculty of Management and ISID (Institute for the Study of International Development)</p> Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:06:26 +0000 webfull 105935 at /channels /channels/event/extractive-industries-and-local-communities-beyond-social-license-operate-emmanuel-raufflet-associat-239721 <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><b>"Extractive Industries and Local Communities: Beyond the Social License to Operate"</b></p> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:04:39 +0000 webfull 106108 at /channels /channels/news/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-brain-drain-versus-promoting-african-development-243472 <p>Since the 1960s, a number of programs have enabled promising students from developing countries to attend institutions of higher education in the global North with the goal of equipping them to contribute more effectively to development in their own countries. But, how do African scholarship recipients today understand their potential contributions to the development of their home societies? Does this differ among students who study in their home countries, in other African countries, or in the global North? Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:03:13 +0000 webfull 108756 at /channels /channels/news/apec-peru-2016-nov-19-20-264231 <p>Prime Ministrer Trudeau聽will attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Peru, which will culminate on 19鈥�20 November 2016 in Lima. (<a href="http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2016/11/08/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-travel-cuba-argentina-and-peru">APEC</a>)</p> Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:24:52 +0000 webfull 123097 at /channels