Covid-19 starkly illustrates the fragility that accompanies globalization. Climate change looms even larger, but on a timescale that has not generated the necessary sense of urgency. New concepts...
As the length of the lockdown imposed by governments extends from weeks to months, policymakers must consider integrating harm reduction thinking to the way in which they define the terms and the...
Everything about the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, including policy responses and the way they are communicated. With no playbook to rely on, governments around the world are improvising on...
In this webcast moderated by Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan, watch Jennifer Robson, Associate Professor at Carleton University, and Ken Boessenkool, public-policy economist, discuss the...
Effectively responding to a pandemic like COVID-19 requires two things that may be mutually opposed – on one hand, rapid action and, on the other hand, coordinating governmental responses, as the...
Countries react differently to global crises because of their specific economic, institutional, and political environment./maxbellschoolCategory: Academic talks and conferences
In this webinar, Professor Andrew Potter will look at the challenge of journalism in abnormal times. Register here./maxbellschoolCategory: Academic talks and conferences
The current pandemic, the biggest story since 9/11 but more intense in scope, has changed everything about the news business. It isn’t only humans who are being ravaged by the current health...