Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Cities

Edited by Juval Portugali, Professor of Human Geography, Department of Geography and the Human Environment and Head of the City Center-Tel Aviv University Research Center for Cities and Urbanism, Tel Aviv University, Israel

• Contents:IntroductionxPART IPRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES1The crisis of democracy in the age of cities and complexity2Juval Portugali2The ancient Greek lottery and modern democracies24Irad Malkin3The end of empire and the age of cities31Michael BattyPART IICOMPLEXITY THEORY, CITIES AND DEMOCRACY4Learning from small urban nations – the importance ofrandomness and feedback for democratic stability51Karoline Wiesner5Perfection, does it lean toward balance or perversion? Howdemocracy and the urban grid inform about the human condition68Gert De Roo6A synergetic cities view on the crisis of democracy in the ageof cities108Juval Portugali and Hermann Haken7Democracy demands wisdom136J.A. Scott KelsoPART IIITHE INTERNET, SMART CITIES AND DEMOCRACY8Why the internet must become more like a city148Luís M. A. Bettencourt9 Privacy and trust in artificially intelligent cities167Charlie Catlett, Juval Portugali and Venkat Venkatakrishnan PARTIVURBAN GOVERNANCE AND PLANNING10Cities under pressure – urban democracy and everyday life185Sabine Knierbein 11Governing cities democratically through partnerships204Ashwin Mahalingam and Juval Portugali 12A crisis of lost values: rediscovering the relationship between urban beauty, democracy and complexity 220Stefano Cozzolino13Democracy beyond the state in the age of cities: explaining crisis dynamics in national democracy246Hans Agné Index 267

‘Juval Portugali's The Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Cities offers a compelling analysis of the challenges facing democratic governance in complex hybrid systems. This edited volume provides a thought-provoking exploration of the intersections between urbanization and democratic politics, shedding light on the key issues confronting our societies today.’