FORUM ON PUBLIC OPINION AND HOUSING POLICY IN ONTARIO AND CANADA Call for Proposals
Housing policy has become an urgent topic in discussions of everyday life in Canada. To facilitate knowledge about public attitudes to housing, the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP) invites calls for proposals for a mixed academic and community symposium on the intersection of public opinion and public policy for housing in Ontario and Canada. The symposium will be held on October 6th, 2022.
In addition to sharing findings from LISPOP’s 2022 Ontario Provincial Election Survey, which focussed on housing policy, the symposium will explore public opinion and housing policy in Canada from the perspectives of academics, community organizations and policy makers. We invite academic papers, including works in progress, initial findings and summaries of published research, for presentation that address one or more of the following areas with a focus on some dimension of public opinion:
- Electoral politics, public opinion, and housing policy
- Models of public consultation, community action, and housing development
- Intersectional approaches to housing and public opinion
- Conceptions of housing as a human right, market good and the National Housing Strategy
- Interest groups, collective identities, and housing policy
- Local dynamics of public opinion and housing policy Methodological innovations in studying public opinion and housing
In order to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge and insights among a wider range of interested parties, we are also inviting participation by stakeholders, community organizations, policy makers and municipal governments on the following topics:
- Community organizing and public opinion concerning housing, homelessness and/or neighbourhood development
- Student perspectives on housing policy and policy change
- Government and not-for-profit actors working in areas of housing policy and public opinion
Examples of welcomed community submissions might include presentations of:
- municipal pilot projects in the fields of affordable housing and planning
- innovative partnerships between the private, public and not-for-profit sector financing affordable housing
- community organizing initiatives around housing, homelessness and anti-poverty initiatives
To apply to present academic work (e.g. full papers, works in progress or initial findings), please submit a 250-word abstract by July 15th, 2022. To apply for participation in a community roundtable discussion, please submit a 100-word proposal outlining your topic of discussion and the knowledge/experience you hold in relation to this topic. The link for submissions is here.