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(Last updated May 2004)

The Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism was established in 1982 by the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. The purpose of the project is to examine various aspects of Canadian foreign policy. Since 1982, the Centre has undertaken countless research projects and has supported individual as well as group projects.

Administrative Structure

Associate Directors
Dr. John R. English, Department of History, University of Waterloo
Dr. Andrew F. Cooper, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo
Dr. Geoffrey Hayes, Department of History, University of Waterloo

Office Administrator and Conference Organizer

Lena Yost

Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism Offices
The Department of History at the University of Waterloo has generously supported the CFPF through the use of an office in Hagey Hall (HH133). This office is used as a communications centre for all project activities and is equipped with basic office technologies. In addition, the Centre has developed a detailed reference materials collection on issues related to Canadian foreign policy and the United Nations.

Publications
Tests of Global Governance: Canadian Diplomacy and United Nations World Conferences provides a detailed examination of UN World Conferences with respect to the interface between diplomatic method and new forms of global governance. [ read more ]

Co-edited collection, Andrew F. Cooper, John English, and Ramesh Thakur, Minding Global Governance: International Commissions and the Challenge of Ideas in World Politics (currently under review).

Enhansing Global Governance: Towards a New Diplomacy is derived from papers presented at two conferences, one in Canada in September 1999 and another in Japan in July 2000. The conferences focused on the theme of the United Nations and "New Diplomacy". Edited by Andrew Cooper, John English and Ramesh Thakur.Published by the United Nations University Press. ISBN 92-808-1074-X

"Looking to the Millennium" Canada-Germany Atlantik-Brücke Conference, Langdon Hall, Cambridge, Ontario, October 23-25, 1998. Edited by Carol O'Connor and Carol Cooper. Published by the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism, University of Waterloo by a grant from ATS - Automation Tooling Systems Inc. ISBN 0-9684896

The papers from the Worthwhile Initiatives Conference held on February 6 and 7, 1998 are being turned into a book to be published by Irwin Press. The volume will appear in a new series on 'Contemporary Affairs' being published under the auspices of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA). The book editors will be Andrew Cooper, John English and Geoffrey Hayes. The general editor of the series is J.L. Granatstein.

The Centre was also instrumental in arranging with representatives from the Fulbright program for funding for a chair in the International Trade Specialization.

Conferences

Overviews

Ideal/Institutional Nexus
The New Diplomacy

Argentina 2004

Learning From Crisis: Where Do We Go For Global Governance?
Background
Participants List
Participants Bios
Agenda
Summary

Waterloo 2002

The Ideas Institutional Nexus: The Influence of International Commissions
Participant list
Program
Agenda

Amman 2001

The New Diplomacy: Like-Minded Countries and Non-Governmental Organizationa
Participants list
Outline
Agenda

Tokyo 2000

The Global Compact & UN Institutions
Participants list
Report
Program

Waterloo 1999

Towards a New Democracy: Enhancing Global Governance
Participants list
Report
Program

Student Employment Opportunities

The establishment of the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism has created employment opportunities for students at the University of Waterloo. These positions have given students the opportunity to acquire administrative and editorial skills and to enhance research techniques.

Contact Information

E-mail: cfpf@watarts.uwaterloo.ca
Telephone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 2765
Fax: (519) 746-2658
Postal address: Hagey Hall, Room 133, University Of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada