Case studies form the core of social movements scholarship. The session welcomes papers that focus on particular instances of collective action as bases for discussion of social movement approaches and concepts. Investigations of recent examples [...]
This session will host papers on social inequality and politics based on quantitative research. We encourage a comparative focus, although papers focusing on Canada are also welcome. Stratification research that concerns public opinion, social mobility, [...]
The aim of the session is to explore different expressions of culture – and popular culture in particular – as potential vehicles for rebuilding broken socio-cultural bonds and creating constructive spaces for the articulation of [...]
In recent years, 10 year plans to end homelessness promoting a housing first philosophy have surged in communities across the United States and Canada. This session invites papers from all disciplines that present empirical findings, [...]
Global migration flows have transformed national and local immigration patterns. Over the last decade the number of people with precarious legal status living and working in Canada has grown exponentially. Canada’s authorized temporary migrant population [...]