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Cities as International Actors

Urban and Regional Governance Beyond the Nation State

Tassilo Herrschel, Peter Newman (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

260 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-39616-7 (ISBN)

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This book explores the growing role of cities and regions as sub-national actors in shaping global governance. Far from being merely carried along by global forces, cities have become active players in making and maintaining the networks and connections that give shape to contemporary globalization. Exploring examples from Europe, North America and beyond, the authors reconcile the two separate, yet complimentary, theoretical and analytical lenses adopted by Urban Studies and International Relations, as they address the nature of ‘cities’ and ‘internationality’. The authors challenge academic debate that is reluctant to cross disciplinary boundaries and thus offer more relevant answers to the new phenomenon of international city action, and how it weakens the traditional prerogative of the state as primary actor in the international realm. Conclusions focus on how this new internationality opens opportunities for cities and regions but also contains potential pitfalls that can constrain policy options and challenge the legitimacy of policy making at all scales.

Tassilo Herrschel is Associate Professor (Reader) at the University of Westminster, UK. He has published widely on international comparative city-regional governance and economic policy in the context of globalisation. Tassilo is an Associate Fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and of the Regional Studies Association. Currently, he serves on the editorial board of European Urban and Regional Studies. Peter Newman is Emeritus Professor at the University of Westminster, UK. His previous books have focussed on the governance and planning of cities and regions in Europe and on the particular challenges facing world cities.

Chapter 1. Cities Joining States as International Actors.- Chapter 2. Cities in the Global Area - From Connectors to Actors. The Questions of Space and Territory.- Chapter 3. Cities and the Changing Nature of International Governance.- Chapter 4. Expansion and Activities of Networks of Sub-National Governments.- Chapter 5. Individual Initiatives by Cities in Europe.- Chapter 6. Cities and Internationality in North America and Beyond.- Chapter 7. Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.02.2017
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations, color; 17 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 260 p. 18 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Canada • Cascadia • City-to-city pairing • Europe • Global Cities Initiative (GCI) • Internationalisation • International urban action • Mono-lateral international engagement • Multi-level governance • National League of Cities (NLC) • Network-based action • North America • State-centric internationality • US Conference of Mayors
ISBN-10	1-137-39616-4 / 1137396164
ISBN-13	978-1-137-39616-7 / 9781137396167
Zustand	Neuware