Gender, geography and policy: the conundrums of engagement |
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| Authors: | Alison Mountz Margaret Walton-Roberts |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 144 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, 13244-1020, NY, USA;(2) Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave, W. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada , N2L 3C5 |
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| Abstract: | This paper contemplates the relationship between the discipline of geography, and the making of public policy. It is particularly
concerned with the compatibilities and incompatibilities of the nature of academic knowledge production and public policy
development. As such, we contribute to an ongoing debate among geographers regarding whether and how they should engage with
policy, and utilize examples from our involvement in the Metropolis Project, a Canadian initiative based on interdisciplinary research networks linked to government and public service agencies involved
in immigrant settlement. We argue ultimately that geographers do need to engage politically with policymaking, but that the
manner in which to do this is never straightforward, but rather takes place across institutional, ideological, and political
landscapes that are perpetually shifting. Finally we suggest some helpful tools from feminist methodologies with which to
approach policy-related issues. |
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| Keywords: | Gender Geography Immigration Feminist methodologies Public policy |
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