Welcome to our World of Ideas.
This page is an invitation for you to come discover the exciting new work undertaken by our researchers. An initiative of the Office of the Vice-Dean of Research, this project aims to shed light on some of the fascinating contributions made by our Faculty on a broad range of issues: from International Studies, Justice and Society, Francophonie and Public Policy, to Health and Well-being, among others.
In a world characterized by ever increasing complexity, research in the social sciences is well-positioned to help us make sense of our society’s intricate dynamics.
Faculty researchers (professors, fellows and graduate students) are all welcome to contact the Office of the Vice-Dean of Research, (researchFSS@uOttawa.ca) should they wish to contribute an article to the World of Ideas website which addresses current or soon-to be published research.
- Why Canada’s Immigration Policy is Unfair to Temporary Foreign Workers
- “No Drop Policies” Are Harming Some Women
- Business and Government Need to Appreciate the Open-ended Nature of Scientific Evidence
- Les dimensions politiques de la coexistence avec les populations autochtones dans les États pluralistes modernes
- Le Canadien de Montréal. Une légende repensée.
Why Canada’s Immigration Policy is Unfair to Temporary Foreign Workers
The federal government has long permitted migrant workers into the country on a temporary basis in order to fill short term gaps in specific sectors of the labour market. The two most important examples are seasonal agricultural workers and live-in caregivers, both of whom fill temporary labour shortages for specific employers. The number of these migrants has not changed much, but the government also permits the entry of temporary workers through what is called the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Author: Delphine Nakache, School of International Development and Global Studies
“No Drop Policies” Are Harming Some Women
Public policies addressing violence against women has changed dramatically over the last few decades in a way that may be harming some women. In the case of intimate partner violence there has been a shift from police and prosecutor discretion to no-drop policies in which police are mandated to lay charges against the aggressor and prosecutions go forward regardless of victims’ wishes.
Author: Holly Johnson, Department of Criminology
Business and Government Need to Appreciate the Open-ended Nature of Scientific Evidence
Aquaculture— the farming of ocean and fresh waters—is one of Canada’s newest industries, and has the potential to increase food supply from the oceans. However, critics charge that it poses risks to human health, local communities, and the environment.
Author: Nathan Young, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Les dimensions politiques de la coexistence avec les populations autochtones dans les États pluralistes modernes
(in French) Ethnicity has gradually risen as a key element in the process of political legitimization among Indigenous peoples. This work studies the New Zealand Maaori and the Tahitians of French Polynesia, and argues that mobilizations and claims, as well as the ethnicization processes, are frequently the result of pluralistic modern state political structures.
Author: Natacha Gagné, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Le Canadien de Montréal. Une légende repensée.
(in French) This book studies the phenomenon that is the Canadiens de Montréal. Written for the sport’s fan as well as the academic, it argues that popular cultural objects provide fodder for the researcher interested in collective behavior.
Author: Nicolas Moreau, School of Social Work