Book Chapters by Neil Bradford
Canadian Cities in Transition, 5th ed., Feb 2015
Papers by Neil Bradford
Recently there has been growing awareness of the importance of cities, large and small, as strate... more Recently there has been growing awareness of the importance of cities, large and small, as strategic spaces in the age of globalization. They are the places where today's major public policy challenges are being played out. Countries that invest in their cities and communities are likely to be at the forefront of progressive change in the 21st century.
t is not surprising that debates about the future of social democracy have recently proliferated.... more t is not surprising that debates about the future of social democracy have recently proliferated. More than two decades of neoliberalism have left citizens and commu- nities everywhere seeking respite from an unbridled globaliz- ing capitalism. In Europe, the backdrop has a decade of social democratic electoral resurgence amid much uncertain- ty about appropriate governing philosophies and policy frameworks for the exercise of power. In North America, similar debates have emerged at a different point in the elec- toral cycle, addressing the potential demise of the New Democratic Party or the disappointing results of the Nader Green Party campaign. Yet the underlying question is the same: can social democrats generate the ideas and strategy to power a credible electoral and policy alternative to neoliber- alism? While consensus exists on the passing of social democ- racy's "classical model," there is much less clarity on the meaning and direction of a new social democra...
1970s-1980s Canada institutionalized a "Diversity Model" with multiculturalism one key policy p... more 1970s-1980s Canada institutionalized a "Diversity Model" with multiculturalism one key policy pillar (Jenson and Papillon, 2001) Trudeau-Mulroney multicultural nation-building expressed in policy, programs, legislation, constitution (Quebec opt-out) In Practice? Openness to immigration with newcomer integration through combination of timely settlement services reinforced by industrial economy and Keynesian welfare state View multiculturalism as conceptual bridge between immigration policy and settlement/integration programming (note: Department of CIC and Multiculturalism today) A " national policy success": immigrant mobility, public support, international recognition (Banting et al. 2010) Challenge and Change: 1990s and 2000s Changing composition of newcomers = complex, specialized needs Industrial restructuring/economic recession hollow out manufacturing sector (entry level employment less available) Keynesian welfare state rationalized making longer term integration more problematic (services less available) Unemployment/underemployment/poverty for recent immigrants Concentration of race and poverty and "Poverty by Postal Code" in large cities; smaller places go without benefits of immigration Fraying bonds of community as "shared spaces and two-way streets" not as vital as once assumed Front line settlement sector stretched thin and mainstream community organizations insufficiently engaged Challenge and Change … Hard questions arise about the multicultural pillar of Canadian Diversity Model … 1.
Neighbourhood Effects or Neighbourhood Based Problems?, 2013
Politics & Society, 1998
... into the debate about the prospects for the strate-gic construction of associative ... ASSOCI... more ... into the debate about the prospects for the strate-gic construction of associative ... ASSOCIATIVEGOVERNANCE: ONTARIO'S UNFAVORABLE SETTING In the mid-1980s, when Ontario launched its ... of business in relation to organized labor and to provide an ongoing voice for ...
Polit Soc, 1998
... into the debate about the prospects for the strate-gic construction of associative ... ASSOCI... more ... into the debate about the prospects for the strate-gic construction of associative ... ASSOCIATIVEGOVERNANCE: ONTARIO'S UNFAVORABLE SETTING In the mid-1980s, when Ontario launched its ... of business in relation to organized labor and to provide an ongoing voice for ...
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Book Chapters by Neil Bradford
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