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Professor of political science, public administration, and geography at the University of Western Ontario, Canada @westernuniversity.bsky.social; Editor-in-Chief, Territory, Politics, Governance journal @rsa-tpg.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social .. more

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🇨🇦 CPSA ACSP 🇨🇦 @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social · 22d

📣#CPSA_ACSP26 APPEL À PROPOSITIONS
Les politiques de division : conflit, communauté, curriculum
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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · 25d

Congratulations, Twan!

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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · Aug 21

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!

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Warren Magnusson Festschrift — Urban Affairs Review

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Aug 21

Rachel Magnusson, Martin Horak, Ross Beveridge, Delacey Tedesco, bill carroll, Andrew Sancton, Theresa Enright, Julie-Anne Boudreau, Engin Isin, Diane Davis, Margaret Kohn

Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks to @acuto.bsky.social @bagelwoman.bsky.social
‪@lorenking.org @shawkara.bsky.social @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social @ejmccann.bsky.social

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Aug 21

We hope this collection will help to reintroduce Warren's work to a new generation of scholars and activists who are interested in city life and its possibilities.

Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Aug 21

In addition to our introduction, the collection contains 17 contributions from people who knew Warren personally, collaborated with him, and have been influenced by his work.

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Aug 21

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...

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Territory, Politics, Governance @rsa-tpg.bsky.social · Jun 15

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

Co-Editor needed for Territory, Politics, Governance

think.taylorandfrancis.com

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · May 7

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.

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · May 6

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

Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Apr 29

This extends our OA paper "The Development of the Urban-Rural Cleavage in Anglo-American Democracies" published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social last year. We found that the urban-rural divide is bigger in the US and the UK than it is in Canada. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Lawrence McKay @lawrencemckay.bsky.social · Apr 29

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)

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Alan Kinder @rsachiefexec.bsky.social · Apr 9

Happy birthday @regstud.bsky.social - and here's to the next six decades!!

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Apr 9

🎂 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/

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Sarah Ayres @sarahayres.bsky.social · Apr 9

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 💙 👏.
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Today is the RSA’s 60 birthday! - RSA Main

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Regional Studies Association (RSA). On April 9th, 1965, the RSA was founded at a meeting held at the London School of Economics in the UK. Over the past six dec...

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Jonathan Rose @jonathanrose.bsky.social · Apr 4

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...

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · Apr 3

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

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Mar 31

Congratulations, Sebastián! It's a fantastic paper.

Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Mar 31

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.

Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Mar 16

"Political Divisions in Large Cities: The Socio-Spatial Basis of Legislative Behavior in Chicago and Toronto" by Zack Taylor and David A. Armstrong II. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Sophie Borwein @sborwein.bsky.social · Mar 22

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.

Jack Lucas @jacklucas.bsky.social · Mar 22

New paper on urban-rural policy divides. We use 456 unique issue questions from 1993-present to show (1) large & persistent urban-rural issue divides, (2) especially large divides in cultural policy, and (3) no evidence that divides have grown over time. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Jack Lucas @jacklucas.bsky.social · Mar 22

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Mar 16

"Political Divisions in Large Cities: The Socio-Spatial Basis of Legislative Behavior in Chicago and Toronto" by Zack Taylor and David A. Armstrong II. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Noah Dasanaike @noahdasanaike.bsky.social · Feb 14

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)

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Alan Kinder @rsachiefexec.bsky.social · Jan 6

Could you be the next @regstud.bsky.social Treasurer? Here's an opportunity to make a difference at the heart of a community that cares about urban and regional development worldwide. www.regionalstudies.org/news/vacancy...

Vacancy: Treasurer to the RSA Board - RSA Main

The Regional Studies Association (RSA) is seeking a new Treasurer, following the election of the current postholder to the position of Chair. This a voluntary position, with reasonable expenses to att...

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · Dec 24

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.

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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Dec 21

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...

Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · Dec 1

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...

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Prof. A. L. Kimball @profkimball.bsky.social · Nov 26

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...

Tenure-track Faculty Position in Municipal and Local Politics

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