Erika SimpsonWestern Social Science

Working Papers

Working Papers – sole-authored, 8 refereed and 3 non-refereed:
Simpson, E. (2020, Mar. 1). What should the NATO allies do now? The International Pugwash Conference, Doha, Qatar [paper was circulated and we went to Doha but COVID-19 cancelled event].
 
Simpson, E. (2019, June 6). NATO’s Strategic Concept and the 2020 NPT Review Conference. The Canadian Peace Research Association conference, Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
 
Simpson, E. (2019, May 8). Cooperation Toward Nuclear Weapon Free Zones. The NPT PrepCom 2019, Conference Room C, United Nations, New York City
 
Simpson, E. (2019, May 7). NATO’s Strategic Concept and the 2020 NPT Review Conference. The NPT PrepCom 2019, Conference Room C, United Nations, New York City
 
Simpson, E. (2019, May 7). Lessons of NATO Operations for the 2020 NPT Review Conference. The NPT PrepCom 2019, Conference Room C, United Nations, New York City
 
Simpson, E. (2017, Aug. 28). The Canadian Proposal to Construct a Nuclear Waste Depository close to the Great Lakes. 62nd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs: Confronting New Nuclear Dangers. Astana, Kazakhstan.
 
Simpson, E. (2017, Aug. 27). A-to-Z Measures toward Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament. 62nd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs: Confronting New Nuclear Dangers. Astana, Kazakhstan.
 
Simpson, E. (2017, Jul. 24). NATO and the NPT: Strategies for ending the two solitudes? Conference on Canada’s Contribution to Global Security. Dalhousie University, Halifax.
 
Simpson, E. (2017, June 22). Political and Social Issues Pertaining to the Deep Geological Repository in the Bruce Peninsula. Energy and Natural Resources Conference. University of Windsor, Windsor.
 
Simpson, E. (2015, July 10). The 2015 NPT Review Conference: An Assessment. Pugwash Conference on The way forward to a world free of nuclear weapons, Pugwash, Nova Scotia. [Non-refereed].
 
Simpson, E. (2015, June 2).The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT): Chaos or Community? Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) conference at the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ottawa.
 
Simpson, E. (2016, May). NATO and the NPT: Is it better to deter or to disarm? Canadian Political Science Association, Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary.                                                                                            
Refereed Working Papers:
Simpson, E. (2020, Mar. 1). “What should the NATO allies do now?” working paper for The International Pugwash Conference, Doha, Qatar [paper was circulated and we went to Doha but COVID-19 cancelled event].                                                                     
Simpson, Erika, “NATO’s Strategic Concept and the 2020 NPT Review Conference,” working paper for the Canadian Peace Research Association conference, Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. [Also invited presentation and address at conference on June 6, 2019].                                          
Simpson, Erika, "How to use the levels-of-analysis approach to explain new threats to security- like the Canadian plan to build a nuclear waste repository close to the Great Lakes,” working paper for the Canadian Peace Research Association conference, Congress of Social Science and Humanities, University of Regina, May 30, 2018 [Also invited presentation and address at conference on May 30, 2018]                                                                                                                
Simpson, Erika, “The Canadian Proposal to Construct a Nuclear Waste Depository close to the Great Lakes” 62nd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs: “Confronting New Nuclear Dangers,” Astana, Kazakhstan. August 28, 2017, Refereed working paper.
 
Simpson, Erika, “A-to-Z Measures toward Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament” 62nd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs: “Confronting New Nuclear Dangers,” Astana, Kazakhstan. August 27, 2017. Refereed working paper.
 
Simpson, Erika, “Political and Social Issues Pertaining to the Deep Geological Repository in the Bruce Peninsula”. Energy and Natural Resources Conference. Refereed working paper, June 22, 2017.
 
Simpson, Erika, “Great Canadian Peace Researchers: Anatol Rapoport and Douglas Roche,” [this was widely-advertised at Congress as the keynote speech to the Canadian Peace Research Association], Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Calgary, June 2, 2016                                                                                     
 
Simpson, Erika, “NATO and the NPT: Is it better to deter or to disarm?” Canadian Political Science Association, Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, Calgary. Refereed Working Paper. Also presentation at conference, May 30, 2016.                                                                                                                                                                          
Simpson, Erika. “The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT): Chaos or Community? Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) conference at the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ottawa. Refereed working paper. June 2, 2015.                                                                                                               
Non-refereed Working Papers (2015-present only):
Simpson, Erika, Cooperation Toward Nuclear Weapon Free Zones. The NPT PrepCom 2019, Conference Room C, United Nations, New York City, May 8, 2010
 
Simpson, Erika, NATO’s Strategic Concept and the 2020 NPT Review Conference. The NPT PrepCom 2019, Conference Room C, United Nations, New York City, May 7, 2010
 
Simpson, Erika, Lessons of NATO Operations for the 2020 NPT Review Conference. NATO’s Strategic Concept and the 2020 NPT Review Conference. The NPT PrepCom 2019, Conference Room C, United Nations, New York City, May 7, 2010
 
Simpson, Erika, Forgotten Mission Afghanistan: What NATO Still Needs to Do, working paper for the workshop on “Strengthening the Transatlantic Alliance: International Experts Workshop on NATO’s Strategic Agenda,” Sponsored by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, July 13, 2018, Cadenabbia, Italy [Also invited presentation and address at conference on July 13, 2018]
 
Simpson, Erika, “Will Trump’s Space Force incite an arms race in Outer Space?” The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division of Global Affairs Canada Consultations on Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Department of Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa, April 20, 2018 [The paper was circulated throughout the Department and the Department of National Defence a few days prior to the one-day unpaid consultations]
 
Simpson, Erika, “NATO and the NPT: Strategies for ending the two solitudes?” Conference on Canada’s Contribution to Global Security. Dalhousie University, Halifax. Also invited presentation and address at conference on July 24, 2017.
 
Simpson, Erika, “A-to-Z Steps Toward Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament,” The Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division of Global Affairs Canada Consultations on Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Department of Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa, April 10, 2017. The paper was circulated throughout the Department and the Department of National Defence a few days prior to the one-day consultation.
 
Simpson, Erika, “Recommendations for Nuclear Non-Proliferation for Inter-Action Council,” InterAction Council invited to discussion chaired by Jean Chretien on “Bringing Peace and Security to a Divided World: Opportunities and Challenges, Massey College, University of Toronto, January 19, 2016
Simpson, Erika, “The 2015 NPT Review Conference: An Assessment” Pugwash Conference on The way forward to a world free of nuclear weapons, Pugwash, Nova Scotia. Also invited presentation and address at conference on July 10, 2015.