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Acknowledgements This study, produced on behalf of Global Orient Vision, would not have been possible without the support and guidance of Harald Bauder, Howard Lin, and Hannah Kovacs from Ryerson University, Robert Vineberg, and all those who have offered us a helping hand. Introduction Canada has long been known for its openness and diversity. Throughout history, immigration has been a key part of Canada's growth and development. Globalization has enabled Canada to attract the best and brightest in an effort to diversify and improve the workforce and society as a whole. This trend precipitated the introduction of the "Canadian Experience Class" (CEC) in 2008. The CEC allows applicants with sufficient language skills, a Canadian post-secondary degree, and one year of Canadian work experience to access a relatively straightforward route to permanent residency (Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2008). ; GOVision. (2014). The impact of changes to the CEC program on international students. Toronto: Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement.

This article argues that Jeffrey Alexander's The Civil Sphere constitutes the first sociological theory of civil society, a theory with its own developmental history. That history includes the trajectory of Alexander's career prior to his simultaneous turn to cultural sociology and civil society. The former led him to develop what he calls a 'strong program,' while the use of the term 'civil sphere' serves to distinguish his approach to civil society from other articulations, past and present. This includes viewing the theory as offering a more realistic understanding of the prospects for and impediments to liberal democracy. Conceived at the outset as an ongoing project, rather than the last word on the topic, we review how that project has shifted from the work of one prominent theorist to a global network of scholars.

"New York, December 27, 1894"--Pref. ; "Reprinted from the National Magazine, November, 1894"--Cover. ; "Reprinted from the National Magazine, October, 1894." ; Cover title: John Watts de Peyster. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Information infrastructures of businesses and government are increasingly interwoven and highly dependent on each other. Though often referred to as sociotechnical innovations, the development of these information infrastructures often has a technological focus. The related and even concurrent development of new social practices is understudied. As a result, the social innovation taking place next to the development of large-scale information infrastructures is ill understood. To address this gap, we study public-private information infrastructure developments at three layers and over a prolonged period of time and focus on the innovation in the social practices. Our goal is to understand the social innovation that is taking place within and among these layers and within their technological context. A finding was that stakeholders face changes in their existing practices and have to alter them as a pre-condition to realize the benefits that information infrastructures promise to provide. New social practices need to be developed and sustaining the innovation requires the development of governance mechanisms. ; Multi Actor Systems ; Technology, Policy and Management

Significant advances in public participation geographic information systems technology and online mapping platforms have not translated into enhanced citizen participation in democratic planning processes. This study contributes to addressing this gap by evaluating the engagement of members of an urban community in sustainable neighbourhood planning through argumentation mapping. The study provided an online public discussion forum, together with a neighbourhood map to which the participants could link their discussion contributions. On the basis of participation statistics, contents of contributions, and responses to a survey, we discuss the participants' technical and engagement experiences. The sixteen registered participants lived within or near the 'Queen West Triangle' in downtown Toronto, Canada. They rated themselves as experienced computer users and consequently found the participation in the online discussion forum to be easy. The contributions showed a great degree of interest and knowledge in the issues of sustainable community development. However, while the majority of participants also rated themselves as comfortable with map reading, they found the handling of the online neighbourhood map difficult and did not use the option to link their comments to the map.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- ONE. The Atlanticists: Prospects and Problems 1919-21 -- TWO. 1921: New Opportunities -- THREE. The Imperial Conference -- FOUR. The Washington Conference -- FIVE. Prospects for Atlanticism -- Bibliography -- Index

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