{"id":6015,"date":"2020-04-15T12:45:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robarts.info.yorku.ca\/?page_id=4560"},"modified":"2023-05-30T12:29:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:29:27","slug":"civis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/robarts\/research-clusters\/civis\/","title":{"rendered":"CIVIS: Urban Governance and Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The goals of this research cluster are to bring together scholars and members of the community who are actively engaged in the consideration of urban governance in Canada. There are several distinct major research projects at York, on various aspects of governance in cities and city regions, and several community-based research initiatives are also underway. This cluster will support conversations among them in informal and formal ways, provide a platform for organizing events that bring in other scholars and experts to share their knowledge and insights, as well as support the development of future research and community projects, including external funding applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit our page to explore on-going research, and use this as a basis for sharing knowledge and inviting scholarly and community engagement. One of the key goals will be to use our collaborations to directly inform policy initiatives with the Federation of Canadian municipalities and with individual city and regional councils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why CIVIS? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The definition of urban governance, and its relationship to local, regional, provincial and federal governance in Canada, is in flux. The unilateral reduction of the number of councillors on Toronto\u2019s City Council in 2018 was more than a local issue. Immediately, there were statements of concern from mayors across the country, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has sought to advance a stronger role for and greater independence for city government. Jurisdiction over land-use in cities and city regions is complex, with ownership by private citizens, corporations, and all levels of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who will make the decisions, and how those decisions are made, are equally important questions. Urban citizenship concerns the fundamental question of who constitutes the city. Processes of urban governance reform are underway in Canada, but they need to be shaped by inclusive consultation, and specific structural proposals need to be informed by practices of public consultation. For example, considerations of Indigenous governance, as well as the participation of non-citizen residents, racialized communities, the queer community, and the disabled community, must all be part of the conversation. This cluster will offer frameworks for grounded, human-centred policymaking on these questions of urban governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*For those interested in learning more about CIVIS please reach out to the project leads.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Directory of Cluster Members: Meet our Team!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Patricia Burke Wood<\/a><\/strong>, CIVIS Co-lead, Professor, Geography, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change\/ Faculty Associate and member of Robarts Executive Committee, pwood@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luisa Sotomayor<\/strong><\/a>, CIVIS Co-lead, Associate Professor, Planning Program Coordinator, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change \/ Faculty Associate, sotomay@yorku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jean Michel Montsion<\/a><\/strong>, Associate Professor, Multidisciplinary Studies, Glendon \/ Robarts Director, montsion@yorku.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Past Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Municipal Governance and the Future of Housing (<\/strong>Thursday, November 19, 2020 \u2013 7:00pm - 8:30pm) <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Presented by the Federation of Metro Tenants\u2019 Associations, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ\u2019s Robarts Center for Canadian Studies, and the City Institute <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The panel was moderated by Joe Mihevc<\/strong>, Visiting Professor, City Institute, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ and Former Toronto City Councillor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Kristyn Wong-Tam, <\/strong>City Councillor and Member, Planning and Housing Committee, City of Toronto<\/li>
  • Craig Sauv\u00e9<\/strong>, City Councillor and Associate Member, Executive Committee for Housing, City of Montr\u00e9al<\/li>
  • Cheryll Case, <\/strong>Principal Urban Planner and Founder, CP Planning<\/li>
  • Martine August<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo<\/li>
  • Grayson Alabiso-Cahill<\/strong>, Law Student, University of Toronto and Volunteer, Federation of Metro Tenants\u2019 Associations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Watch the 8-part series panel discussion here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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