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L'objectif de cette réflexion est de démontrer dans quelle mesure les
représentations qu'un individu a de son milieu de vie influencent son engagement
public à l'échelle urbaine. Les relations entre l'engagement public individuel et
les représentations territoriales ont été relativement peu développées en science
politique et en géographie. Or il existe une relation entre ces deux notions, si
bien qu'il est possible de poser l'hypothèse que les représentations territoriales
codéterminent l'engagement public individuel à l'échelle locale et urbaine. En
s'appuyant sur une étude de terrain composée de deux échantillons de 26 personnes
s'engageant différemment sur la scène publique locale, il est montré que la prise en
compte de la place que revêt le territoire dans le parcours biographique du citoyen
pourrait amener à une compréhension plus fine de l'engagement public
individuel.

The aim of this article is to explore the extent to which spatial representations influence individual involvement at the urban scale. The relations between spatial representations and individual involvement have received little attention in political science and geography. However, a relationship exists between individual involvement and spatial representations, making it possible to formulate the hypothesis that spatial representations co-determine individual involvement at the local and urban scale. Based on interviews with two samples of 26 persons involved in a different fashion on the local public scene, it is demonstrated that taking into account the importance of the territory in citizens' lives could lead to a finer comprehension of individual public implication. Adapted from the source document.

This collection of urban studies research and interpretation crosses the country from Quebec to B.C., comparing trends and perspectives over the past decade and across and beyond disciplines. Core questions of research, policy and practice facing Montreal and Vancouver—those featuring housing and transportation, in particular—are featured in terms of new and innovative directions. Emerging questions—about urban indigeneity, food systems, climate action—are broached in challenging ways. The twenty authors whose original work is compiled here demonstrate the scope for continued, critical, comparative conversation across francophone and anglophone divides. The book offers a significant resource for understanding the intersecting field and practice of urban studies in Quebec and in B.C. and for spurring its further evolution. A French version of this book is also available

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The literature shows a link between stress and voter turnout, but does stress influence vote choice as well? What would explain such a relationship? Using a survey of Quebec (Canada) voters conducted during the 2017 municipal election (n = 1,130), we show that 1) there is a relationship between stress and vote choice, and 2) voters who consider road congestion to be an important issue and who report being stressed tend to vote for the party that has taken a stand in favor of highway projects and against public transit. While many studies show an association between road congestion and the psychological health of individuals, our research invites us to consider the political impacts of such a relationship.

Abstract.The objective of this article is to understand the relations of complementarity and competition between participation mechanisms, a topic that has as yet attracted little empirical investigation, although there is discussion on this issue in the public participation literature. We study the cases of Montreal and Quebec City, where, since the amalgamations in 2002, a public assembly/referendum process has been added to the participation tools already in place in the two cities (public hearings and neighbourhood councils). What can we learn from these two cases about the impact on public participation of the diversification of tools? To explore this subject, we have chosen to use a policy instrument framework to analyze three factors that affect the interactions between policy instruments: the design of the participation tools, the meaning that the actors give to these instruments, and the institutional context in which they are implemented.Résumé.L'objectif de cet article est de comprendre les relations de complémentarité et de compétition entre les dispositifs de participation publique, un thème peu traité empiriquement, même s'il y a des discussions sur cet enjeu dans la documentation sur la participation publique. Notre enquête porte sur le cas de Montréal et de Québec où, depuis les fusions municipales de 2002, un processus d'assemblée publique/référendum a été ajouté aux outils de participation déjà en place (audiences publiques et conseils de quartier). Qu'est-ce que ces deux cas peuvent nous apprendre sur les effets de la multiplication des dispositifs participatifs sur la pratique de la participation publique? Pour explorer ce sujet, nous analysons 3 facteurs qui influencent les interactions entre les instruments de politiques publiques : le design des dispositifs participatifs, la compréhension que les acteurs ont de ces instruments et le contexte institutionnel dans lequel ils sont mis en œuvre.