Moral panic and governance in public policy

Canadian immigration policy, the city of Edmonton resolution and Blacks, 1906-1911

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ID2956476
AuthorsKorbla P Puplampu (MacEwan University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume27
Issue2
Pages166-183
Publication date2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Identities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504630.2020.1816453
OpenAlexW3085748842
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited59

In 1911, the city of Edmonton passed a resolution against the settlement of Negroes (read as Blacks). Given the Canadian federal government's mandate in immigration policy, the Edmonton resolution is only significant relative to the federal immigration acts of 1906 and 1910. This study, based on archival and other data sources, examines the influence of moral panic and governance in the resolution and immigration policy. The paper argues that state and non-state actors, outlined and pursued official and unofficial policies and practices to regulate the immigration of Blacks into Canada and offers a useful context for understanding Canadian immigration policy

Corporate governance · Economics · Geography · Immigration · Immigration policy · Mandate · Moral panic · Political economy · Political science · Public policy · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Public Administration

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