Gabriel Eidelman is founder and director of the Urban Policy Lab, and Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, where he teaches classes on urban governance and public policy. His research focuses on cities and urban governance in North America, and has been published in the journals Cities, Urban Affairs Review, and the Journal of Urban Affairs. For more information, visit his personal website.
Students
Our student leadership team, comprised of second-year Master of Public Policy and Master of Global Affairs students participate in unique experiential learning opportunities and coordinate the Lab's extracurricular programming. The Lab also employs Munk students as research assistants and project coordinators who contribute to our research and civic education projects.
Alumni
Nearly half of Munk School graduates go on to work in policy roles related to cities. Many have risen to senior positions in the field. The Lab works closely with these graduates as well as two dozen other Munk alumni who have contributed to Lab programming in various ways, including supervising student placements, facilitating skills workshops, participating in networking events, or taking part in our mentorship program.
Faculty
The Lab works closely with faculty members from across the Munk School and the University of Toronto with research expertise and professional experience in a wide range of urban policy issues, including municipal affairs, governance, finance, housing, transportation, infrastructure, innovation, regional economic development, property law, and poverty.
Partners
The Lab collaborates with a range of academic, government, and community partners, including: the City of Toronto; Canadian Urban Institute; Pembina Institute; CivicAction; Evergreen; Toronto Region Board of Trade; Canadian Black Policy Network; and the Canadian Municipal Barometer.
