POL382H1F L0101

Topics in Canadian Politics

Urban Politics and Governance in Canada

Themes

The Faculty of Arts and Science have decided that all Summer 2020 F and Y courses will be offered remotely rather than in person. A final determination of the delivery mode for S courses will be made by June 13.

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Over the last decades, cities and local governments have received more and more attention from scholars due to the importance they have in citizens’ lives. The role of cities is now acknowledged by the literature as key actors in several domains such as climate change, public health, and social inequality. In this context, the goal of this course is to increase students’ understanding of Canadian urban politics as well as to give an overview of the main urban theories and themes in the literature.

Texts

Tindal, C. Richard, and Susan Nobes Tindal. 2017. Local Government in Canada, 9th edition. Toronto: Nelson

Format and Requirements

Two hours of lecture twice a week; requirements TBA.

Prerequisites

POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL214Y5/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3