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The WSSR is 10 Years Old!

Fall 2018

Spring 2019

Winter 2019

Fall 2019

Fall 2018 Workshops

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

Other Special
Training

Winter 2019 Workshops

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

Other Special
Training

Spring 2019 Workshops

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

Quantitative Research Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Other Special Training

Fall 2019 Workshops

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

Other Special
Training

Past Workshops and Events

In 2018...

Winter 2018

Spring 2018

Winter 2018 Workshops

In 2017...

Winter 2017

Spring 2017

Fall 2017

Spring 2017

Winter 2017

Electoral and Democratic Reform

Multiculturalism and Group Diversity

The Parliamentary Process:
Looking Back at the Last 150 Years

Preparing for the May 9, 2017 Provincial General Election:
Managing a Successful Democratic Event

An Evening with...

An Independent Senate in the Canadian Democratic System:
What does it mean and how will it work?

How Should we Govern in a Multicultural and Democratic Society: What Policy Mix is Necessary?

Making our Democratic System of Governance more Prudent and Efficient

Making Good Energy Policy: Is it possible in Canadian democracy?
How the Politics of National Natural Resource Extraction are Framing your Future

Parliamentary Reform: Do we need it? What would it look like?

Writing for Academics, Practitioners, and the General Public

The Future of the Liberals in Canadian Democracy, under Trudeau

An Evening with...

Avoiding Corruption and Scandal in the Future:
Lessons to Learn from Gomery

The Political Theory of Trust and Distrust in Diverse Democracies

Brexit: Why It Happened and What It Means for Democracies Like Canada

An Evening with...

Reconstituting Liberal Democracy

Making Fiscal Policy in Canadian Democracy: What makes good 'cents'?

In 2016...

Winter 2016

Spring 2016

Presidential Politics in America

Citizenship, Democracy and Justice in Multicultural Societies

'Fundamentals' and Strategic Manipulation in
Campaigns: Canada in Comparative Perspective

The Ethics and Political Philosophy of Electoral Systems

The Party Politics of the Quebec Independence Movement

Making Canadian Democracy more Democratic

What is Social Science Research?
Introduction to Philosophy and Methodology

Remaking the Conservative Party for a
New Generation of Conservatives

Changing Canadian Media Landscape:
Communications for Social Change in a Changing Society

Interpretive Approaches to Concepts

Budget and Monetary Policy Options
to Strengthen Economic Growth in Canada

Introduction to Interpretive (-qualitative) Methodologies and Methods

Living and Dying in the 21st Century:
The Canadian Approach

Discourse Analysis

Introduction to Case Studies and Comparative
Case Study Methods

The Role of Government: Rationales, Instruments
and Issues

Interviews and Focus Groups

Process-tracing Methods

Multivariate Modeling with Stata and R

The Parliamentary Process

Mixed-Methods Designs

Winter 2016

The Parliamentary Process
with Honourable Don Boudria

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Canada -
What Next? The Road from Paris
with David Miller

The Economic (and Political) Reality
of Natural Resource Extraction in Canada
with Honourable Stockwell Day

Dealing with Disasters:
How Governments Cope with Unexpected Events
with Dr. Saundra Schneider

The Role of the Senate:
Saving Canadians from Democracy
with Charles Robert

How Can We Govern Canada Ethically?
with Mary Dawson

Ethics and Integrity in the Canadian Government

Citizenship, Democracy and Justice in Multicultural Societies
with Dr. Matteo Gianni

Sigmund Freud and Max Weber as Political Philosophers
with Dr. Ronald Beiner

Electoral and Democratic Reform
with Jean-Pierre Kingsley

Improving Accountability in Canadian Politics
with Honourable Justice John Gomery

Managing Provincial Elections
with Dr. Keith Archer

Canada's Electoral Democracy
with Dr. John Courtney

Election 2015: What does it all mean?
with Paul Wells

In 2015...

Winter 2015

Spring 2015

Making Budgets and the Politics of Natural Resource Extraction
with Honourable Stockwell Day

Canada's Electoral Democracy
with Dr. John C. Courtney

Bridging the Divide: Managing Languages in Canada
with Graham Fraser

Comparing Democracies: Canada in Global Perspective
with Dr. Lawrence LeDuc

Reviving and Rebuilding in Politics: A Multi-level View from the Inside
with John Duffy

'Fundamentals' and Strategic Manipulation in Campaigns:
Canada in Comparative Perspective
with Dr. Richard Johnston

Managing Provincial Elections
with Dr. Keith Archer

The Anatomy of an Inquiry into Alleged Corruption in Government
with Justice Jeffrey Oliphant and Richard J. Wolson, QC

The Intersection of Public Finance and Politics in Ottawa
with Kevin Page

Political Philosophy: What Is It and Why It Matters
with Dr. Ronald Beiner

How Can We Govern Canada Ethically?
with Mary Dawson

Dealing with Disasters:
How Governments Cope with Unexpected Events
with Dr. Saundra Schneider

Citizenship, Democracy and Justice in Multicultural Societies:
Empirical and Normative Insights
with Dr. Matteo Gianni

The Senate: If we can't ditch it, how can we use it?
with Charles Robert

Improving Accountability in Canadian Politics
with Honourable John Gomery

Introduction to Regression Analysis
with Dr. William Jacoby

Diversity and the Ethics of Nationalism
with Dr. Daniel Weinstock

The Parliamentary Process
with Honourable Don Boudria

What Should the NDP Strategy be in 2015?
with Ian Capstick

Electoral and Democratic Reform: What should we do?
with Jean-Pierre Kingsley

What Should the Conservative Strategy be in 2015?
with Tim Powers

Introduction to Interpretive (-qualitative)
Methodologies and Methods

Introduction to Case Study Methods
with Dr. Derek Beach

The Environment and Democratic Governance
with Honourable Stéphane Dion

R: Learning by Example
with Kelly Gleason

Interviews for Qualitative Data Analysis
with Dr. Alenka Jelen

Concepts and Measurement in Case-Based Research
with Dr. Robert Adcock

Discourse Analysis
with Dr. Lea Sgier

Conducting Multivariate Analyses of Social, Economic, and Political Data
with Dr. Harold Clarke & Dr. Guy Whitten

Making "Bipartisan" Social Welfare Policy
with James Hughes

Focus Groups
with Sébastien Dallaire

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
with Dr. Damien Bol

What the Conservatives Need to do to Win the 2015 Election Campaign
with Tasha Kheiriddin

In 2014...

Spring 2014

"Managing Provincial Elections in Quebec"
A Workshop with Jacques Drouin

"Managing Provincial Elections : The BC Perspective"
A Workshop with Dr. Keith Archer

"How Can We Govern Canada Ethically"
A Workshop with Mary Dawson

"The Parliamentary Process and Procedures"
A Workshop with Honourable Don Boudria

"Persona Non Grata : The Death of Free Speech in the Internet Age"
A Workshop with Dr. Tom Flanagan

"After Fusion and Collusion :
It's Time to Fix Montreal's Municipal Governance"
A Workshop with Peter F. Trent

"Democratic Reform in Canada: What is Needed?"
A Workshop with Honourable Michael Chong

"Democratic Reform: Some Realistic Possibilities"
An Evening Talk with Honourable Michael Chong

"The Environment and Democratic Governance"
A Workshop with Honourable Stéphane Dion

"Focus Groups"
A Workshop with Sébastien Dallaire

"Energy, the Economy, and Sustainablity"
An Evening Talk with Honourable Stockwell Day

"Politics of Natural Resource Extraction: What's at Stake?"
A Workshop with Honourable Stockwell Day

"Discourse Analysis"
A Workshop with Dr. Lea Sgier

"Plagues and Pandemics: The Capacity to Respond"
An Evening talk with Dr. David Butler-Jones

"Social Welfare Policy: The New Brunswick Experience"
A Workshop with James Hughes

"The Senate: Lapdog or Watchdog"
A Workshop with Honourable Senator James S. Cowan

"The Future of the Bicameral Legislature"
An Evening Talk with Honourable Senator James Cowan

"The Future of Polling and Democracy" A Workshop with Bruce Anderson

"Accountability in the Senate" A Workshop with Dr. Gary O'Brien

"Causal Case Studies" A Workshop with Dr. Derek Beach

"Introduction to Regression Analysis I"
A Workshop with Dr. Saundra Schneider

"Changing Canada’s Electoral System" A Workshop with Dr. John Courtney

"Guiding Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Process"
An Evening Talk with Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair

"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Its Purpose and its Progress"
A Workshop with Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair

"Cost Projection and Why it Matters" A Workshop with Kevin Page

"Principled Leadership and Politics"
A Workshop with Honourable Dalton McGuinty

"Multivariate Models for Social Scientists
and Policy Analysts: Choices, Interventions, Dynamics"
A Workshop with Dr. Harold Clarke and Dr. Guy Whitten

"The Role of Government"
A Workshop with Mel Cappe

"Shopping for Votes: how politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them"
A Workshop with Susan Delacourt and Dr. Don Lenihan

"Electoral and Democratic Reform: What Should We Do?"
A Workshop with Jean-Pierre Kingsley

"Dealing with Disasters: How Governments Cope with Unexpected Events"
A Workshop with Dr. Saundra Schneider

"Aging and the Territorial Politics of Social Policy"
A Workshop with Dr. Daniel Béland

"Sustainability in the City" A Workshop with David Miller

"The Political Accommodation of Cultural
Differences in Multicultural Societies"
A Workshop with Dr. Matteo Gianni

"Statistical Graphics for Visualizing Data"
A Workshop with Dr. William Jacoby

"Bridging the Divide: Managing Languages in Canada"
A Workshop with Graham Fraser

"Electoral Integrity"
A Workshop with Dr. Pippa Norris

Concordia University

WSSR Workshops and Events

The Department of Political Science has proudly organized the annual Workshops on Social Science Research since 2008. These worksops are now offered three times a year in Winter, Spring, and Fall.

The WSSR workshops are short, intensive learning experiences and networking opportunities that allow you to develop your critical thinking skills, make new contacts, and succeed as future decision makers.

Come learn from influential public figures and renowned academics about democratic governance, public policy, social justice, political theory and research methodology.

The WSSR is 10 Years Old!

Throughout the next year, the WSSR will expand on this theme with a series of special workshops, public deliberation forums, and other focused activities all with the aim to inform and influence the development of a public agenda for Election 2019.

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

with Dr. Caroline Andrew, Professor and Past Director of the Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Robert Shapiro, Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government and Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Mary R. Anderson, Chair/Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Tampa 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Joanna Everitt, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Brenda O'Neill, Associate Professor, University of Calgary 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Honourable Don Boudria, Former Government House Leader 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Jonathan Hiltz, Journalist, Writer and Director of Business Development, INDIVA 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Trevor Norris, Associate Professor, Brock University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Rachel Curran, Former Director of Policy to Prime Minister Stephen Harper 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Michael Coren, Author, Columnist and Speaker 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Amy Mazur, Distinguished Professor, Washington State University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Harold Clarke, Ashbel Smith Professor, University of Texas at Dallas 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Ian Brodie, Associate Professor, University of CalgaryFormer Chief of Staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Olena Hankivsky, Professor and Director of the Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy, Simon Fraser University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Other Special Training

with Dr. Diana L. Gustafson, Professor, Memorial University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

with Honourable Chris Alexander, Former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Honourable Thomas Mulcair, Professor at Université de Montréal, Political Commentator, and Former Leader of the NDP 1:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with James Hughes, Executive Lead, Government and Partner Relations, J.W. McConnell Foundation 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Janet Brown, Pollster and Political Commentator 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Matteo Gianni, Associate Professor, University of Geneva 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Honourable Jean-Marc Fournier, Former Government House Leader and Minister Responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Keith Archer, Former Chief Electoral Officer of British Columbia 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Former Chief Electoral Officer of Canada 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Ian Greene, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Thomas Bryer, Professor, Public Administration, Doctoral Program in Public Affairs, University of Central Florida 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Kiera Ladner, Associate Professor, Political Studies, University of Manitoba 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Kim Nossal, Professor and Director of the Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen's University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Kevin Page, Former Parliamentary Budget Officer, Founding President and CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, University of Ottawa 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Ian Capstick, Social Impact Strategist and Founder of MediaStyle 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. James McHugh, Professor, Fellow and Director of Academic Planning, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Other Special Training

with Dr. Diana L. Gustafson, Professor, Memorial University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

And more to come...

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

with Dr. Sandra Breux, Associate Professor, Centre Culture Urbanisation Société, INRS 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Honourable John H. Gomery, Former Superior Court of Quebec Judge and Public Inquiry Commissioner 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. David J. Bercuson, Director of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies and Associate Director of International Programs, University of Calgary School of Public Policy 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Kay Schlozman, J. Joseph Moakley Professor, Morrissey College of Arts and Science, Boston College 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Lawrence LeDuc, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Mary E. Dawson, Former Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Matteo Gianni, Associate Professor, University of Geneva 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

with Dr. Ronald Beiner, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto Mississauga 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Public Deliberation Forums

with Honourable Thomas Mulcair, Professor at Université de Montréal, Political Commentator, and Former Leader of the NDP 1:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Recent Past Events

An Evening with...Chris Turner, Author, Essayist and Strategist 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

An Evening with...Dr. David Jones, Former Chief Public Health Officer of Canada 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

An Evening with...Véronique Hivon, Vice-Cheffe of the Parti Québécois and Official Opposition Critic for Justice, Family and End-of-Life Care 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

A Roundtable with...Honourable James S. Cowan, Former Nova Scotia Senator 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

Questions?

Democratic Governance, Public Policy & Social Justice

with Honourable Don Boudria, Former Government House Leader 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Rachel Curran, Former Director of Policy to Prime Minister Stephen Harper 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Shannon Sampert, Director and Editor-in-chief of Evidence Network.ca Associate Professor, University of Winnipeg 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Jean-Pierre Kingsley, Former Chief Electoral Officer of Canada 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Graham Fraser, Canada's Former Commissioner of Official Languages 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Mel Cappe, Former Clerk of the Privy Council 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Lawrence LeDuc, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Carole MacNeil, Journalist and Host of CBC News Network Tonight 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. David Jones, Former Chief Public Health Officer of Canada 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Matteo Gianni, Associate Professor, University of Geneva 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Quantitative Research Methodology

with Dr. Mebs Kanji, Associate Professor, Concordia University & Kerry Tannahill, PhD Candidate 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Guy Whitten, Professor and Director, European Union Center, Texas A & M University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Guy Whitten, Professor, Texas A&M University and Dr. Harold Clarke, Ashbel Smith Professor, University of Texas at Dallas 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Harold Clarke, Ashbel Smith Professor, University of Texas at Dallas 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Jeff Gill, Professor, American University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Ian Brodie, Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Former Chief of Staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

An Evening with...
Chris Turner, Author, Essayist and Strategist 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

An Evening with...
Dr. David Jones, Former Chief Public Health Officer of Canada 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

An Evening with...
Véronique Hivon, Vice-Cheffe of the Parti Québécois and Official Opposition Critic for Justice, Family and End-of-Life Care 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

A Roundtable with...
Honourable James S. Cowan, Former Nova Scotia Senator 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.

with Dr. Shannon Sampert,
Director and Editor-in-chief of Evidence Network.ca
Associate Professor, University of Winnipeg 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Graham Fraser,
Canada's Former Commissioner of Official Languages 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Mel Cappe,
Former Clerk of the Privy Council 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Lawrence LeDuc,
Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Mebs Kanji, Associate Professor, Concordia University &
Kerry Tannahill, PhD Candidate 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Guy Whitten, Professor, Texas A&M University and
Dr. Harold Clarke, Ashbel Smith Professor, University of Texas at Dallas 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Frederic Schaffer, Professor,
University of Massachusetts Amherst 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Derek Beach,
Professor, University of Aarhus, Denmark 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Andrew Bennett, Professor of Government,
Georgetown University 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Robert Adcock,
Professorial Lecturer,
American University's School of International Service 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Lea Sgier,
Senior Lecturer, University of Geneva
Senior Researcher, University of Applied Arts and Sciences (Social Work) 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Robert Adcock,
Professorial Lecturer,
American University's School of International Service 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Dr. Lea Sgier,
Senior Lecturer, University of Geneva
Senior Researcher, University of Applied Arts and Sciences (Social Work) 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

with Sébastien Dallaire,
Vice President, Ipsos Public Affairs 9 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

An Evening with...
Dr. David Jones, Former Chief Public Health Officer of Canada 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m.