The Institute On Governance and the Aboriginal Policy Research
Network, Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status
Indians, are commissioning papers for a new Aboriginal policy research
paper series. Details are outlined in the for papers below,
which we'd ask you to distribute within your organization or
department to ensure a broad circulation. Any questions on the
initiative should be directed to Jodi Bruhn at this email address.
<<APRN Call for Papers.doc>>
With thanks in advance,
Jodi Bruhn
Senior Program Officer / Agente de programmes
Institute On Governance / Institut sur la gouvernance
CALL FOR PAPERS
ABORIGINAL POLICY RESEARCH
The Aboriginal Policy Research Network, Office of the Federal
Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, invites the submission
of proposals for papers. The papers will be published in partnership
with the Institute On Governance as part of the Aboriginal Policy
Research Papers series.
The Network has a mandate to inform the debate on public policy issues
that affect Métis, non-status Indians and Aboriginal people residing
off-reserve through the production and dissemination of timely
research. The Institute On Governance is a non-profit think tank that
provides an independent source of knowledge, research and advice on
governance issues. Our shared interests are in the areas of:
? Demographic trends and shifts and their implications for public policy
? Governance and administration (including implications of equality
rights for federal/provincial/territorial/First Nations governments,
citizen engagement in governance, fostering coordination in
governmental responses to Aboriginal peoples)
? Economic and community development (including effective
community/strategic planning, consultation practices for governments
and businesses, access to resources and capital, developing business
partnerships, business administration, education and skills training,
support for entrepreneurship, role of women and youth in economic and
community development)
? Social policy (including education, poverty reduction, housing,
physical and mental health, criminal justice and policing)
? Environmental policy (including use of traditional knowledge in
environmental decision-making, effective consultation practices for
governments and businesses, integrating environmental considerations
in community and strategic planning, Aboriginal involvement in
environmental monitoring, management and reclamation in traditional
territories)
Proposals outlining the intended research should be approximately 450
words (1.5 pages, 1.5 lines spaced). Proposals selected must result in
policy relevant papers of 4,500 to 9,000 words (15 to 30 pages, 1.5
lines spaced) meeting the standards of university-level scholarship as
well as a summary policy brief of approximately 2,000 words.
Submissions from community practitioners and policy-oriented think
tanks are welcome. Once completed, the papers will be subject to a
double-blind peer review. Successful contributions will be compensated
with an honorarium. The papers will be published on the Institute On
Governance website and may also be published in edited volumes
addressing common themes. Authors may be invited to present their
work at colloquia and conferences organized by the Network.
The papers are due three months after proposal selection and will be
published throughout the 2008/09 fiscal year. Proposals should be
submitted by April 30, 2008 for publication in summer/fall 2008 and by
September 30, 2008 for publication in winter/spring 2009. Please
direct proposals to Jodi Bruhn of the Institute On Governance at
jbruhn@iog.ca.
