Current projects

MCP Index

The Multiculturalism Policy Index is a scholarly research project that monitors the evolution of multiculturalism policies across Western democracies. Visit website

Building Democracy in Ukraine project
Supported by grants from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) BDU seeks to help Ukraine develop the capacity to deliver a self-sustaining program of education that will foster and strengthen commitment to liberal-democratic values and the processes of liberal-democratic governance among its citizens and elites Visit website

Ethnicity and Democratic Governance project
The Ethnicity and Democratic Governance Project is an international Canadian-based 5-year SSHRC major collaborative research initiative studying one of the most complex and challenging issues of the world today -- governing ethnic diversity. Led by Bruce Berman of Queen's University, this team of thirty-nine international researchers and additional associated organizations examine how can societies respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace and stability? Visit website

Past projects

Democracy Assistance Assessment Project
Receiving support from the Global Peace and Security Fund of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) this project focused on the development of assessment protocols to evaluate the effectiveness of democracy assistance. Of growing concern to donors is their inability to determine whether assistance programs achieve their goals. The Centre designed a project to attempt to address this problem. The Centre is now developing a program of further studies to advance this work.
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Assessing the performance of Canadian democracy
In its research on Canada the Centre has focused on assessing the performance of Canadian democracy. It commissions and conducts empirical inquiries aimed at identifying issues for public discussion. The Canadian research, therefore, has an important function in supporting the Centre’s public education activities. Recent projects on Canadian democracy have been funded by the Aurea Foundation
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