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Canadian Political Science Association2024 Annual Conference Programme
Approaches, Knowledges, and Methods
for the World of Tomorrow
Hosted at McGill University
June 12 to June 14, 20242024 Annual Conference Programme
Approaches, Knowledges, and Methods
for the World of Tomorrow
Hosted at McGill University
June 12 to June 14, 2024
Local and Urban Politics
E01 - Authors Meet Extremely Enthusiastic Celebrants: New Books in Municipal Elections and Representation
Date: Jun 12 | Time: 08:30am to 10:00am | Location: 680 Sherbrooke St. West 365
Joint Session / Séance conjointe : Political behaviour/sociology
Chair/Président/Présidente : Sophie Borwein (University of British Columbia)
Nicole Goodman (Brock University)Helen Haynes (McGill University)
Jack Lucas (Calgary University)
R. Michael McGregor (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Zac Spicer (York University)
Laura Stephenson (Western University)
Abstract: In this panel, the authors of several new books in the area of municipal elections and representation will offer a brief overview of their books, including data sources, research questions, and major findings. The book authors and editors will then discuss next steps for research on municipal elections and representation in Canada. Nicole Goodman, Helen Hayes, R. Michael McGregor, Scott Pruysers, and Zac Spicer. Voting Online: Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections (McGill-Queen’s University Press) Jack Lucas, Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics (University of Toronto Press) R. Michael McGregor and Laura Stephenson, eds. Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections (McGill-Queen’s University Press).