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Professor Zack Taylor specializes in urban political economy and Canadian and comparative politics and policymaking, with an empirical focus on multi-level governance and urban issues. He is the founding director of Western’s Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance and leads the Canadian Communities Policy Observatory initiative. His research encompasses municipal campaigns, local public finance, political geography, and immigration policy. Current projects include a study on how urban location and neighborhood characteristics influence electoral behavior and a research collaboration investigating the urban-rural divide's impact on national politics. His book "Shaping Metropolis" analyzes historical multi-level urban governance in Canada and the United States. He has published widely in various reputable journals and is involved in numerous ongoing research projects funded by SSHRC. Professor Taylor is committed to graduate student supervision in Political Science and Public Administration, tackling a wide range of topics focused on governance and public policy.
Western University • London, Ontario, Canada
Teaching and conducting research in the fields of urban political economy and comparative politics.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.