Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Dissent Denied: Public Order Policing and the Criminalization of Protest at the 2010 Toronto G20

Year: 2016, 2016

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Brockest, Evan, Thesis advisor (ths): Palmer, Bryan D, Degree committee member (dgc): Greene, Jonathan, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>In June 2010, the Group of Twenty (G20) met in Toronto, Ontario. The summit drew large-scale protests that culminated in mass arrests and extensive civil rights violations. Given these outcomes, this thesis examines the security spectacle of the summit to assess the evolving state of public order policing and social movement protest in Canadian law and politics. Connecting the… more

Reconceptualizing Immigration in Canada: Toward a new Understanding of the Transnational through a focus on Chinese Canadians

Year: 2016, 2016

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Chen, Junyi, Thesis advisor (ths): Rahman, Momin, Degree committee member (dgc): Stoyles, Byron, Degree committee member (dgc): Balfour, Gillian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>This thesis challenges the contemporary framework of immigration in Canada. Despite Canada's effort to promote cultural diversity and multicultural citizenship, immigration policy in the last decade has moved towards a model of cultural assimilation. The recent Bill—Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act—devalues non-European cultures and hinders the successful integration for new… more