Overview
- Provides an overview of the growing variety and complexity of cities' activities in an increasingly globalized world
- Gathers evidence of the detail of city and regional activities
- Draws on extensive research with policy makers in a large number of localities and government agencies
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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.
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Keywords
- State-centric internationality
- Multi-level governance
- International urban action
- Internationalisation
- Mono-lateral international engagement
- City-to-city pairing
- Europe
- North America
- Network-based action
- National League of Cities (NLC)
- US Conference of Mayors
- Global Cities Initiative (GCI)
- Canada
- Cascadia
Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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.
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cities as International Actors
Book Subtitle: Urban and Regional Governance Beyond the Nation State
Authors: Tassilo Herrschel, Peter Newman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-39617-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-39616-7Published: 13 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-67945-4Published: 02 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-39617-4Published: 20 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 260
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Urban Studies/Sociology, International Organization, Globalization, Political Sociology