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Thomas Juneau, Philippe Lagassé: "Bridging the academic‐policy gap in Canadian defence: What more can be done?"

Canadian Public Administration. 18 June 2020. Volume 63, Issue 2 Pages: 149-324 Abstract: This article assesses the academia-policy gap in Canadian defence. The field of Canadian defence studies is inherently interested in the work of defence practitioners, and the Department of National Defence has had an ongoing interest in supporting academic defence expertise. A gap nonetheless persists between the two communities, owing to their different cultures, approaches, and objectives. Drawing on personal experiences as members of both the academic and policy worlds and on findings from semi-structured interviews with serving and retired defence officials, the article examines the nature of academia-policy gap in Canadian defence, the factors that make the gap persist, and what measures can help bridge the gap.

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The Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security: Bid Solicitation W4938-21-038S Research Papers

The Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security within the Canadian Defence Academy is seeking individuals to submit a proposal on one or all of the following topics:

Group A – United Nation (UN) Security Topics

A1 – United Nation Led Normative Frameworks;

A2 – Securitization of Civil Society Arenas and Activities;

A3 – Implications of Climate Change for Human Security; and

A4 – United Nations Mandates and Missions

GROUP B – MILITARY CAPABILITIES

B1 – Military Capacity Building;

B2 – Scenario Based Approaches to CAF Military Education;

B3 – CAF Identity and Values; and

B4 – Child Protection Advisors

GROUP C – VANCOUVER PRINCIPLES 

C1 – Child Soldiers Narratives and Rationales;

C2 – Gendered Participation and Perspectives;

C3 – Vancouver Principles Conceptual Framework; and

C4 – WoG Approach to the Vancouver Principles.

GROUP D – Human Security & WPS Approach

D1 – Mapping Canadian Human Security Expertise;

D2 – Understanding Human Security Frameworks;

D3 – Mapping Application of Human Security Frameworks;

D4 – Geopolitical Evolutions in Human Security;

D5 – Perspectives on the WPS Agenda; and

D6 – Mapping Canadian WPS Expertise

Attached is the Bid Solicitation package for your review and consideration.  If this opportunity is something that you might be interested in please review the entire solicitation package in its entirety and submit your proposal in accordance with the directions in the solicitation package.   Your submission will not be considered if you fail to meet the deadline for submission or meet the mandatory requirements.  Please indicate your priority research topic if you are submitting more than one bid in response to the calls issued by the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security.  While we have them grouped under four areas, there are likely to be some who will make submission for topics across all of these so looking to get top priority for all bids submitted.   COE reserves the right to issue multiple professional service contracts in each sub-category.

If you have any questions please submit to Margaret Tebbutt in writing and ensure that you indicate the sub-category for which  you are referring to.

Margaret Tebbutt

Supervisor, Materiel Acquisition & Support Specialist, Canadian

Defence Academy, CFB Kingston Department of National Defence/Government of Canada

Margaret.Tebbutt@forces.gc.ca/Tel: 613-541-5010 ext 3964/CSN 271-3964

Superviseur, Spécialiste en acquisition de materiel et en soutien,

Académie canadienne de la Défense, BFC Kingston Ministère de la Défense nationale/Gouvernement du Canada

Margaret.Tebbutt@forces.gc.ca/Tél: 613-541-5010 ext 3964/RCC 271-3964

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