Research Digest - 2022

Caitlin Andews-Lee and Daniel Rubenson coorganized and hosted the 8th Toronto Political Behaviour Workshop (external link)  at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Policy, November 4-5. The papers are available here (external link) .

John Shields, Valerie Preston (York University) and Jayesh D’Souza (York University). Settlement Services and the Pandemic: Adaption and Drawing Lessons from the Crisis. Immigration Politics, Refugee Crises, and Ethnic Dynamics in a Changing World Order: Canada and Beyond – 26th Biennial Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Conference, 11/5/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. "India and China's state power". Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC, 11/18/2022.

Bryan Evans. Imagining Beyond the Market: Case Studies in De-commodified Housing. Priced Out', organized by the Advocacy Centre forTenants Ontario, 11/29/2022.

Jenny Carson (TMU History Department) and Myer Siemiatycki. CUPE Education Workers Defeat a Government Bully (external link)  11/15/2022, Rabble.ca (external link) . Published.

Robert Marshall. Review of Sorpong Peou Global Political Governance. Toward Global Government (external link) . 11/27/2022, Internal Journal; Canada's Journal of Global Policy Analysis. Published.

Sanjay Ruparelia. The Shock of the New | The Year 1947: Fractures and Tectonic Shifts (external link) . Guest on CBC Ideas five-part series, "Hinge Moments in History: How Change Happens," recorded at the 2022 Stratford Festival. Hosted by Nahlah Ayad. Co-panelists for session on 1947 included Bessma Momani (University of Waterloo) and Cindy Ewing (University of Toronto). 11/4/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Organizer and discussant: Yascha Mounk (Johns Hopkins University), “How diverse democracies can endure,” On the Frontlines of Democracy public lecture series, TMU Faculty of Arts and Toronto Public Library. 11/10/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Moderator: "Democracy in crisis," Toronto Democracy Bootcamp, CIVIX Canada. Panelists: Anita Li (The Green Line), Eric Merkley (University of Toronto) and Joel Westheimer (University of Ottawa). 11/24/2022.

Cathy Crowe, Public Affiliate TMU, and Greg Cook - editors. Displacement City. Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic (external link) . 11/1/2022, University of Toronto Press. Published.

Bryan Evans (TMU), Carlo Fanelli (York), Leo Panitch (York), and Donald Swartz (Carleton). From Consent to Coercion, 4th edition. 2/1/2023, University of Toronto Press. Accepted.

Bryan Evans, Carlo Fanelli (York University). "Low-wage Work: Canada in Comparative Perspective", in Canadian Labour Policy and Politics, John Peters and Don Wells, editors. 11/1/2022, UBC Press. Published. 

Ronald Vogel. The Governance of World Cities. American Political Science Association annual meeting, 9/14/2022.

Michael McGregor., Helen Hayes (McGill), Nicole Goodman (Brock), Zachary Spicer (York), and Scott Pruysers (Dal). The Effect of Exogenous Shocks on the Administration of Online Voting: Evidence from Ontario, Canada. The International Conference for Electronic Voting, Bregenz, Austria, 10/5/2022.

John Shields, Valerie Preston (York University) and Jayesh D’Souza (York University). “Managing Change During a Global Pandemic: Ontario Immigrant Serving Agencies Building for the Future”. OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants) Leaders’ Forum, 10/27/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Author Meets Critics: Vinayak Chaturvedi's "Hindutva and Violence: VD Savarkar and the Politics of History". 50th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 10/21/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. "Beneficiaries without rights: the reconfiguration of India's social welfare". 50th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 10/21/2022.

Christopher Gore, Liz Baldwin (University of Arizona); Jennifer Brass (Indiana University); Lauren MacLean (Indiana University); Winnie Mitullah (University of Nairobi); Alesha Porisky (Northern Illinois University). The Politics of Electricity ‘Access for All’ in Africa. Earth Systems Governance Annual Conference, 10/23/2022.

Tracey Raney. A Threat to Our Democracy: Gender-Based Violence in Ontario Municipal Politics. (external link)  Plenary Address at the Ontario Municipal Administrators Association Fall Workshop, London ON, 10/13/2022.

Rob Goodman. Celebrating Recent Work by Rob Goodman and Dan-el Padilla Peralta. (external link)  Columbia University Society of Fellows, 10/24/2022.

Tracey Raney. Roundtable: Researching Diverse Representation. Bell Chair 2022 Legislative Research Workshop, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, 10/28/2022.

Tracey Raney. #MeToo Turns Five: Taking Stock of Gender-based Violence in Canadian Politics.  (external link) 10/27/2022, The Conversation. Published. 

Sanjay Ruparelia. Winner-take-all elections can erode trust in democracy (external link) . 10/17/2022, The Globe and Mail. 

Rob Goodman. "The Rhetorical Roots of Du Bois's Double Consciousness". 10/31/2022, History of Political Thought. Accepted.

Rob Goodman. "Plato the Novelist: The Family Saga in Republic 8-9". 10/27/2022, Polity. Accepted.

Cameron Anderson (Western), Michael McGregor (TMU), and Laura Stephenson (Western). Us vs. Them: Do the Rules of the Game Encourage Negative Partisanship?  (external link)  10/10/2022, European Journal of Political Research,. Published

Robert Marshall. The Rowell-Sirois Commission and The Remaking of Canadian Federalism (external link) , by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2021. 10/12/2022, Alternate Routes. Published.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Organizer and discussant: Debra Thompson (McGill University), “Blackness, freedom and belonging: race in Canada and the United States,” On the Frontlines of Democracy public lecture series, TMU Faculty of Arts and Toronto Public Library, 10/13/2022.

John Shields, Valerie Preston (York University) and Marshia Akbar (CERC, TMU).  (PDF file) Migration et Résilience dans le Canada urbain : Pourquoi résilience? Pourquoi maintenant? (external link)  A Knowledge Mobilization Publication. 10/31/2022, Résumé de recherche par l’IRMU Immigration et résilience en milieu urbain (IRMU).

Laura Stephenson (Western), Allison Harell (UQAM), Daniel Rubenson and Peter Loewen (UofT). 2022. 2021 Canadian Election Study (CES) dataset (external link) , Harvard Dataverse, V1.

Laura Stephenson (Western), Allison Harell (UQAM), Daniel Rubenson and Peter Loewen (UofT). 2022. 2021 Democracy Checkup dataset (external link) , Harvard Dataverse, V1.

Laura Stephenson (Western), Allison Harell (UQAM), Daniel Rubenson and Peter Loewen (UofT). 2022, 2019 Democracy Checkup dataset (external link) , Harvard Dataverse* V1.

Laura Stephenson (Western), Allison Harell (UQAM), Daniel Rubenson and Peter Loewen (UofT). 2022, 2020 Democracy Checkup dataset (external link) , Harvard Dataverse, V1.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Discussant: Vicky Hattam (New School for Social Research), Border Economies/Capitalist Imaginaries: Dispelling Capitalism’s System Effects (external link) , Global Migration Lab, Munk School for Global Affairs, 10/6/2022.

Myer Siemiatycki. "Not By Repression Alone: Defeating the Workers' Revolt by False Promises of Reform", in James Naylor, Rhonda Hinther, and Jim Mochoruk (eds), For a Better World: The Winnipeg General Strike & The Workers' Revolt, University of Manitoba Press, pp. 292-313. 9/15/2022. Published.

Rob Goodman. "'Naked' Speech in Late Republican Rome". APSA, 9/15/2022.

Rob Goodman. "Author-Meets-Critics: Words on Fire: Eloquence and Its Conditions". APSA, 9/16/2022.

Rob Goodman. "'Naked' Speech in Late Republican Rome". Performing Popular Sovereignty: Populism in Ancient and Modern Politics (University of Birmingham), 9/21/2022.

Tracey Raney. Addressing Violence Against Women in Politics: What Can Political Scientists Do? (Invited panelist). American Political Science Association annual meeting, 9/15/2022.

Tracey Raney. TMU's 'Women in the House' Program: Professional Development in the Classroom through an Equity-lens. Prairie Political Science Association Annual Conference, 9/17/2022.

Michael McGregor, Helen Hayes (McGill), Nicole Goodman (Brock), Scott Pruysers (Dal), Zac Spicer (York). Online voting and Attitudes towards Democracy – An Experimental Study. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 10/16/2022.

John Shields, Valerie Preston (York University) and Jayesh D’Souza (York University). Resilient Adaption to COVID-19: Ontario Serving Agencies Building for the Future. Changing Migration, Migration in Change: 25th International Metropolis Conference, Berlin, 9/5/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. A strange convergence: India and China under Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping'. 2022 APSA Annual Meeting (Montreal), 9/16/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Author Meets Critics: Vinayak Chaturvedi’s Hindutva and Violence. 2022 APSA Annual Meeting, 9/16/2022.

Christopher Gore. New Directions in Comparative Environmental Politics. American Political Science Association Annual Conference, 9/18/2022.

Christopher Gore, Jennifer Brass, Alesha Porisky, Liz Baldwin, Christopher Gore, Lauren MacLean, Winnie Mitullah. Understanding and Measuring Political Participation in the Global South. American Political Science Association Annual Conference, 9/16/2022.

Christopher Gore, Jeffrey Paller. Institutional Structure and Political Autonomy: Challenges and Opportunities in the Comparison of African Cities. Institutional Structure and Political Autonomy: Challenges and Opportunities in the Comparison of African Cities, 9/14/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. How neoliberal ideas enabled democratic backsliding. (external link)  McGill University, 9/29/2022

Rob Goodman. "What Is Eloquence? Why Does It Matter?". University of Birmingham, 9/22/2022. 

Paul Rinkoff. Reducing mental health stigma with supportive leadership and the right message.  (external link)  9/15/2022, Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being; 7(3). Published.

Anderson, Miriam J and Marc Valade (Policy Studies PHD Candidate, TMU). From Peace Talks to Parliaments: The Microprocesses Propelling Women into Formal Politics Following War. 9/5/2022, International Negotiation; 28:1. Accepted.

John Shields, Valerie Preston (York University) and Marshia Akbar (TMU). Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada: Why Social Resilience, Why Now? 9/22/2022, Journal of International Migration and Integration; Vol. 23:3. Published. 

Christopher Gore. The Lived Nile: Environment, Disease, and Material Colonial Economy in Egypt, by Jennifer L. Derr. (external link)  5/1/2022, Global Environmental Politics; 22:2. Published.

John Shields, Hiba Shaath and Valerie Preston with Debbie Douglas and Tara Bedard.  (PDF file) The Future of the Immigrant-Serving Agencies in Ontario: Meeting the Challenges of Hybrid Service Delivery.  (external link)  9/7/2022, BMRC (Building Migrant Resilience in Cities) Policy Preview. Published.

Bryan Evans. Invited to participate in this roundtable discussion sponsored by the Canada School of the Public Service and the Policy Community Partnership Office, Government of Canada. Policy Curriculum Roundtable, 9/7/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Discussant, Emerging Scholars Workshop, Democracy and Autocracy section, 2022 APSA Annual Meeting (Montreal), 9/14/0222.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Co-organizer, How Can We Reverse Democratic Backsliding? (external link)  Co-hosted by TMU Faculty of Arts, McGill Institute for International Development and the Canadian International Council. Montreal: 29-30 September 2022.. 

Sanjay Ruparelia. Invited panelist, The Year 1947: Fractures and Tectonic Shifts (external link) , CBC Ideas at Stratford. Co-panelists: Cindy Ewing (University of Toronto) and Bessma Momani (University of Waterloo). Moderated by Nahlah Ayad, 8/13/2022.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Participant, Participedia Data Model Workshop (virtual), 9/22/2022. 

Miriam Anderson has been appointed Visiting Fellow (2022-2023) at the Centre for Women, Peace, and Security at the LSE, London, UK

Gregory J. Inwood and Carolyn M. Johns. Tools for Structuring Policy Advice: Commissions of Inquiry and Task Forces as Policy Formulation Instruments in Michael Howlett, ed. The Routledge Handbook of Policy Tools. 8/10/2022, Routledge. Published.

Caitlin Andrews-Lee. The Gendered Pathways to Charismatic Authority: An Analysis of Executive Leaders in Argentina’s Peronist Movement. Annual Congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 8/24/2022.

Rob Goodman, Giuseppe Ballacci (PI, University of Minho). Co-PI, Exploratory Project grant, €49,995. "Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective". 8/1/2022, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal). Accepted.

Tracey Raney. Harassment and violence are threats to local democracy; it's time for Ontario to take them seriously. (external link)  8/21/2022, The Toronto Star. Published.

Myer Siemiatycki. What all Toronto mayoral candidates should say about being a ‘Strong Mayor’, (external link)  oped. 8/21/2022, Toronto Star. Published.

Paul Rinkoff.  (PDF file) Investing in Frontline Leadership: Building Commitment & Buy-In Where It Counts. (external link)  8/1/2022, FBI-LEEDA Insighter; Issue II - Summer 2022. Published.

Miriam J Anderson. What does it take to build up women's rights after war? (external link)  8/19/2022, The Monkey Cage, Washington Post. Published.

Sanjay Ruparelia. Keynote lecture: Struggling to See: How Data and the Politics of Sight Configures Social Welfare in Contemporary India. Cultures of Data and Datafication in India, Department of International Development, Oxford University, 7/7/2022.

Ryan Phillips. The Ukrainian Resistance is an Example of Positive Nationalism. (external link)  4/13/2022, The Hub. Published.

Peter John Loewen (UofT), Daniel Rubenson and John R. McAndrews (UofT and TMU). When Do Politicians Pursue More Policy Information? (external link)  Journal of Experimental Political Science; 9(2), 216-24. Published.

Scott Matthews (Memorial), R. Michael McGregor, Laura Stephenson (Western). Conceptualizing Municipal Politics: The Case of Toronto 2018.  (external link)  7/22/2022, Urban Affairs Review; 58:5.

Paul Rinkoff. Investing in Leadership: Building Commitment & Buy-In from the Frontline.  (external link)  7/1/2022, H.Q. The Official Publication of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police.

Meghan Joy (Concordia University) and Ronald K. Vogel (TMU). A future research agenda for transformational urban policy studies. (external link)  7/1/2022, Policy & Politics; vol 50 no 3 384-402.

Daniel Rubenson co-led and taught on the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) Learning Days (external link) , co-hosted by le Centre de Recherche et d’Action pour la Paix (CERAP) (external link) , home of the West Africa Regional Hub of EGAP (external link) , in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, July 17-22, 2022. EGAP’s Learning Days workshops aim to build experimental social science research capacity among principal investigators (PIs) in the Global South. The Learning Days workshops offer a combination of design clinics, research presentations, guided work with statistical analysis software, and topical lectures.

Meghan Joy (Concordia University) and Ronald Vogel (TMU). Transformative Urban Policy. (external link)  7/20/2022, Policy & Politics Journal Blog; NEW SPECIAL ISSUE BLOG SERIES: Blog 8 – Transformative Urban Policy. Published.