Canadian Consortium on Human Security
January 2007 I Vol.5, Issue 1
CCHS News
CCHS Complementary Activities Winners
As part of its Complementary Activities program, the Consortium has sponsored a number of human security-related workshops and conferences across Canada. For the 2006-2007 competition, a total of 20 applications were received from a diverse network of institutions across Canada, including NGOs and student organizations, as well as events organized by young scholars. The applications underwent a review by a national committee in December 2006 and the following winners were chosen:
“Failing, Failed and Fragile States” Conference hosted by the International Relations Student Association at UBC: http://www.fragilestates.ca/ “Can the Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds serve as a model for the Canadian extractive industry operation overseas?” workshop hosted by the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto “Human Security and the Environment” roundtable organized by BC-based NGO, One Sky – Canadian Institute of Sustainable Living “Failed and Fragile States: Strengthening Canada’s policies on failed states ” Conference at Royal Roads University “Post Conflict Peacebuilding in Africa: Assessing DDR Processes” Conference at the University of Alberta “Before the Crisis Breaks: Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Preventive "Diplomacy in the 21st Century”, the Peace and Conflict Society at the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies’ second annual international conference at the University of Toronto.CCHS Fellows Roundtable
One of the most effective and energizing aspects of the Consortium continues to be the funding of bright young Canadians. The CCHS Fellows and Graduate Research Award holders continue to impress, in their commitment both to the human security agenda and to the advancement of policy relevant research at Canadian institutions.
On February 2, 2007, the Consortium will hold a CCHS Fellows Roundtable in collaboration with the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto. This Roundtable will provide an opportunity for present CCHS Doctoral, Post-Doctoral and Non-Academic Fellows and Munk Centre Post-docs to build a tighter network and research community that will contribute to keeping human security front and centre on both scholarly and policy agendas.
This opportunity will allow researchers to:
directly learn about each other’s research in a way that contributes to their ongoing work, showcase their innovative research, push forward a comprehensive human security agenda, establish a virtual network of scholars.This event will precede the University of Toronto Peace & Conflict Studies Conference “Before the Crisis Breaks: Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Prevention Diplomacy in the 21st Century”. This timing will allow CCHS Fellows to benefit from participation in this CCHS-funded conference, bringing together well-known international scholars and over 120 students.
CCHS Fellows, CCHS Executive Council Members, Department of Foreign Affairs policy-makers, and Munk Centre Post-Docs are invited to participate in the CCHS Fellows Roundtable. For more information on the Roundtable, email www.humansecurity.info/cchsfellowships.htm.
