The session provided insights about working with government representatives to improve public policy with speakers Professor Patrick Leblond, associate professor and CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and Kathryn Moore, uOttawa director of government relations. Professor Leblond discussed working with government and public servants, based on years of experience. Ms. Moore focused on making connections with government, both as a government relations expert and as a former government staff person.
Research and Public Policy Brown Bag Lunch Series
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The series aims to provide the University of Ottawa research community an opportunity to get together and learn from one another on engaging with government and decision-makers, understanding the policy-making process, disseminating their research and shaping public policy. Each session will feature guest speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise, as well as informal discussions.
The series aims to provide the University of Ottawa research community an opportunity to get together and learn from one another on engaging with government and decision-makers, understanding the policy-making process, disseminating their research and shaping public policy. Each session will feature guest speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise, as well as informal discussions.
2024-2025 Sessions
Mar 19
Experiences of researchers as scholars-in-residence in the federal government
Learn about the experience of scholars-in-residence in the federal government
Researchers engaging government during and after an election
Discuss navigating relationships with the federal government with an election on the horizon and a possible change in government.
How researchers can advise government representatives
Session on how to advise government representatives and to position yourself for such opportunities.
โWe designed this series to offer our research community a space to share knowledge and practices that improve dialogue with government and increase research impact.โ
Cintia Quiroga, PhD
โ Director, Research and Public Policy Outreach
Session 1: Different ways of working with government in research
Patrick Leblond
Associate Professor and CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Kathryn Moore
Director of Government Relations at the University of Ottawa
Session 2: How researchers can advise government representatives
The session explored how to advise government representatives and to position yourself for such opportunities.โฏProfessor Roland Paris, Director of uOttawaโs Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, shared insights from his experience advising government officials and working in government. Professor Cรฉline Castets-Renard, University Research Chair on Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context and professor at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, discussed advising government in parliamentary committees as well as working in international organizations.
Roland Paris
Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa
Cรฉline Castets-Renard
Research Chair on Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context, Full Professor at the CLTS and in the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Session 3: Researchers engaging government during and after an election
Discuss navigating relationships with the federal government with an election on the horizon and a possible change in government. Michael Wernick, uOttawaโs Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management and former clerk of the Privy Council, will share his insights from a government perspective about what researchers should consider when forming relationships or working with government during and after an election. Professor Elizabeth Dubois, uOttawaโs University Research Chair in Politics, Communication and Technology, professor at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society and an associate professor in the Department of Communication of the Faculty of Arts, will share her experiences from the perspective of a researcher who interacted with government during an election and analyzed the impact of the 2019 election on the digital ecosystem and civic engagement.
Michael Wernick
Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa and Canadian public sector leader
Elizabeth Dubois
uOttawaโs Research Chair in Politics, Communication and Technology, Professor at the CLTS and in the Faculty of Arts
Session 4: Experiences of researchers as scholars-in-residence in the federal government
Learn about the experience of scholars-in-residence and how it has shaped their relationships and research collaborations with federal government representatives, as well as the impact it has had on their research. Vanessa MacDonnell, associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, and co-director of the uOttawa Public Law Centre, and Jennifer Wallner, Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair in Canadian Politics and associate professor at the School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, will describe how this work has helped them in their public policy research and advocacy.
Vanessa MacDonnell
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, and Co-Director of the uOttawa Public Law Centre
Jennifer Wallner
Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair in Canadian Politics and Associate Professor at the School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Contact us
Office of Public Policy Research and Outreach
Cintia Quiroga
Director, Research and Public Policy Outreach
[email protected]
Karine Fossou
Senior Communications Advisor, Research and Public Policy
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