About Donald Higgins
Lived 1943 – 1989 (aged 45–46). Donald Higgins was a political scientist.
Donald Higgins (1943–1989) was a Canadian academic specialising in Canadian local and urban politics. He was a professor at Saint Mary's University from 1973 until his death in 1989. He co-founded the Gorsebrook Research Institute. His 1977 book Urban Canada, Its Government and Politics has been described as "a breakthrough for its appreciation of the politics of decision-making at city hall".
Life He lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Who was Donald Higgins?
Canadian academic
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Donald Higgins was born in 1943.
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Donald Higgins died in 1989.
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Donald Higgins was a political scientist.
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