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Free public forum to explore the municipality’s role in community development

January 14, 2016

Emancipating the municipality: Community-directed development and the structural reform of governance will take place at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario on Wednesday, February 10.

What is the role of the municipality in 21^st-century capitalism? How has the globalization of economic relations impacted local development policies?

Join political science experts from universities across the province for Emancipating the municipality: Community-directed development and the structural reform of governance as they explore the argument that politics should be conducted from the bottom-up, and that community development is best achieved through the empowerment of the municipality.

This free event will take place Wednesday, February 10 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario. Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to attend.

Hosted by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's (UOIT) Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH), Emancipating the municipality aims to promote high-level discussion among political scientists, economists, labour representatives, urban planners and environmental policy experts, and to help lay the foundation for future policy discussions. Panelists will engage in a guided discussion based on these issues but will also take questions from the audience.

Panelists will include:

Dr. Nicole Goodman, Research Associate, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs
Dr. Jonathan Greene, Assistant Professor, Political Studies, Trent University
Dr. Alyson King, Assistant Professor, FSSH (moderator)
Dr. Dennis Pilon, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, York University
Dr. Jonathan Rose, Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, Queen's University
Dr. Myer Siemiatycki, Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University

Details:

When: Wednesday, February 10 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Regent Theatre, 50 King Street East, Oshawa, Ontario

Parking:

Free parking is available after 6 p.m. in downtown Oshawa parking lots.

For more information, please visit the event’s Facebook page.

Media contact:

Bryan Oliver
UOIT Communications and Marketing
905.721.8668 ext. 6709
289.928.3653 (cell)
bryan.oliver@uoit.ca

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