Canadian Political Science and the City: A Limited Engagement

Taylor, Zack; Eidelman, Gabriel

doi:10.1017/s0008423910000715

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“…Keywords: school board elections, political candidates, gender, race, representation Mots-clés: élections des conseils scolaires, candidats et candidates politique, genre, minorités raciales, représentation A considerable body of literature has identified a diversity gap related to the limited proportion of women and racial minorities among elected officials in Canada (Andrew et al, 2008;Bashevkin, 2009;Black, 2008;Black, 2011;Siemiatycki, 2016). Given the centrality of provincial and federal legislative bodies in the Canadian federal system, political scientists have tended to focus their attention on these institutions when investigating trends in political representation (Cutler and Matthews, 2005;Taylor and Eidelman, 2010). However, these elected bodies make up a small minority of elected positions within Canada.…”

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Gender, Race and Political Ambition: The Case of Ontario School Board Elections

2020

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The political underrepresentation of women and racial minorities in Canadian politics is well documented. One political arena that has yet to be examined in this respect, however, is school boards. Using data from a candidate survey conducted during the course of the 2018 Ontario school board elections, as well as demographic data collected on the entire population of school board candidates, we explore the unique characteristics of school board elections. The research note begins by describing the gender and racial composition of candidates and trustees in Canada's most populous province. It then considers the ways in which school board elections may serve as a launchpad to higher office for either of these two traditionally underrepresented groups, as we explore the features of progressive political ambition, recruitment into school board campaigns and the relative electoral success of racialized candidates and women in this local office. While women do very well in school board elections, they are significantly less likely than their male counterparts to have the desire to move up to provincial or federal politics. Meanwhile, racialized candidates contest school board election in significant numbers and report similar levels of progressive ambition relative to their white counterparts, but they fare exceptionally poorly in school board elections.

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Gender, Race and Political Ambition: The Case of Ontario School Board Elections

2020

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“…According to Andrew Sancton, one of Canada's leading scholars of urban politics, “the harsh reality is that we know very little about municipal voting behavior” (, p. 193). Taylor and Eidelman similarly lament the fact that “significant gaps” exist in the study of Canadian municipal voting behavior (, p. 971).…”

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The Canadian Homevoter: Property Values and Municipal Politics in Canada

McGregor

Spicer

2016

Journal of Urban Affairs

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In The Homevoter Hypothesis, William Fischel argues that concern for property values influences the attitudes and behavior of homeowners toward municipal politics. Local government has the greatest impact on the value of property of any order of government, and is the primary political avenue through which homeowners act to protect their investment. We examine the applicability of Fischel's theory to Canada, a country in which little research has been conducted on municipal voters. Using data from government and academic sources, three testable implications of the homevoter hypothesis are examined. Results reveal that the theory is congruent with the behavior and attitudes of Canadian municipal voters. Homeownership leads to increased turnout in municipal elections, the attitudes of homeowners differ from those of renters with respect to policies that are perceived to have a relationship with property values, and homeowners are particularly opposed to municipal amalgamations.

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“…L'ouvrage collectif dirigé par Young et Leuprecht (2004) analyse les relations entre le fédéral, le provincial et le municipal. Un bilan récent des études canadiennes en science politique sur la ville indique que l'analyse des relations fédérales-municipales prend maintenant plus de place que celle des relations provinciales-municipales (Taylor et Eidelman, 2010). Le niveau « régional », à extension fort élastique selon les contextes, fait aussi l'objet d'analyses multiniveaux au Canada (Conteh, 2012), mais surtout en Europe où ce palier s'affirme comme une instance proactive, notamment pour le développement économique (Fotel et Hanssen, 2009).…”

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L’administration publique dans la gouvernance multiniveau infranationale : état de la question et perspectives

Divay

Paquin

2013

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Cet article esquisse un portrait général de la place de l’administration publique dans la gouvernance multiniveau infranationale impliquant le palier local, surtout à partir de la littérature et avec un accent particulier sur la situation canadienne. Il propose d’abord un cadre général qui permet de situer les travaux selon les acteurs, les périmètres, les relations et les sites étudiés. Il examine ensuite la pratique administrative dans les relations multiniveaux en soulignant les lacunes dans les connaissances à la fois sur les dispositifs, les rôles et la façon dont sont relevés quelques défis administratifs classiques. Il évoque en terminant quelques chantiers de recherche qui permettraient de mieux comprendre l’apport de divers acteurs dans la restructuration de l’État et de l’action publique.This article sketches out an overview of the role of public administration in subnational multi-level governance involving local authorities; it works primarily from the literature and is focused on the situation in Canada. To begin with, we set out a general framework serving to situate research according to the actors, perimeters, relationships and sites studied. We then examine administrative practice in multi-level relationships, emphasizing gaps in knowledge pertaining to mechanisms and roles and the way several classic administrative challenges are tackled. To conclude, we suggest several lines of research that would aid in understanding the contribution of various actors in the restructuration of government and public action

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Canadian Political Science and the City: A Limited Engagement

Cited by 14 publications

References 64 publications

Gender, Race and Political Ambition: The Case of Ontario School Board Elections

Gender, Race and Political Ambition: The Case of Ontario School Board Elections

The Canadian Homevoter: Property Values and Municipal Politics in Canada

L’administration publique dans la gouvernance multiniveau infranationale : état de la question et perspectives

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