Canadian Urban Governance in Comparative Perspective
Published on 10. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
556 pages
978-1-4426-3495-4 (ISBN)
Description
What does a comparative approach add to our understanding of Canadian municipal government, city governance, and municipal policy-making? Canadian Urban Governance in Comparative Perspective, brings together experts in the field to situate Canada within global debates about the place of municipalities in democratic constitutions and systems of (multilevel) governance.
The contributors offer a comprehensive coverage of Canadian municipal government and governance. The book explores the conceptual and institutional foundations of Canadian municipal systems by placing them in a comparative perspective, highlights seminal works by Canadian scholars to show how comparison adds to our understanding of municipal institutions and city governance, and conceptualizes the place of municipal governments in Canada's multilevel system. It analyzes comparisons of major elements of municipal systems and examines some of the most important urban and global policy challenges of our time, including the politics of growth and development, climate change, immigrant settlement, addressing racism, municipal-Indigenous relations, and tackling poverty and social polarization.
Ultimately, the book invites readers to reflect upon and assess the extent to which Canada's current municipal systems are up to the task of contributing to effective and equitable responses to contemporary urban challenges and to enriching democratic life in Canada.
The contributors offer a comprehensive coverage of Canadian municipal government and governance. The book explores the conceptual and institutional foundations of Canadian municipal systems by placing them in a comparative perspective, highlights seminal works by Canadian scholars to show how comparison adds to our understanding of municipal institutions and city governance, and conceptualizes the place of municipal governments in Canada's multilevel system. It analyzes comparisons of major elements of municipal systems and examines some of the most important urban and global policy challenges of our time, including the politics of growth and development, climate change, immigrant settlement, addressing racism, municipal-Indigenous relations, and tackling poverty and social polarization.
Ultimately, the book invites readers to reflect upon and assess the extent to which Canada's current municipal systems are up to the task of contributing to effective and equitable responses to contemporary urban challenges and to enriching democratic life in Canada.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
957 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-3495-4 (9781442634954)
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Persons
Kristin R. Good is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and cross-appointed to the Law, Justice, and Society program at Dalhousie University.
Jen Nelles is a professor of Systems and Spatial Analysis in the Oxford Brookes Business School at Oxford Brookes University.
Jen Nelles is a professor of Systems and Spatial Analysis in the Oxford Brookes Business School at Oxford Brookes University.
Content
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part One - Introduction: A Global Perspective on the Canadian City
1. Positioning the Canadian City in the Global Context and Debates
Kristin R. Good and Jen Nelles
Part Two - Conceptual Foundations: Comparative Methods, Theory, and Rooting the Canadian Case
2. Situating the Constitutional, Legal, and Historical Foundations of Canadian Municipal Government: Historical Roots and Contemporary Challenges
Kristin R. Good
3. Understanding Canadian Urban Governance Comparatively: Methods, Theories, and Contributions
Kristin R. Good
4. Multilevel Urban Governance in Canada
Martin Horak
Part Three - Comparing Local Institutions
5. Metropolitan Governance and Institutional Responses to Urbanization
Jen Nelles
6. Municipal Finance
Enid Slack
7. Local Leadership and Forms of Municipal Government
Kristin R. Good, Kate Graham, and Jesse Helmer
8. Municipal Elections and Political Incorporation
Anne Mevellec, Brandon Bolduc, Guy Chiasson, and Veika Donatien
9. Municipalities, Public Services, and the Government-Citizen Interface in Comparative Perspective
John B. Sutcliffe and Sarah Cipkar
Part Four - Urban Policy Issues in a Global Canada
10. The Politics and Governance of Growth and Economic Development
Zachary Spicer
11. Municipalities, Urban Governance, and Climate Change
Tristan Cleveland and Elizabeth Schwartz
12. City Governance and Local Immigration Policy-Making
Kristin R. Good
13. Indigenous-Municipal Relations in Canadian Cities
Doug Anderson and Alexandra Flynn
14. Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Cities
Tari Ajadi and Kristin R. Good
15. Addressing Poverty and Social Polarization
Mara Sidney and Adam Straub
Part Five - Conclusion: Exploring the Tensions
16. The Possibilities and Limitations of Local Politics and Comparative Urban Research
Jen Nelles and Kristin R. Good
Contributors
Index
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part One - Introduction: A Global Perspective on the Canadian City
1. Positioning the Canadian City in the Global Context and Debates
Kristin R. Good and Jen Nelles
Part Two - Conceptual Foundations: Comparative Methods, Theory, and Rooting the Canadian Case
2. Situating the Constitutional, Legal, and Historical Foundations of Canadian Municipal Government: Historical Roots and Contemporary Challenges
Kristin R. Good
3. Understanding Canadian Urban Governance Comparatively: Methods, Theories, and Contributions
Kristin R. Good
4. Multilevel Urban Governance in Canada
Martin Horak
Part Three - Comparing Local Institutions
5. Metropolitan Governance and Institutional Responses to Urbanization
Jen Nelles
6. Municipal Finance
Enid Slack
7. Local Leadership and Forms of Municipal Government
Kristin R. Good, Kate Graham, and Jesse Helmer
8. Municipal Elections and Political Incorporation
Anne Mevellec, Brandon Bolduc, Guy Chiasson, and Veika Donatien
9. Municipalities, Public Services, and the Government-Citizen Interface in Comparative Perspective
John B. Sutcliffe and Sarah Cipkar
Part Four - Urban Policy Issues in a Global Canada
10. The Politics and Governance of Growth and Economic Development
Zachary Spicer
11. Municipalities, Urban Governance, and Climate Change
Tristan Cleveland and Elizabeth Schwartz
12. City Governance and Local Immigration Policy-Making
Kristin R. Good
13. Indigenous-Municipal Relations in Canadian Cities
Doug Anderson and Alexandra Flynn
14. Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Cities
Tari Ajadi and Kristin R. Good
15. Addressing Poverty and Social Polarization
Mara Sidney and Adam Straub
Part Five - Conclusion: Exploring the Tensions
16. The Possibilities and Limitations of Local Politics and Comparative Urban Research
Jen Nelles and Kristin R. Good
Contributors
Index