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Segmented cities? : how urban contexts shape ethnic and nationalist politics
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ISBN: 9780774825849 9780774825832 9780774825856 9780774825863 0774825847 0774825839 Year: 2014 Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press,


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Segmented Cities? : How Urban Contexts Shape Ethnic and Nationalist Politics
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ISBN: 0774825855 9780774825856 9780774825863 0774825863 9780774825832 Year: 2014 Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press,

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Across the globe, more people are living in cities, be it through the movement of domestic populations from hinterlands or via international migration. This book offers answers to some of the most pressing questions of our day: Is globalization drawing urban populations together or tearing them apart? Does immigration exacerbate or ameliorate existing ethnic and nationalist conflicts in divided cities? Can institutional design help decision makers engender integration in diverse and contested urban settings? Contributors analyze the conditions under which cities from a broad range of geographical regions serve as sites of ethnic and national discord or amity. Particular attention is paid to the influence of economic globalization, cities’ entrenched ethno-linguistic configurations, and urban political institutions. A timely analysis of how the forces of urbanization and pluralization are shaping the world’s cities, this book discusses what can be done to encourage cities to act as vectors of integration and dialogue rather than conflict and segmentation.


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Comparing Canada : methods and perspectives on Canadian politics
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ISBN: 0774827858 0774827874 0774827866 9780774827867 9780774827874 9780774827850 9780774827843 9780774827850 Year: 2014 Publisher: Vancouver [British Columbia] : Beaconsfield, Quebec : UBC Press, Canadian Electronic Library,

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Debating how Canada compares, both regionally and in relation to other countries, is a national pastime. This book examines how political scientists apply diverse comparative strategies to better understand Canadian political life. Using a variety of methods, the contributors use comparison to examine topics as diverse as Indigenous rights, Canadian voting behaviour, activist movements, climate policy, and immigrant retention. While the theoretical perspectives and kinds of questions asked vary greatly, as a whole they demonstrate how the "art of comparing" is an important strategy for understanding Canadian identity politics, political mobilization, political institutions, and public policy. Ultimately, this book establishes how adopting a more systematic comparative outlook is essential -- not only to revitalize the study of Canadian politics but also to achieve a more nuanced understanding of Canada as a whole.

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