Cities, Politics & Power

by Parker; Simon

• ISBN13: 9780415365796
• ISBN10: 0415365791
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Traditionally, the study of æpower in the cityÆ was confined to the institutions of urban government and the actors involved in contesting and making political decisions in and for metropolitan societies. Increasingly, however, attention has turned to the function of the city not only as a centre of urban governance but as a major economic, social, cultural and strategic force in its own right.

Author Biography

Simon Parker is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York where he Teaches urban theory and comparative politics. He is the author of Urban Theory and The Urban Experience. Encountering the City (Routledge, 2004).

Table of Contents

Figures	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Making sense of urban power	p. 3
The political life of cities	p. 11
The civic city: the emergence of urban societies	p. 13
The uncivil city: violence, conflict and resistance	p. 33
Urban governance	p. 53
Political organisations and the quest for urban power	p. 55
The government of cities	p. 75
The confines of power: cities, regions and states in a global perspective	p. 95
Identity, communication and space	p. 117
The politics of urban identify	p. 119
Information, communication and the networks of urban power	p. 132
The landscapes of urban power	p. 146
Conclusion	p. 163
Power and politics in the city	p. 165
Notes	p. 171
Bibliography	p. 176
Index	p. 197
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