The project is based on focus groups discussions to look at the impact of microfinance on women’s wellbeing in rural parts of Vietnam. This approach will support to evaluate the different ways through which economic burden associated to microfinance may affect women’s well-being and what are the initiatives involving financial institutions and advocates of women’s […]

The International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) Women’s World Championship tournament is the most significant women’s hockey event outside of the Winter Olympic Games. International events like this are often considered to bring benefits to the local sport community; however, research has systematically demonstrated that hosting alone will not guarantee a legacy. In order to deliver […]

Mon mémoire de maîtrise invite à repenser la coopération mondiale au-delà des frontières nationales et appelle à l’intégration d’une plus large gamme d’acteurs autour des tables de décisions internationales. Pour ce faire, je m’intéresse au cas de l’environnement et, plus particulièrement, à la pollution du plastique dans les océans. À travers ce cas d’étude, mes […]

This paper will explore the industry sectors that attract and retain the largest number of very recent Chinese immigrants (5 years or less) to Canada and the credential recognition services that Chinese skilled workers need in order to be able to work to their full potential in Canada. This paper will also include a review […]

Dans le contexte du vieillissement marqué de la population, exacerbé en milieu rural, la recherche proposée documentera, en partenariat avec le projet Culture aux aînés, les effets d’une réponse alternative pour contrer le sentiment de solitude, l’isolement et l’exclusion sociale des aînés au moyen des arts et de la culture. La recherche analysera les interventions […]

Le projet vise à recenser et analyser les connaissances mobilisées, les instruments utilisées et les choix stratégiques opérés dans les projets des rues conviviales ou complete street, mise en œuvre par certaines municipalités au Canada et en Amérique du Nord. L’analyse porte sur le cadre règlementaire, législatif et normatif nécessaire à la mise en place […]

This research project explores how citizen participation can either reproduce or resist the role of the state as the central actor in public decision-making processes – this is done by comparing two participatory social programs in Mexico City: a neighborhood improvement program (PMByC) and a participatory budgeting program (PP). During the field-trip, the student will […]

As the wild progenitor of modern domestic cattle, aurochs became extinct in the 17th century in Europe. Their extinction in China was once thought to start at the beginning of the Neolithic due to some climatic changes. However, our recent ancient DNA analysis (Cai et al., 2018) has confirmed the aurochs had in fact survived […]

Red Deer College, together with the Red Deer Local Immigration Partnership (RDLIP), received Mitacs Accelerate funding to research the settlement experiences of recent immigrant men to Central Alberta. There have been concerted efforts from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments to attract and retain newcomers in mid-size cities and rural communities in Canada; nevertheless, the […]

Due to the lack of investment from the Federal and Provincial governments for affordable housing and the low number of housing cooperatives formed in the last 30 years the co-op housing model is outdated. In response to a need for affordable housing in Vancouver, BC the Community Land Trust (CLT) has recently opened two newly […]

Le projet : « L’agroalimentaire s’invite à l’école » est un projet qui vise à évaluer les effets d’un programme misant sur l’agroalimentaire à l’école sur le développement des élèves de niveau primaire en tant que futur citoyen. Différentes stratégies pédagogiques seront utilisées afin de sensibiliser les jeunes du primaire et leurs familles ainsi que […]

Ce projet de recherche traite du rôle de la race dans la structuration des espaces verts et des loisirs à Montréal et Détroit des années 1960 aux années 1990. Deux approches seront centrales à cette étude: l’approche des politiques municipales (dynamiques d’implantations des espaces verts, règlements, investissements des espaces verts, équipements, discours municipal de démocratisation […]