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| Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal | |
|---|---|
| Name | Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal |
| Native name | Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal |
| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Research centre |
| Parent | Université de Montréal |
| City | Montréal |
| Country | Canada |
Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal is a multidisciplinary research centre affiliated with Université de Montréal that focuses on international affairs, comparative politics, and public policy. Founded in the early 1970s, the centre engages scholars, policy makers, and civil society through research, graduate training, and public events linked to contemporary issues such as diplomacy, human rights, and global governance. The centre collaborates with national and international organizations to produce policy-relevant scholarship and doctoral training that connects Quebec, Canadian, and global debates.
The centre was created in 1973 amid expansions in higher education associated with the Quiet Revolution and the growth of social sciences at Université de Montréal, aligning with broader trends in Canadian foreign policy studies influenced by figures linked to the Royal Society of Canada and institutions such as the Institute of International Studies (University of Toronto). Early work addressed Cold War tensions including topics related to the NATO alliance, the Warsaw Pact, and events like the Yom Kippur War, while later agendas shifted toward issues raised by the United Nations system, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the post-9/11 security environment influenced by debates around the Iraq War and the War on Terror. Over subsequent decades the centre expanded networks to include partnerships with research institutes such as the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the Brookings Institution, and the Chatham House model of public engagement.
The centre’s mission emphasizes rigorous, policy-relevant research on international relations, comparative public policy, and transnational issues that engage actors like the European Union, the African Union, and the Organization of American States. Research themes commonly encompass diplomacy linked to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, human rights debates influenced by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, security studies referencing the Geneva Conventions, and development policy shaped by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The centre also addresses governance questions involving the World Trade Organization, migration linked to the 1951 Refugee Convention, and climate policy connected to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.
The centre contributes to graduate education within programs affiliated with Université de Montréal including doctoral supervision and master's coursework that intersect with programs at the École nationale d'administration publique, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, and the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University through exchange and co-supervision arrangements. Students engage with curricula addressing comparative politics of regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe and methodological trainings that draw on traditions from the London School of Economics, the Sciences Po, and the Harvard Kennedy School. Professional development activities include workshops featuring practitioners from institutions like the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The centre has produced thematic projects on subjects including peacebuilding in contexts such as the Bosnian War and the Rwandan Genocide, trade governance in the context of NAFTA and successor arrangements, and security policy relating to Arctic sovereignty and the Falklands War aftermath. Its publications series features monographs, policy briefs, and peer-reviewed articles appearing alongside journals such as International Organization, Foreign Affairs, and International Security, and it maintains working paper series similar to those at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Edited volumes have engaged contributors who study treaties like the Treaty of Versailles and cases such as the Suez Crisis.
Collaborations span provincial, national, and international partners including the Gouvernement du Québec, Government of Canada, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and academic partners such as Université Laval, McGill University, the University of Toronto, and European collaborators including Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Universität Zürich. The centre participates in networks with think tanks such as RAND Corporation and International Crisis Group and academic consortia connected to the European Consortium for Political Research and the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs.
Governance is overseen by a director reporting to the faculty council of Université de Montréal and guided by an advisory board comprising scholars, diplomats, and former officials from institutions like Global Affairs Canada and the Privy Council Office (Canada). Administrative arrangements follow policies of the Fonds de recherche du Québec and grant frameworks consistent with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research when interdisciplinary health-policy projects arise. Funding sources have included federal and provincial research grants, endowments, and project support from entities such as the Canadian International Development Agency.
Notable affiliated scholars and alumni include academics and practitioners with careers at institutions like the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, and national cabinets, alongside professors who have held chairs at the University of Oxford, the Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and the London School of Economics. Alumni have served in positions connected to the Parliament of Canada, the Assemblée nationale du Québec, senior roles at Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, and leadership posts in non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Category:Université de Montréal