Theories of Urban Politics

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan S. Davies is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Warwick Business School. David L. Imbroscio is Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville, USA. Klappentext Restructured and expanded editon of this popular introduction to the theoretical approaches to urban governance. Zusammenfassung Restructured and expanded editon of this popular introduction to the theoretical approaches to urban governance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Urban Politics in the 21st Century - Jonathan S Davies and David l Imbroscio PART ONE: PROLOGUE Why Study Urban Politics? - Peter John PART TWO: POWER The History of Community Power - Alan Harding Urban Regime Analysis - Karen Mossberger Marxism and Urban Politics - Mike Geddes ¿Posty¿ Urban Political Theory - Serena Katoaka PART THREE: GOVERNANCE New Institutionalism and Urban Politics - Vivien Lowndes Regionalism and Urban Politics - Hank Savitch and Ron K Vogel Urban Political Leadership - Steven Greasley and Gerry Stoker Governance and Urban Bureaucracy - Anne Mette Kjaer Globalization and Urbanism in the Non-Western World - Richard Stren PART FOUR: CITIZENS Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion - Mara S Sidney Race and Urban Political Theory - J Phillip Thompson Gender and Sexuality - Judith A Garber Social Capital - Helen Sullivan Urban Social Movements - Gordana Rabrenovic PART FIVE: CHALLENGES Who is Governed? Local Citizens and the Political Order of Cities - Clarence N Stone

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• Authors: Jonathan S Imbroscio Davies, Jonathan S. (EDT)/ Imbroscio Davies, Jonathan S. Imbroscio Davies
• Assisted by: Jonathan S Davies (Editor), Jonathan S. Davies (Editor), David Imbroscio (Editor), David L. Imbroscio (Editor), Imbroscio David (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2008
• EAN: 9781412921619
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-2161-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics / Current Events, Politics & government, Politics and government