Centre on Governance
The mandate of the Centre on Governance is to work with organizations to better understand governance mechanisms in order to analyze implementation problems and provide better services.
Featured Events
May 7
Green Gentrification, Environmental Injustice, and Displacement: What Policies May Help?
Come explore the complex intersection of urban sustainability, equity, and development at Green Gentrification, Environmental Injustice, and Displacem鈥
Apr 11
Exclusive Talk with Jacques Bertrand on Nationalism & Governance in Southeast Asia
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with Jacques Bertrand, a leading expert on nationalism and governance in Southeast Asia, as he presents ins鈥
Apr 9
Urban Innovation: A Look at European Metropolises
Join us for a compelling public lecture by Professor Robert Pyka, a leading sociologist from the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Professor 鈥
Results-Based Management (RBM) Professional Development Summit - 29 April 2025
The University of Ottawa's Centre on Governance and PPX invite you to the Results-Based Management (RBM) Professional Development Summit 2025. Join us for a day of collaborative learning and knowledge sharing on building a results-oriented public sector. Through workshops and discussions, we'll explore current RBM practices and emerging ideas. Whether you're an experienced practitioner or new to the field, your insights are valuable. We look forward to learning together and advancing RBM in public administration.
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Research Networks
Public management and governance
Current economic, societal, and technological transformations are changing management and governance practices in the public sector.
Cultural policy
The Centre鈥檚 researchers work on many topics such as cultural policy, culture and social cohesion, and local cultural policies.
Urban and territorial governance
Since the mid-1990s, the question of governance has been at the center of research on territories, urban and otherwise.
Social policy
Focuses on the effect of social policies and the institutions that deploy them on the direction of human lives.
Federalism and Multi-Level Governance
The decentralization of political power requires the presence of intergovernmental relations as an important component of the public policy process.
Indigenous Governance
Examines the evolving nature and place of Indigenous peoples, nations and their governments within the Canadian constitutional order.
Congratulations to the winner of the National Student Award for Leadership in Public Administration
The winner of the National Student Award for Thought Leadership in Public Administration is a student from the Centre on Governance!
New Issue of Culture and Local Governance Journal
The new Volume 8, No.1 (2023) is now published! It is a special edition and celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Culture and Local Governance journa鈥
Blog Post Series: Federalism and Policy
Blog Post Series published by the Forum of Federations in collaboration with the Centre on Governance
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Centre on Governance
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Ottawa
120 University Private
Social Sciences Building
Room 5043
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5