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Science Diplomacy in an Increasingly Fragmented and Uncertain Geopolitical World: A Confluences Grand Challenge Action Dialogue
Event Date: February 25, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location: Virtual
Registration: Eventbrite
Presented by CIPS and the Institute for Science, Society and Policy
On Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM EST, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) is hosting the fourth in its series of action dialogues addressing grand challenges at the science, society and policy interface. The February 25 Dialogue is presented in collaboration with the uOttawa/Embassy of France Research Chair in Science Diplomacy and uOttawa’s Centre for International Policy Studies.
At this event, Professor Patrick Fafard, uOttawa/Embassy of France Research Chair in Science Diplomacy (Dr. Fafard is also an ISSP Core Member and Full Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs), will speak to the grand challenge of the research and practice of science diplomacy in an increasingly fragmented and uncertain geopolitical world. Dr. Jean-François Doulet, Science and Higher Education Attaché, French Embassy in Canada, will be the discussant. Introductory remarks will be given by Associate Vice-President, Research Promotion and Development, Martine Lagacé.
The event is part of the ISSP’s Grand Challenge Action Dialogue series, which convenes policymakers, researchers and thought leaders in a variety of sectors to expand mobilization of knowledge on grand challenges at the science-society-policy interface. The Dialogues are one element of a broader suite of activities supporting the ISSP’s flagship collaborative initiative Confluences: Navigating where science, society and policy come together in Canada.
Confluences emerges from the Institute’s Strategic Plan 2021-2026, which sets the ambitious vision of helping Canada transform decision-making to meet the grand challenges of our time. Our research, teaching and outreach focus on three key thematic areas underpinning our vision: building public trust in expertise and expert-based decision-making; developing co-production of policies among academic, government, industry, Indigenous and civil society members; and weaving together technological and social innovations.
The presentation will be in English, followed by a bilingual Q&A.
Speaker:
Dr. Patrick Fafard has enjoyed a lengthy career that spans both government and academe. While with the Government of Canada he served as a Director General in the Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat of the Privy Council Office. Earlier, he served in multiple capacities with three provincial governments, including as Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Commission on Medicare (2000-2001), and Executive Director, Policy and Planning, Saskatchewan Department of Health. Patrick’s academic interests are wide-ranging, and he is the author, co-author or editor of numerous publications on health, trade, and environmental policies, and federalism and intergovernmental relations in Canada. He is the co-editor of the monograph series, Palgrave Studies in Public Health Policy Research. Patrick’s current teaching and research includes the role of senior public health leaders in Commonwealth countries, global health governance to address the challenge of antimicrobial resistance, the governance of organ donation and transplantation, and developing public health political science. He is Senior Investigator in the Global Strategy Lab (York University and University of Ottawa) and serves in leadership roles for the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, the Ottawa Hub for Harm Reduction, and the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa.
Discussant:
Dr. Jean-François Doulet, Science and Higher Education Attaché, French Embassy in Canada.
Moderator:
Dr. Alexandra Gheciu is a Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Director of CIPS.
