Canadian Urban Politics Workshop
The Centre is pleased to sponsor the Canadian Urban Politics Workshop, a series of monthly workshops focused on urban politics. The purpose of the workshop series is to provide faculty and student researchers with a new opportunity to receive high-quality, extended feedback on research papers related to urban politics, while also enabling faculty and students to keep in touch with upcoming research in urban political science.
After a successful program in 2020–21, the workshop will return in 2023–24.
Organizing Committee
- Sandra Breux, INRS-Urbanisation
- Jack Lucas, University of Calgary
- R. Michael McGregor, Ryerson University
- Zack Taylor, Western University
The 2020–21 Program
October 2020
“Apathy, Cynicism, or Satisfaction: Elections by Acclamation in Québec”
Sandra Breux (INRS-Urbanisation) and Jérôme Couture (Université de Laval)
Discussant: Aaron Moore (University of Winnipeg)
November 2020
“Conceptualizing Politics: Does the Level of Government Make a Difference?”
Scott Matthews (Memorial University), R. Michael McGregor (Ryerson University), and Laura Stephenson (Western University)
Discussant: Melissa Marschall (Rice University)
December 2020
"Polarization and Suburbanization: Quantifying Ideological Conflict in the Canadian City"
James Ankers (University of Toronto)
"Coalition Formation on a Nonpartisan City Council: Toronto, 1998–2020"
Zack Taylor (Western University) and David A. Armstrong II (Western University)
January 2021
“Multilevel Fiscal Institutions and the Drivers of Urban Infrastructure Investments.”
Jacqueline Peterson (University of Toronto)
Discussant: Martin Horak (Western University)
February 2021
“The Urban-Rural Divide in Canadian Federal Elections, 1896-2019”
David A. Armstrong II (Western University), Jack Lucas (University of Calgary), and Zack Taylor (Western University)
Discussant: Richard Johnston (UBC)
March 2021
“Wealth and Political Engagement at the Local Level in Canada”
Cameron Anderson and Laura Stephenson (Western University)
Discussant: Ruth Dassonneville (Université de Montréal)
April 2021
“Program Design and Distributive Politics in Canadian Infrastructure Transfers”
Jesse Helmer and Martin Horak (Western)
Discussant: Olivier Jacques (Queen's University)
