Cities as International Actors

Urban and Regional Governance Beyond the Nation State

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvTassilo Herrschel,Peter Newman

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-02-13
Mått148 x 210 x 20 mm
Vikt492 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor260
Upplaga17001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137396167

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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.