Book Launch "Gateways to Trade - Global Value Chains and Governance in Canadian Cities (April 16, 2026 / 1PM / Zoom)
Book Launch - (CIVIS Cluster Event)
Gateways to Trade: Global Value Chains and Governance in Canadian Cities
16 April 2026, 1:00 pm EST (Zoom)
A book launch presented by the CIVIS: Urban Governance and Citizenship Research Cluster, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies
Join us for a book launch with the authors of Gateways to Trade, a groundbreaking study investigating the role of global value chains, infrastructure, and governance in four Canadian cities, and the corresponding challenges posed to urban democracy.
This talk will be moderated by Patricia Wood (Faculty Lead, CIVIS).
Authors
Dorval Brunelle, Retired Professor, Sociology, Université du Québec à Montréal
Claudia De Fuentes, Professor, Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University
Peter V. Hall, Professor, Urban Studies, Simon Fraser University
Jean Michel Montsion, Professor, Global and Social Studies, Glendon College
Discussants
Mariana Valverde, Professor, Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto
Sergio Montero, Associate Professor, Geography & Planning, University of Toronto
Jean Paul Addie, Associate Professor, Urban Studies, Georgia State University
Register: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/e19Q-tgPR4KQ9PzLxQdqKA#/registration