Martin Horak and I are pleased to announce the publication of a new article in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social entitled 'Campaign Capital, Resource Mobilization, and Candidate Performance in Local Elections'. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

6/ This second edition of a 2020 IMFG paper provides an accessible and systematic comparative overview of municipal authority and responsibilities across all ten provinces and three territories, concluding with key trends and suggested research agenda. bit.ly/4pOu9kL

5/ While the general trend has been toward more permissive authority and the recognition of municipalities as democratic and accountable governments, significant variation persists in both law and practice across - and within - provinces and territories. bit.ly/4pOu9kL

4 / Major trends in Canadian municipal law include local empowerment, provincial policy centralization, and judicial deference to local legislation. bit.ly/4pOu9kL

3/ Defining the relationship between a province or territory and its municipalities is a central task of local government law. bit.ly/4pOu9kL

2/ Provincial and territorial governments have expanded the scope of municipal legal authority through revisions to general municipal legislation and the adoption of special statutes for major cities. bit.ly/4pOu9kL

We’re proud to have produced this substantial expansion and update of our overview of municipal law in all 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada. We draw some original and potentially contrarian conclusions. We hope this contributes to the ongoing debate about municipal authority and its limits.

I am excited to renew my association with the University of Toronto as I begin a six month visiting fellowship at the @uoftcities.bsky.social and the @imfgtoronto.bsky.social. I look forward to connecting with colleagues old and new, and getting lots of work done.

It's officially out! City Politics in Canada, co-edited with @jacklucas.bsky.social and Martin Horak @westernupolisci.bsky.social is in print and available for course adoption. Thank you to all chapter authors for their contributions. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Hi everyone, so this is happening & I would be really glad to have you all join me in this conversation. Academic writing is tough & publishing tougher. However there are avenues that are a middle grounds of academic publishing where all ideas are open for discussion & writing is flexible.

One of a set of articles in @upejournal.bsky.social discussing my contributions to urban studies. Endlessly grateful!

Your research deserves a spotlight. ✨ Don't wait 😀⏰! 👉 Submit your work today shorturl.at/AgUow @devoncantwell.bsky.social @matthewlebo.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social @csnrec.bsky.social @ipsa.org @jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social

🔴2026 3MT Competition #CPSA_ACSP Yr research. 3⃣ minutes. 1⃣ slide. 🚀 Think you can explain yr thesis in 180 seconds? We know you can! 👉🏾 shorturl.at/AgUow @jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @reprojusticemb.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social

🎃Don't let yr research ideas haunt you🕷️🧟‍♀️👾 👹 🙈—submit them #CPSA_ACSP26🧡 👉🏾 shorturl.at/AgUow @devoncantwell.bsky.social @matthewlebo.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social @csnrec.bsky.social @ipsa.org @jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social

📣2026 Posters Competition #CPSA_ACSP26 The perfect chance to share yr findings w/colleagues! @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social waits yr submissions🧮 NOV 10 25 shorturl.at/AgUow @jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @reprojusticemb.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social

Coming in December from @uoftpress.bsky.social: City Politics in Canada: 40 Years of Continuity and Change, co-edited with Martin Horak (@westernupolisci.bsky.social) and @jacklucas.bsky.social! utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

🎥Pulling back the curtain✨Meet the section heads who are crafting an unforgettable #CPSA_ACSP26 experience-They're ❤️beat of the conference! 👉🏽 shorturl.at/AgUow @jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @reprojusticemb.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social

📣#CPSA_ACSP26 APPEL À PROPOSITIONS Les politiques de division : conflit, communauté, curriculum 👉 shorturl.at/MvLqD @jplewis.bsky.social @jrobkan.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @jfdaoust.bsky.social @reprojusticemb.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social

From Guest Editors @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social @rkeil.bsky.social, we’re delighted to announce the publication of this collection of essays celebrating the late great Warren Magnusson on our website! www.urbanaffairsreview.com/warren-magnu...

Roger Keil @rkeil.bsky.social and I are proud to announce the release of an @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social collection celebrating the life and work of the late political theorist and scholar of cities Warren Magnusson, who passed away earlier this year. www.urbanaffairsreview.com/walter-magnu...

TPG is looking for a new editorial team member! think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru... @regstud.bsky.social @rsablog.bsky.social

Great to hear @sarahayres.bsky.social welcome us to opening plenary of the @regstud.bsky.social 60th anniversary conference in Porto. Over 800 in attendance from 50+ countries.

Excited to be at the @regstud.bsky.social annual meeting in beautiful Porto!

Hot off the heels of yesterday's Canadian federal election Jack Lucas @jacklucas.bsky.social and I have updated our estimate of the size of the urban-rural divide in party support. The punchline: it hasn't gone away!

Out now (OA) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social. Do people in rural areas want politicians offering stronger representation to rural areas - as opposed to just their local area? Yes - based an original conjoint experiment in the UK (1/5) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎂 Happy 60th Birthday to us!🎂 Over the past six decades, the RSA has grown to become the leading voice in regional studies, promoting collaboration among our members and the wider community across the world. Read more at www.regionalstudies.org/news/today-the-rsa-is-60/

Today is the @regstud.bsky.social 60th 🎈birthday. It's a privilege to be Chair of the Association in its 60th year. The Association’s success is testament to the hard work of its staff team, members and dedicated volunteers. I salute you all 💙 👏. www.regionalstudies.org/news/today-t...

Very sad to hear of the passing yesterday of Warren Magnusson. He was a generous scholar, a brilliant political theorist, a captivating speaker, and deep believer in the emancipatory possibilities of the city. @uvic.ca #urbanpoltics

Sad news at Queen’s Political Studies. My message to colleagues includes the link to the John Meisel lecture series including a short video about him: www.queensu.ca/politics/eve...

6/6 🧵In @thejop.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social & Armstrong study elite conflict using councilors' roll-call votes. Original dataset over many terms in Chicago & Toronto. Against a pluralist expectation, councilors’ conflict is low-dimensional but durable across terms doi.org/pfvb

Super glad to finally see this out! We will post updated results through the end of the most recent council terms in a blog post soon.

Happy to have our new paper out in EJPR (with @jacklucas.bsky.social, Tyler Romualdi, Zack Taylor, Dave Armstrong and Katie McCoy). Has Canadian urban-rural *policy* disagreement widened since the 1990s? We find little evidence it has.👇 for more.

I'm delighted to have worked with @sborwein.bsky.social, @jacklucas.bsky.social, Zack Taylor, Dave Armstrong, and Katie McCoy on the study of urban-rural policy disagreement over the last three decades in Canada. We encourage others to check it out! :)

Urban–rural cleavages are seen as a defining political divide. But does this polarization hold worldwide? My new working paper tests this question using an original dataset of granular, geocoded election returns from 106 countries (polling station-level in 70). (1/8)

The Regional Studies Association wishes everyone a very happy holiday. 🎄🎁 Our office will be closed between Wednesday 25th December and New Years Day, starting back Thursday 2nd January 2025.

Nice recognition in Western News of our work celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Local Government Program at the University of Western Ontario! @westernu.bsky.social. news.westernu.ca/2024/12/west...

Univ Laval is hiring at the junior prof level in municipal and local politics. This fall we became the dept with the largest doctoral program in the faculty. Québec City is the provincial capital and home to the largest civil service in Canada :) www.rh.ulaval.ca/emploi/HCM/9...

Are you an alum of @westernu.bsky.social Western University's Local Government Program? Even if you missed last week's alumni conference you can still order the book we've made to celebrate the program's 50th anniversary at: www.blurb.ca/b/12162665-l...

All journal editors should read this piece. #AcademicSky

Territory, Politics, Governance journal is moving to Bluesky. Follow for issue and article announcements and author connections in 2025. @rsa-tpg.bsky.social

Very excited to participate in the launch of these important books edited by Richard Albert, Nathalie Des Rosiers, and Alexandra Flynn. I contributed the first chapter to Cities and the Constitution and am pleased to see it out in the world.