This investigation aims to discuss possible relationships between internal dynamics of different cocaine markets in Recife and uses of this information in drug policies implemented in the city. Understanding the configurational mechanisms that operate in different cocaine markets, their functionalities, dysfunctionalities and particularities is needed. Then, I must analyse how the existing policies considers the […]

The objective of this project is to compare and analyse the forms of non-state governance of violence in two poor communities in the southern region of Recife, Northeast Brazil. Although they are close to each other and have similar structural contexts, each of these communities has specific governance arrangements with disparate day-to-day consequences. The working […]

The research plan has been jointly proposed by the academics of the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development and Cameco Corporation to meet the needs of industry, [federal/provincial] government(s), and Northern Saskatchewan residents by researching key issues such as duty to consult, resource sector competiveness, and Northern development strategies. The research results will assist […]

The legal profession, like many professions within the global economy, is undergoing significant change with advances in innovation and technologies and as geo-political and economic shifts are underway. As the only association representing the legal profession across the country, but also active in the global economy through various initiatives including international projects supported by partners […]

Age-based diseases of cognitive dysfunction such as dementia and Alzheimer’s are a growing problem in Canada that already cost the healthcare system over $10 billion annually. The ability to provide the general public with ubiquitous access to iterative cognitive function testing would be extremely valuable to the individual, society, and science. LRDG has commenced development […]

Age-based diseases of cognitive dysfunction such as dementia and Alzheimer’s are a growing problem in Canada that already cost the healthcare system over $10 billion annually. The ability to provide the general public with ubiquitous access to iterative cognitive function testing would be extremely valuable to the individual, society, and science. LRDG has commenced development […]

The objective of this research project is to study the perceptions of internationally educated nurses who are taking a language proficiency test, the Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) in order to practice nursing in Canada. Since effective communication is critical to quality healthcare, the CELBAN has an important role in evaluating the […]

Le projet porte sur trois types d’organisations économiques offrant des services de soins privés au Québec et dont la main-d’œuvre est largement féminisée: 1) les agences privées d’aide à domicile; 2) les chaînes de résidences privées pour aînés; 3) les groupes de médecine de famille. Il vise d’abord à dresser leur portrait économique : structure […]

Le projet porte sur trois types d’organisations économiques offrant des services de soins privés au Québec et dont la main-d’œuvre est largement féminisée: 1) les agences privées d’aide à domicile; 2) les chaînes de résidences privées pour aînés; 3) les groupes de médecine de famille. Il vise d’abord à dresser leur portrait économique : structure […]

My internship will take part of a comparative study aiming at exploring structural conditions and individual integration pathways of resettled refugees with inter-sectional risks of exclusion in Canada and Germany. The study consists of 1) a scoping literature review on resettlement pathways of families with disabilities and 2) mix-method data collection from resettled refugees with […]

The proposed research will focus on changes in cannabis use patterns and sources of supply following cannabis legalization, and on how these changes produce and/or reduce cannabis-related harm. The research will involve statistical analyses of Statistic Canada’s National Cannabis Survey (NCS). Some key areas of consideration will be: cannabis-impaired driving, cannabis dependence, and youth cannabis […]

The proposed research will focus on changes in cannabis use patterns and sources of supply following cannabis legalization, and on how these changes produce and/or reduce cannabis-related harm. The research will involve statistical analyses of Statistic Canada’s National Cannabis Survey (NCS). Some key areas of consideration will be: cannabis-impaired driving, cannabis dependence, and youth cannabis […]