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Welcome to our Policy Brief series. These are summaries of major research publications coming out of the Faculty of Social Sciences with significant policy and practice implications. The summaries are written in non-technical language, emphasize implementation and serve as useful resources for government and industry practitioners as well as students. This series started in 2025 and is updated monthly.<\/p>\n

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Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Major Michael Adams, Micha\u0142 Pawi\u0144ski, PhD<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Multilateral Defence Diplomacy<\/p>\n

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Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Henry Bailey, Avery Hinds<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Measuring Population Health<\/p>\n

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Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Joni Lee Pow, Gerard Hutchinson<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Cannabis Regulation<\/p>\n

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Authors: <\/strong>Saleem Varachhia, Bephyer Parey, Elisabeth Kutscher, Hannah Enightoola<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Improving Rehabilitation Services<\/p>\n

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Author: <\/strong>Bephyer Paray<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace<\/p>\n

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Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Hannah Enightoola, Elisabeth Kutscher, Bephyer Parey, Saleem Varachhia<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> The Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/p>\n

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Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Riann Singh, Paul Balwant, Shalini Ramdeo, Vimal Deonarine<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Management and Leadership<\/p>\n

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Authors: <\/strong>Henry Bailey, Bram Roudijk<\/p>\n

Area: <\/strong>A New Tool for Economic Evaluation in Healthcare for Small, Developing Countries<\/p>\n

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Authors: <\/strong>Henry Bailey, Lawrence Jaisingh<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Qaly Adjustment Values for Economic Evaluation in Healthcare<\/p>\n

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Authors: <\/strong>Henry Bailey, Avidesh Panday, Shelly-Ann Hunte<\/p>\n

Area:<\/strong> Multiple Sclerosis<\/p>\n

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