Urban Foreign Policy and Domestic Dilemmas

Informationen zum Autor By Nico van der Heiden Klappentext City-regions have gained economic and political power in the process of globalisation. Many of them use this power to develop their own international activities. This book investigates why city-regions go global and the consequences of their newly gained self-confidence on the international scale. The book analyses Swiss and EU city-regions' international activities with seven in-depth case studies. The book shows that the local economic setting! and the political response in developing international activities! are closely linked. Not only has urban politics changed due to its international dimension! but also the interplay between the core city! the agglomeration communities! the regional! the national! and EU levels. Understanding the role of the EU in city-regions' international activities is crucial for comprehending recent trends in urban governance. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS Acknowledgments List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction Networking city-regions in the new scalar order Research questions Chapter outline Chapter One: A Theory of Urban Foreign Policy Why do city-regions go global? From explaining city-regions' international activities to intrascalar and interscalar changes Changes caused by city-regions' international activities A model of city-regions' international activities Chapter Two: The Seven City-Regions Under Scrutiny Case selection Berne: a capital city with a national orientation Geneva: international city of peace and solidarity Lausanne: city of international sport Lucerne: partnerships for tourism Zurich: international banking and insurance Lyon: going global for the top fi fteen Stuttgart: global mobility A fi rst overview: the network's side Chapter Three: Why do City-Regions go Global? Globalisation and the rescaling of the state Varieties of capitalism and the international activities of city-regions Combining rescaling and varieties of capitalism Chapter Four: Intrascalar and Interscalar Changes The mayor and the bureaucracy govern Horizontal governance: lonesome core cities Vertical governance: only the EU Intrascalar and interscalar aspects of urban foreign policy Conclusion Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Nico van der Heiden, Nico van der Heiden
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2010
• EAN: 9781907301070
• ISBN: 978-1-907301-07-0
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Ecpr Press Monographs
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education