Global Cities, Governance and Diplomacy - The Urban Link

Informationen zum Autor Michele Acuto is Stephen Barter Fellow in the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, and Fellow of the Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California. Klappentext This book illustrates the importance of global cities for world politics and highlights the diplomatic connections between cities and global governance. Zusammenfassung This book illustrates the importance of global cities for world politics and highlights the diplomatic connections between cities and global governance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Introduction: Spotting the ‘gorillas in our midst' Part I: Agency 2. Situating the link 3. A global influence: ‘actant’ and ‘actor‘ dimensions 4. Going beyond the agency impasse Part II: Structuration 5. The world politics ‘in’ global cities: networking actants 6 . The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking actors 7. The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking networks Part III: A Progressive Urban Agenda for IR 8. Reassembling the global city’s influence Conclusions: Appreciating the urban link

Product details

• Authors: Michele Acuto, Michele (University of Oxford Acuto, Acuto Michele
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2013
• EAN: 9780415660884
• ISBN: 978-0-415-66088-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge New Diplomacy Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Human Geography