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Diversity is good for business

At a time when global migration is at a record high, Prof. Momani, is examining the impact of immigration on the bottom lines of Canadian businesses. Her research shows that across all sectors in Canada, a 1% increase in workforce diversity corresponds to an average increase of 2.4% increase in revenue and a 0.5% increase in productivity. Momani explores how Canada is uniquely positioned to harness the benefits of immigration, a benefit that she has named Canada’s diversity dividend.

On March 29th Dr. Anna Esselment moderated a panel on “#MeToo and Parliament” in Ottawa as part of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group seminar series.

As the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Diplomatic Studies Section, International Studies Association, Prof. Cooper accepted the award at a special panel at the Toronto 2019 ISA conference: Thursday March 28, TD14: 4-5:45 pm, Sheraton Centre. 

Panel Participants:

"Conventional Deterrence and Landpower in Northeastern Europe" Authored by Dr. Alexander Lanoszka, Dr. Michael A. Hunzeker.

Do alliances curb efforts by states to develop nuclear weapons?

Professor Esselment co-authors new article in Qualitative Research, titled "Negotiating with gatekeepers to get interviews with politicians: qualitative research recruitment in a digital media environment"

Aexander Lanoszka and Michael Hunzeker co-wrote an article for the Washington Post's Monkey Cage that publicises their academic work on the First World War and why it lasted as long as it did.

Photo of Canadian soldiers in the trenches, courtesy of the Canadian War Museum

The discussion continues in Dr. Lanoszka's co-authored article in War on the Rocks.

Dr. Alexander Lanoszka, our newest professor, co-wrote an interesting article with Michael Hunzeker which has been published in Defense One, an Atlantic Media blog on defence and foreign policy.

Alan Cairns, an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Waterloo, passed away August 27 at the age of 88.