Learn 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 will discuss working with government and public servants, based on years of experience. Ms. Moore will focus on making connections with government, both as a government relations expert and as a former government staff person.
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.
Upcoming sessions
Researchers engaging government during and after an election
How researchers can advise government representatives
Different ways of working with government in research
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 Acting Director, Research and Public Policy Outreach
Session 1: Different ways of working with government in research
๐๐ข๐ฆ๐: 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Social Sciences Building (FSS), room 4006
๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐: One presentation will be in French and the other in English. Follow up discussion can be in both languages.
Patrick Leblond
Kathryn Moore
Session 2: How researchers can advise government representatives
๐๐ข๐ฆ๐: 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Social Sciences Building (FSS), room 4004
๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐: One presentation will be in French and the other in English. Follow up discussion can be in both languages.
Explore 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, will share 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, will discuss advising government in parliamentary committees as well as working in international organizations.
Roland Paris
Cรฉline Castets-Renard
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
Elizabeth Dubois
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
Jennifer Wallner
Contact us
Office of Public Policy Research and Outreach
Cintia Quiroga
Acting Director, Research and Public Policy Outreach
[email protected]
Linda Gionet
Lead Specialist, Public Policy and Research
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Karine Fossou
Senior Communications Advisor, Public Policy and Research
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