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Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian CitiesLessons from Critical Praxis-Oriented Research |
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Explorations of how research collaborations can address and advance social justice in cities.
Housing insecurity, intensified employment anxiety, access to adequate services, and fear of personal and structural violence are some of the issues troubling today’s cities and municipalities. Often, these conditions most affect residents whose place in the social hierarchy makes them particularly susceptible to exclusion.
Seeking to redress these trends and guide research to facilitate meaningful local action, Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities promotes more inclusive urban environments by highlighting and comparing theoretical and practice-based insights. Building on feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonialist arguments to offer action-oriented solutions to inequalities and exclusions, the contributors to this volume tackle themes such as LGBTQ inclusion, health disparities, diversity initiatives, and urban planning dilemmas. Through a lens of critical praxis the book explores the challenges of collaborations, the negotiations required to reconceptualize research relations, and the ways in which values and practices inform one another.
In light of the growing complexity, interrelations, and interactions of our world, Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities is a timely work that speaks to a diverse audience of activists, policy makers, community organizations, and researchers of various disciplines.
Seeking to redress these trends and guide research to facilitate meaningful local action, Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities promotes more inclusive urban environments by highlighting and comparing theoretical and practice-based insights. Building on feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonialist arguments to offer action-oriented solutions to inequalities and exclusions, the contributors to this volume tackle themes such as LGBTQ inclusion, health disparities, diversity initiatives, and urban planning dilemmas. Through a lens of critical praxis the book explores the challenges of collaborations, the negotiations required to reconceptualize research relations, and the ways in which values and practices inform one another.
In light of the growing complexity, interrelations, and interactions of our world, Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities is a timely work that speaks to a diverse audience of activists, policy makers, community organizations, and researchers of various disciplines.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in Urban Governance (number 8 in series)
368 Pages, 6 x 9
3 tables
ISBN 9780773551008
February 2018
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities simultaneously serves as an outlet for diverse case studies of community-university research collaborations and their potential for incremental, though meaningful, change while also providing concrete lessons about the benefits and challenges associated with this research approach.” Carey Doberstein, University of British Columbia
"This collection provides detailed insights into life in Canada's urban areas and it will be a valuable focus for discussion of theory, research, values and potential for social change." British Journal of Canadian Studies
"This collection provides detailed insights into life in Canada's urban areas and it will be a valuable focus for discussion of theory, research, values and potential for social change." British Journal of Canadian Studies
Fran Klodawsky is professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University.
Janet Siltanen is professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University.
Caroline Andrew is director of the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa.
Janet Siltanen is professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University.
Caroline Andrew is director of the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa.
Acknowledgments / ix
Introduction: Doing Critical Praxis-Oriented Research / 3
Fran Klodawsky, Janet Siltanen, and Caroline Andrew
Prologue: Turning the University Inside Out / 25
Wendy Larner with the Productive Margins Programme
SECTION ONE: Contexts and Complexities of Collaborative Research / 33
1 Decolonizing for Equity and Inclusion in Winnipeg’s North End / 38
Shauna MacKinnon and Jim Silver
2 The Challenge of Complexity: Reflections on Researching an Organizational Change Initiative Promoting Equity and Inclusion in the City of Ottawa / 60
Janet Siltanen, Christine Pich, Fran Klodawsky, and Caroline Andrew
3 Context Matters: Promoting Inclusion with Indigenous Women / 83
Holly A. McKenzie, Colleen Varcoe, Annette J. Browne, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Madeleine Dion Stout, Roberta Price, Linda Day, and Jane Inyallie
4 Supporting Local Civic Engagement through a “Community First” Approach to Foster Broader Social Inclusion in Development / 111
Patricia Ballamingie, Magda Goemans, and Gary Martin
SECTION TWO: Reconceptualizing Research Relations / 135
5 The Art of Community: Reflections on Method, Creativity, and Expertise in Street Youth Social Work / 139
Jeff Karabanow and Ian G. Stewart
6 Toward Inclusion: Researching Food as Harm Reduction in an Urban Foodscape / 159
Christiana Miewald, Sean Grieve, Alison McIntosh, Eugene McCann, Cristina Temenos, and Megan Woodward
7 Homelessness “in Their Horizon”: A Rights-Based, Feminist Study of Inadequate Housing and Risk of Homelessness among Families in Toronto’s Aging Rental High-Rises / 180
Emily Paradis
SECTION THREE: Examining the Intersection of Values and Practices / 207
8 Decolonizing Evaluation in Winnipeg / 212
Shauna MacKinnon with the Indigenous Learning Circle
9 Research Networks and Homelessness: Contributing to More Equitable and Inclusive Cities? / 235
Abra Adamo, Fran Klodawsky, Tim Aubry, Stephen Hwang, and Evie Gogosis
10 Theatre Outré and Lessons from a Welcoming and Inclusive Community / 256
Tiffany Muller Myrdahl
11 Perpetuation or Remediation of Structural Violence toward Aboriginal Peoples through City Planning and Policy Processes: A Choice to Be Made / 281
Mangaliso Mohammed, Ryan Walker, Philip A. Loring, and Brenda Macdougall
Closing Reflections / 306
Fran Klodawsky, Caroline Andrew, and Janet Siltanen
Glossary / 311
Contributors / 317
Index / 325
Introduction: Doing Critical Praxis-Oriented Research / 3
Fran Klodawsky, Janet Siltanen, and Caroline Andrew
Prologue: Turning the University Inside Out / 25
Wendy Larner with the Productive Margins Programme
SECTION ONE: Contexts and Complexities of Collaborative Research / 33
1 Decolonizing for Equity and Inclusion in Winnipeg’s North End / 38
Shauna MacKinnon and Jim Silver
2 The Challenge of Complexity: Reflections on Researching an Organizational Change Initiative Promoting Equity and Inclusion in the City of Ottawa / 60
Janet Siltanen, Christine Pich, Fran Klodawsky, and Caroline Andrew
3 Context Matters: Promoting Inclusion with Indigenous Women / 83
Holly A. McKenzie, Colleen Varcoe, Annette J. Browne, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Madeleine Dion Stout, Roberta Price, Linda Day, and Jane Inyallie
4 Supporting Local Civic Engagement through a “Community First” Approach to Foster Broader Social Inclusion in Development / 111
Patricia Ballamingie, Magda Goemans, and Gary Martin
SECTION TWO: Reconceptualizing Research Relations / 135
5 The Art of Community: Reflections on Method, Creativity, and Expertise in Street Youth Social Work / 139
Jeff Karabanow and Ian G. Stewart
6 Toward Inclusion: Researching Food as Harm Reduction in an Urban Foodscape / 159
Christiana Miewald, Sean Grieve, Alison McIntosh, Eugene McCann, Cristina Temenos, and Megan Woodward
7 Homelessness “in Their Horizon”: A Rights-Based, Feminist Study of Inadequate Housing and Risk of Homelessness among Families in Toronto’s Aging Rental High-Rises / 180
Emily Paradis
SECTION THREE: Examining the Intersection of Values and Practices / 207
8 Decolonizing Evaluation in Winnipeg / 212
Shauna MacKinnon with the Indigenous Learning Circle
9 Research Networks and Homelessness: Contributing to More Equitable and Inclusive Cities? / 235
Abra Adamo, Fran Klodawsky, Tim Aubry, Stephen Hwang, and Evie Gogosis
10 Theatre Outré and Lessons from a Welcoming and Inclusive Community / 256
Tiffany Muller Myrdahl
11 Perpetuation or Remediation of Structural Violence toward Aboriginal Peoples through City Planning and Policy Processes: A Choice to Be Made / 281
Mangaliso Mohammed, Ryan Walker, Philip A. Loring, and Brenda Macdougall
Closing Reflections / 306
Fran Klodawsky, Caroline Andrew, and Janet Siltanen
Glossary / 311
Contributors / 317
Index / 325
