The Comparative Politics of Immigration: Policy Choice in Germany, Canada, Switzerland & USA

Completed 2020. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Standard Research Grant #410-2008-00210 Researchers Antje Ellermann (PI) Research Assistants Matthew Gravelle, Clare McGovern, Aim Sinpeng, Valerie Freeland, Camille Desmares, Graeme Bant, Alberto Alcaraz Project Summary The Comparative Politics of Immigration Policy seeks to account for the variety of immigration policies adopted by democratic […]

Conferences

2017/18 “The Internationalization of Canadian Higher Education: which direction are we heading?” This roundtable will address the internationalization strategies of universities in Canada (and B.C. more specifically) by looking at three dimensions or debates in higher education internationalization: What does internationalization mean? Who does internationalization affect? How does internationalization vary across degree-level? These issues will […]

Talks

2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18

Research Colloquium

2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18

Speaker Series

IES European Transitions Speaker Series (2020/21) IES European Transitions Speaker Series (2019/20) IES European Transitions Speaker Series (2018/19) IES Migration and Diversity Speaker Series (2017/18)

Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Far-Right Party Support in Europe

Ongoing 2020. This research was financially supported by the Institute for European Studies. Researchers Dr. Alan M. Jacobs (Professor of Political Science) Research Assistant Daniel Rojas Lozano (PhD Student of Political Student) Project Summary The literature on the rise of far-right parties in advanced democracies has been characterized by a vibrant debate over the degree […]

From Austerity to Mutual Spending? The Frugal Four and the Fiscal Policy Regime of the EU

Completed 2020. This research was financially supported by the Institute for European Studies. Project Name From Austerity to Mutual Spending? The Frugal Four and the Fiscal Policy Regime of the EU Researchers Dr. Kurt Huebner (Professor of Political Science, Jean Monnet for European Integration and Global Political Economy) (PI) Research Assistant Henrik Jacobsen (PhD Student […]

Material Culture between Italy and China: Food, Fashion, and Architecture

Completed 2020. This research was financially supported by the Institute for European Studies. Project Name “Material Culture between Italy and China: Food, Fashion, and Architecture” Researchers Gaoheng Zhang, (Assistant Professor of Italian Studies, FHIS) (PI) Research Assistant Han Fei, (PhD candidate in French Studies, FHIS) Funding $2,000 IES Research Support This project will be the […]

The Comparative Study of Campaigns

Researchers Richard Johnston (PI) Research Assistants Alexandre Rivard, Sarah Lachance, Aaron Buffie, Spencer McKay Funding SSHRC, Humboldt Stiftung (Germany), German Longitudinal Election Study Project Description Citizens profess to despise election campaigns, which they see as coarse, expensive, and unnecessarily protracted, and as sites for character assassination if not outright manipulation. The shorter their duration and […]

Open Access Dostoevsky Scholarship

Ongoing 2020. This research was financially supported by the Institute for European Studies. Researchers Dr. Katherine Bowers (Associate Professor, CENES) (PI) Research Assistant Dorothee Leesing (PhD Candidate, CENES) Funding $3500 (112 hours of RA support from mid-August to mid-October) A substantial portion of Dr. Bowers recent research has focused on Dostoevsky’s works, and, in particular, […]