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The role of transnational advocacy networks in Tunisian transition to democracy

Tunisia is the only Arab country that successfully achieved the transition to democracy. So far, many aspect of the Tunisian democratic transition have been studied, but academic research still ignores a study of its international context. The objective of my research is to investigate the contribution of the transnational advocacy networks (TNA) within the process of democratic transition in Tunisia. Through large scale of interviews and data collecting, my project aims at understating which role were played by this network of global activists in enhancing and framing the domestic events. My research will contribute to the development of the academic knowledge about the TNAs` impact within developing countries.
It will give refinement to the theory of the Tunisian exceptionality through the lens of its international dimension. My project has also the potential to provide crucial elements of analysis for the policy makers and analysts.
It will highlight the level of importance that Tunisia has within the international system, what functions it has in the international economy and where it is strategically and diplomatically placed.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Francesco Cavatorta

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Tunis El Manar

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

La flexicurité sur les marchés du travail au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord : une comparaison entre la Tunisie et le Liban

Dans un contexte de mondialisation, ce projet de recherche vise à comprendre les facteurs qui ont contribué aux réformes de la fléxicurité des lois du travail en Tunisie et au Liban. Par fléxicurité, on entend les différentes configurations de la flexibilité (par ex. : l’introduction des contrats atypiques, la réduction des indemnités de licenciement, etc.) et de la sécurité de l’emploi (par ex. : les conditions de licenciement, les réglementations d’emploi, etc.). Plus particulièrement, notre projet cherche à identifier le rôle joué par les acteurs clés (comme les syndicats, les associations patronales, la bureaucratie, les organisations internationales, etc.) sur le plan des réformes dans les deux pays à l’étude. Pour ce faire, notre étude met à contribution les deux types de méthodologies, qualitatives et quantitatives. L’analyse qualitative a pour but d’identifier la position et d’analyser l’influence des acteurs clés sur le contenu de la réforme. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Umut Reza Ozkan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Carthage

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

The health effects of separation on transnational families: A multi-country study of temporary farm workers in Canada and their families in Mexico

With increasing rates of economic and forced migration globally, there is a great need to deepen our understanding of the relationship between health and family separation due to migration. Under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, farm workers from Mexico are hired to work in Canada for up to eight months a year. From a social determinants of health perspective, the precarious work and migratory conditions paired with the cyclical and long-term separation of families, increases the risk of workers and their families for mental, physical and emotional health problems. Using qualitative methodologies and critical social theories, I will examine the role of family separation due to migration as a social determinant of the health of Mexican transnational families. In particular, the expected outcomes of the Mitacs Globalink project in Mexico are: enhancement of the quality and cultural sensitivity of the study; a comprehensive literature review on migration and health with sources not available in Canada; interviews with subject matter experts; and data collection at the community level.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Denise Gastaldo

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Genre, vieillissement et mobilité: la mobilité des femmes âgées dans trois quartiers de Puebla, Mexique

Mon projet de recherche explore la relation entre le genre, l’âge et la mobilité quotidienne en milieu urbain. Intéressée par l’expérience urbaine des femmes âgées, j’ai choisi de faire une étude de cas dans la ville de Puebla, comparant la mobilité dans trois quartiers différents. Ma recherche traitera donc de la question des divers obstacles qui affectent la mobilité quotidienne des femmes âgées dans trois quartiers de cette ville: La Hacienda, Gabriel Pastor et El Refugio. Ce travail permettra d’identifier les déplacements et habitudes quotidiennes des femmes âgées de ces quartiers ainsi que les nombreux défis auxquels elles font face. L’analyse de ces données permettra par la suite d’identifier les tendances communes aux trois environnements, rendant possible la proposition d’actions en matière d’aménagement urbain pour améliorer la mobilité de ce groupe de population.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Paula Negron

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Characterization of the regional groundwater quality evolution in an over-exploited volcanic aquifer system using multi-parameter analysis

Le Mexique est actuellement confronté à un sérieux problème d’épuisement de ces nappes phréatiques. La vallée de Toluca qui héberge la cinquième plus grande agglomération du pays n’est pas épargnée. Des populations croissantes ont accès à des ressources en eau potable de plus en plus limitées. Toutefois, si la qualité, en plus de la quantité, de cette eau se dégrade, comme conséquence de l’activité humaine, le problème devient encore plus complexe. L’effet du pompage excessif sur la qualité de l’eau souterraine est un phénomène qui n’est pas encore bien compris et varie énormément d’une région à l’autre. Mieux comprendre comment évolue la composition hydrochimique de cette nappe phréatique est le premier pas nécessaire à la protection de cette ressource non renouvelable. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Benoît Fournier

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

A novel waste gas treatment technology to remove volatile organic contaminants with high concentration

Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are compounds that readily evaporate at room temperature. The increasing demand and use of products containing VOC’s, has caused a rapid increase in the VOC’s entering the atmosphere. These compounds have a direct and negative impact on the environment and are also known to pose risks to human health. Currently, there are a variety of techniques available for the removal of VOC’s that include adsorption, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) are used to remove light VOC’s, although the focus of this research project will be to recover the heavier VOC’s as products, which is an area with very limited research available. The two major anticipated outcomes for this project include obtaining basic experimental data for adsorption and desorption on different materials and to develop optimized technological parameters for future industrial application.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jesse Zhu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Tianjin University

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Mapping the connections between spinal interneurons and motoneurons with super-resolution microscopy

Motility is an essential characteristic of many aquatic and terrestrial animals. In vertebrates, self-contained and autonomous neuronal networks in the spinal cord can produce patterned and rhythmic locomotor outputs in the absence of higher brain centres and sensory inputs. Spinal locomotor networks comprised of interneurons differentially control the outputs of respective motoneuron subtypes that exclusively activate specific muscles in the limbs. While these local spinal circuits have been shown essential in the generation of coordinated locomotion, the fundamental mechanisms by which this is achieved remain largely unknown. One major factor limiting further discovery in the spinal cord has been the inability to breakdown the locomotor circuit beyond single cells to single synapses. However, with the very recent advents of super-resolution and light-sheet microscopy it is now possible to study individual synaptic connection patterns and single synapse structures.TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ying Zhang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ShanghaiTech University

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Université :

Dalhousie University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Development of Morphing Skin

Parallel mechanisms/robots have been developed for numerous applications. At Ryerson University, it has been implemented in morphing wing mechanism design. However, an ideal morphing skin is required to create a functional morphing wing. In addition to morphing wings, other applications may require parallel robots to be covered due to environment requirements, for example, medical, industrial, and nuclear robots. These coverings can be classified as flexible and rigid. Flexible covers are stretchable materials. Though easily manufactured, they have problems, such as sagging, ripples, and require extra force for stretching. Rigid covers are made of a series of rigid sliding panels, no sagging and no ripple with negligible actuation force, good for applications where structural strength is required, such as morphing winglet. This background motivates the research of a rigid morphing skin design. The overall outcome of the research will incorporate numerical formulation, methodology validation, and study of other possible applications.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Fengfeng Xi

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Harbin Institute of Technology

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Sustainable Food Systems for Future Cities: The Potential of Urban Agriculture from a Case Study in Nanjing, China

Urbanization is increasing rapidly worldwide, predominantly in developing countries, and thus becoming an issue in addressing food security. In addition to the conflict between sustaining rural agricultural production and the rapid consumption of land by growing urban activities, agricultural areas within or around cities are also being transformed. This is creating a need for diverse and responsive food systems. Cities have a strong role to play in this transition to responsive urban food systems that provide a level of subsidence and supportive services for sustainable food production which urban residents will increasingly depend on. In rapidly urbanizing China, recent policy has focused on national-scale food security and production and does not adequately address the needs or issues of access that the increasingly urban Chinese population faces. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Steffanie Scott

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Nanjing University

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

University of Waterloo

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Financing China’s Industrial Adjustment

The research project examines how social and political groups make critical policy choices in a challenging economic context. Focusing on the sub-provincial cases in China, the project aims to examine the process of financial reform during a period of declining economic growth. Examining the government-business relations, the research addresses the challenges that the Chinese political elites face to address the critical needs of diversifying its financial system in order to facilitate economic growth without losing control and oversight over its institutions. From a theoretical perspective, the project aims to shed light on state-building through regulatory reform in a unique political system like China during a period of industrial adjustment. From an empirical perspective, the project contributes our understanding on how an East Asian developmental state adapts to Western financial system by localizing financial practices.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lynette Ong

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Zhejiang University

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Fugitive Emissions in Liquefied Natural Gas Transmission, Storage, and Distribution: Canadian Solutions for Transportation and Remote Power

The proposed research will be focused on eliminating fugitive emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) transmission, storage, and distribution operations. LNG can be used as fuel for transportation, and for combined heat and power generation in remote locations. We will study transmission, storage, and distribution operations by developing quasi-steady-state and time-dependent thermodynamic models. These models will be validated using data from instrumented equipment at our industrial partners’ sites (a small consortium has been created specifically to support the proposed research). The expected research breakthroughs can be transferred to our consortium partners immediately – thereby enhancing the safety and competitiveness of Canada’s natural gas sector.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Joshua Brinkerhoff;Walter Merida;Patrick Kirchen

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Siemens Canada (Richmond, BC);FortisBC Energy Inc;Solaris Management Consultants;Ekona Power

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

Université :

The University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Programme :

Accelerate

Pressure Ulcer Biobank from Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a major health problem in people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). PUs increase hospital admissions, with 25% of SCI treatment cost linked to PU management. Currently, treatment is limited and new therapeutic options are required. Wound fluid from PUs is invaluable for researchers as it allows a detailed study of the disease. However, no system is in place to systematically collect and store SCI PU wound fluid in British Columbia. In response, the aim of this proposal is to collaborate with the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) to establish a PU biobank. The RHI have access to large numbers of SCI patients and have developed a non-invasive technique to extract would fluid from PUs. Together, this biobank will provide an invaluable tool for researchers and assist with the overall goal of RHI to accelerate the translation of discoveries into improved treatments for people with SCIs.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David Granville

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Rick Hansen Institute

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

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