Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, PhD (UWO)

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UVic Office: HSD A344
UVic Office Phone: 250.721.6418
Fax: 250.721.8849
E-mail: ebrunetj@uvic.ca
Jean Monnet Chair in EU Border & Urban Region Policies, see: http://uvic.ca/europe/ebj

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Professional Information & Research Interests  |  Selected Publications  |  Grants & Awards  |  Recent Speaking Engagements & Event Participation  |  Courses Taught | Professional Appointments & Memberships

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Professional Information & Research Interests

Professional Information

Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly joined the School of Public Administration in 2001. He is a political scientist, specializing in comparative and urban politics. He worked for the French public sector for 10 years, including postings with the French Small Business Administration and the Nord Pas-de-Calais Regional Council. Prior to his appointment at UVic, Emmanuel was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario from 1999-2000, and Assistant Director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame from 2000-2001.

At UVic’s School of Public Administration he is Jean Monnet Chair in European Urban and Border Region Policy, Director of the European Studies minor and of the European Union Centre for Excellence. He is also co-director of the Local Government Institute, and the editor of Journal of Borderland Studies. His key research areas are:

Research Interests

• Comparative Urban Governance
• Governance of Cross-border Regions

Specific Focus

• Comparative Decentralization
• Horizontal and Vertical Governance
• Theorization of Cross-border Regions

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Selected Publications

Articles and Chapters Published in Refereed Journals and Books

• "Introduction - Borders, Flows and Territories" in Theorizing Borders and Borderlands, (2010). Special Number of Geopolitics, Guest Editor, 15(4).

• "Introduction - Local Government in a Global World: Australia and Canada in Comparative Perspectives," in Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and John Martin, eds. Local Government in a Global World: Australia and Canada in Comparative Perspectives, University of Toronto Press, (2010).

• "Performance Management in Canadian Local Government: A Journey in Progress or a Dead End? ," in Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and John Martin, eds. Local Government in a Global World: Australia and Canada in Comparative Perspectives, University of Toronto Press, (2010).

• "Local Government in a Global World: Comparing Findings and Conclusions," in Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and John Martin, eds. Local Government in a Global World: Australia and Canada in Comparative Perspectives, University of Toronto Press, (2010).

• "Are World Cities Sustainable – looking at Vancouver" (with Leo Siu), Þjóðarspegill (Icelandic Journal of Social Sciences)10, 2009, 24-39.

• "Regional Economic Integration and Regional Trans-boundary Governance," in Harlan Koff, ed. Social Cohesion in Europe and the Americas, Peter Lang, (2009).

• "Border Security and Porosity; An Introduction" in Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Borderlands: Comparing Border Security in North America and Europe. University of Ottawa Press, (2007).

• "Theory and Policy: A Model of Border Security" in Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Borderlands: Comparing Border Security in North America and Europe. University of Ottawa Press, (2007).

• "France Between Decentralization and Multilevel Governance: Central Municipal Relations in France" in Harvey Lazar and Christian Leupretch, Spheres of Governance: Comparative Studies of Cities in Multilevel Governance Systems. Queen’s School of Policy Studies, (2007).

• "Cross-border relations in Detroit, Niagara, Vancouver, and Tijuana" Journal of Borderlands Studies, 21(2), Fall 2006.

• "Security and Border Security Policies: Perimeter or Smart Border. A Comparison of the European Union and Canadian-American Border Security Regimes" Journal of Borderlands Studies, 21(1), Spring 2006.

• "Theorizing Borders: An Interdisciplinary Perspective" Geopolitics, 10(4), 2005.

• "Comparing Local Cross-Border Relations Under EU and NAFTA" Canadian American Public Policy, Fall 2004.

• "Toward a Model of Border Studies: What Do We Learn from the Study of the Canadian-American Border?" Journal of Borderlands Studies, 19(1), Spring 2004.

• "NAFTA, Economic Integration, and the Canadian-American Security Regime in the Post-September 11, 2001 Era: Multi-Level Governance and Transparent Border?" Journal of Borderlands Studies, 19(1), Spring 2004.

• "Globalization, Integration and Cross-Border Relations in the Metropolitan Area of Detroit (USA) and Windsor (Canada)" International Journal of Economic Development, 2(3), 2000.

Edited Books

• Local Government in a Global World – Australia and Canada in Comparative Perspectives, co-editor with John Martin, (University of Toronto Press, 2010).

• Borderlands: Comparing Border Security in North America and Europe, (Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2007).

• From Measuring to Managing Performance in Municipal Government: Recent Trends in the Development of Public Sector Accountability, co-editor with Thomas Plant, Carol Agocs and Janine Douglas (Ottawa: Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 2005).

Guest Editor of Peer Reviewed Journals

• Theorizing Borders and Borderlands, (2010). Special Number of Geopolitics, Guest Editor, 15(4).

• Rarely Studied Borders and Borderlands, (2008). Special Number of the Journal of Borderland Studies, equal guest editor with Donald Alper, 23(3).

• Cascadia: The Emergence of a North American Border Region, (2007). Special Issue of the Canadian Political Science Review, Equal Guest Editor with Patrick Smith, 1(2).

• Security and Borders, (2006). Special Issue of the Journal of Borderlands Studies, Guest Editor, 21(1).

• The Canadian-American Border: Toward a Transparent Border?, (2004). Special Issue of the Journal of Borderlands Studies, Guest Editor, 19(1).

Book Chapters, Government Reports and Published Working Papers

• "The State of Borders and Borderlands Studies: A historical view and a view from the Journal of Borderland Studies,” Eurasia Border Review, 1(1), 2010

• "Municipal Affairs” (with Warren Magnusson) for the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2005, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2010).

• “Municipal Affairs” (with Warren Magnusson) for the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2004, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009).

• "Assessing the Executive Functions of Regional Governments in Multilevel Governance Systems: Review of International Experiences", a report for the Institute for the Economy in Transition, Moscow, Russia, (2007).

• "The Governance and Fiscal Environment of First Nations’ Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations" in "Financing the Fiscal Relationship of First Nations in Canada", a report for the National Centre for First Nations Governance, (2007).

• "New Challenges for Local and Community Governance and Regional Economic Performance in British Columbia" for Local Government Institute Working Paper Series, Special Issue on Regional Economic Performance, (2007).

• "A Canadian Perspective on European Cross Border Regions" for Working Papers Series, Ottawa: Government of Canada, Policy Research Initiative (2007).

• "A Canadian Perspective on United States-Mexico Cross Border Regions" (with Tony Payan) for Working Papers Series, Ottawa: Government of Canada, Policy Research Initiative (2007).

• "An Emerging North American Model of Cross-Border Regional Cooperation – Leader Survey on US-Canada Cross Border Regions: The Results in Perspective" (with Susan E. Clarke, and Debora L. VanNijnatten) for Working Papers Series, Ottawa: Government of Canada, Policy Research Initiative (January 2006).

• "Municipal Affairs" (with Warren Magnusson) in the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2002, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006).

• "Municipal Affairs" (with Warren Magnusson) in the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2001, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005).

• "Municipal Affairs" (with Warren Magnusson) in the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs 2000, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005).

• "Understanding the Canadian-American Border" in George A. McLean, Canada and the United States: A Relationship at a Crossroads, (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Buffalo Press, 2005).

• "Involving Citizens, Elected Officials and Municipal Staff in Performance Management" (with Carol Agocs) in Municipal World, (November, 2005).

• "Performance Management Case Studies" in From Measuring to Managing Performance in Municipal Government: Recent Trends in the Development of Public Sector Accountability, (Ottawa: Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 2005).

• "What role do local elected officials and citizens play in performance measurement policies?" in From Measuring to Managing Performance in Municipal Government: Recent Trends in the Development of Public Sector Accountability, (Ottawa: Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 2005).

• "Local Democracy in the Commonwealth: Canada" in Malika Scott, Local Democracy in Commonwealth Countries, (London, UK: Commonwealth Local Government Forum, 2005).

• "Local, Provincial, Federal Relations in Canada" in Arvidsson, Hakan and Persson, Hans-Ake, Europeiska brytpunkter, (Lund, Sweden: Lund University Press, 2005).

• "Municipal Reshuffle, the Canadian Search for an Efficient Model of Local Government: A Comparative Study of Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia" for Local Government Institute Working Paper Series, (2003).

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Grants & Awards

• Jean Monnet Chair in European Urban and Border Region Policy (2010/15) $95,000

• University of Toronto and University of Victoria European Union Center for Excellence (2010/13) $500,000: equal partner with Munk Center

• University of Victoria Internal Research Grant (2010/11) $3993: "World Cities: Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver with Seattle"

• Jean Monnet Grant, EACEA (2009/10) $75,000: European Community Studies Association - Canada (ECSA-C) Biennial Conference, Victoria BC

• University of Victoria Internal Research Grant (2009/10) $3993: "World Cities: Vancouver and Toronto"

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Recent Speaking Engagements & Event Participation

• March 2010: "Canadian United States Relations and the Emergence of Cross-Border Relations ," an invited presentation at Trent University.

• March 2010: "Provincial Mediation of Local Federal Relations ," an invited presentation for the Institue of Public Administration of Canada.

• January 2010: "Why states decentralize to address border issues?" keynote address at the Union Internationale pour le soutien du Projet d’Autonomie du Sahara, National Library of Morocco.

• December 2009: "The State of Border and Borderlands Studies," invited presentation at the University of Hokkaido, Japan.

• November 2009: "Understanding Borders – the use of social science theory," keynote address at the Journée Frontières aux FUCaM, University of Louvain/Mons, Belgium.

• April 2009: "Politics, Governance and Power in Border Communities," an invited presentation at the Theorizing Borders Through Analyses of Power Relationships Conference, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

• March 2009: "How do we stack up?" invited presenter at the History of Regional District Conference, Ministry of Community and Rural Development, Victoria, BC.

• February 2009: "Governance and Fiscal Environment of First Nations’ Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations in Comparative Perspectives," an invited presentation at the First Nation Governance Center, University of Edmonton, AB.

• February 2009: "Local Government in a Global World," invited presentation for the Local Government Managers’ Association of British Columbia.

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Courses Taught

• ADMN 423: Local Government in British Columbia
• ADMN 465: Urban and Regional Economics
• ADMN 520: Managing Complex Policy Issues
• ADMN 551: Administrative Law and Federalism
• ADMN 553: Understanding Cities
• EUS 300: European Integration

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Professional Appointments & Memberships

• Chercheur Associé au Laboratoire Pacte CNRS, Grenoble, France
• Editor, Journal of Borderland Studies
• Executive Secretary, Association of Borderland Studies
• President, European Community Studies Association - Canada
• Member, Canadian Political Science Association
• Member, American Political Science Association
• Member, Urban Affairs Association

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