Philippe Bourbeau
Full Professor, Department of International Affairs
Co-Director, International Institute for Economic Diplomacy
As co-director of the IIDE, Philippe Bourbeau plays an active role in:
- The Institute's strategic planning and governance structure
- The organization of round tables and conferences
- The development of the Ambassadors program and the Advisory Council
- Consolidating partnerships with business leaders and public decision-makers
- Coordination of a research team of six assistants
The IIDE acts as a platform for dialogue between businesses, researchers and political decision-makers to propose concrete solutions to the challenges of economic diplomacy.
About
A convening manager and catalyst of ideas, he has extensive experience as an institutional builder, an external funding portfolio of more than $12 million as a principal investigator, and an international network of academic and professional collaborators.
Philippe Bourbeau, who holds a PhD in political science from the University of British Columbia, is a full professor at HEC Montréal and co-director of the International Institute for Economic Diplomacy (IIDE). His academic, institutional, and media career focuses on recognized expertise in economic diplomacy, resilience, migration, and geopolitics.
Affiliations and Commitments
Member of the editorial committees
International Affairs , Contemporary Security Policy , Migration Studies
Member of management and evaluation committees
International Studies Association , SSHRC , Mattei Dogan Foundation
Collaborator of the research centers in Cambridge
Montreal and Quebec
In the media
Philippe Bourbeau is regularly asked by the media to comment on international news.
- Radio-Canada (Television News, ICI Première)
- LCN, VAT, RDI
- Le Devoir, The Gazette, The Journal of Montreal
- Conferences: Paris Conference, Montreal Conference, HEC Montreal
Topics covered: tariffs, critical minerals, G7/G20, resilience, AI, global economic order, market diversification, conflicts and diplomacy.
Radio-Canada, RDI
- 2025-03-06 — The TV News with Patrice Roy
Subject: Quebec's response to American tariffs - 2025-03-04 — The TV News with Céline Galipeau
Subject: Portrait of Peter Navarro - 2025-02-03 — ICI Première (Vancouver, Sudbury, Rimouski, Edmonton)
Topic: US Tariffs (Multiple Regional Interviews) - 2024-11-27 — RDI – 24/60 with Anne-Marie Dussault
Subject: Donald Trump's statement – 25% tariff increase on Canadian exports - 2024-11-16 — RDI – First the News
Subject: Canadian Trade Policy and the G20 Summit
LCN, VAT
- 2025-02-25 — LCN – The 8:30 p.m. news with Pierre-Olivier Zappa
Subject: Ukraine-US Critical Minerals Agreement - 2025-02-13 — TVA News
Subject: US Tariffs on Aluminum - 2025-02-03 — LCN – The 8:30 p.m. news with Pierre-Olivier Zappa
Subject: Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada postponed - 2025-01-27 — LCN – The 8:30 p.m. news with Pierre-Olivier Zappa
Subject: Geopolitical consequences of the DeepSeek announcement - 2025-01-20 — LCN – The 8:30 p.m. news with Pierre-Olivier Zappa
Subject: Donald Trump's inauguration and tariff threats against Canada - 2025-01-08 — LCN – To Your Business with Simon Philibert
Subject: Trump's statement on Canadian economic security - 2024-11-27 — LCN – To Your Business with Simon Philibert
Subject: Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian exports - 2024-11-04 — LCN – To Your Business with Simon Philibert
Subject: US presidential election campaign
The Duty
2025-01-31 — Subject: A Century and a Half of Economic Turmoil Between the United States and Canada
Conferences
- 2025 — Ovivo, Board of Directors
Subject: Geopolitics, international affairs and the new world economic order - 2025 — HEC Montréal, Masterclass
Subject: Welcome to Cold War 2.0
Audience: Foundation and alumni relations - 2024 — Paris Conference
Subject: Organizational resilience & introduction by Vincent Clerc (AP Moller – Maersk)
Publications
2022
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pandemics. COVID-19and beyond
Bourbeau, Philippe, Jean-Michel Marcoux, and Brooke Ackerly (eds)
Oxford, Oxford University Press
2018
On Resilience. Genealogy, Logics and WorldPolitics
Bourbeau, Philippe
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
2017
Handbook on Migration and Security, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar
Bourbeau, Philippe, (ed.)
Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
2013
The Securitization of Migration. A study of movement and order
Bourbeau, Philippe
London, Routledge, paperback (2011-hardback)
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