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The City and its People: Civic Engagement Strategies for Residents
April 18, 2013 @ 4:30 am - 6:00 pm
Discussions about urban governance often overlook the role of city residents, concentrating instead on developers, politicians and municipalities. Even the research that has considered residents has fallen short in explaining the interests that spur on residents’ civic engagement strategies with city government and property development processes. Sociolegal approaches, and in particular the study of legal consciousness, can contribute to our understanding about the role of civic engagement in urban governance by emphasizing the relationship between law and social and collective identities. This presentation focused on the case of a neighbourhood civic movement in Toronto and its residents’ strategies to influence local governance and development.
SPEAKER
Brenna Keatinge is a doctoral student at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto. Brenna’s dissertation concentrates on the role of civic engagement in urban governance. Brenna is the recipient of the Blanche and Sandy van Ginkel Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance for 2012-13.
Details
- Date:
- April 18, 2013
- Time:
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4:30 am - 6:00 pm
Organizer
- Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance
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Venue
- Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Room 108N
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1 Devonshire Place, North House, Room 108N
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada + Google Map