The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics

by Mossberger, Karen; Clarke, Susan E.; John, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780195367867
• ISBN10: 0195367863
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politicsis an authoritative volume on an established subject in political science and the academy more generally: urban politics and urban studies. The editors are all recognized experts, and are well connected to the leading scholars in urban politics. The handbook covers the major themes that animate the subfield: the politics of space and place; power and governance; urban policy; urban social organization; citizenship and democratic governance; representation and institutions; approaches and methodology; and the future of urban politics. Given the caliber of the editors and proposed contributors, the volume sets the intellectual agenda for years to come.

Author Biography

Karen Mossberger is Professor and Head of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Susan Clarke is Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Peter John is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, School of Public Policy, University College London.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Studying Politics in an Urban World: Research Traditions and New Directions	p. 3
Power and Participation in Urban Politics
Power	p. 11
Intralocal Competition and Cooperation	p. 29
Urban Politics and the New Institutionalism	p. 51
Urban Governance	p. 71
Elections and Policy Responsiveness	p. 87
Urban Politics as Multilevel Analysis	p. 114
Institutions and Democratic Practice
Cities in Intergovernmental Systems	p. 133
Bureaucracy and Democracy in Local Government	p. 152
Reforming Local Government Institutions and the New Public Management	p. 179
A Place to Party?: Parties and Nonpartisanship in Local Government	p. 210
Local Democracy and Citizenship	p. 231
Neighborhoods and Civic Practice	p. 254
Social Movements in Urban Politics: Trends in Research and Practice	p. 273
Politics and the Changing Social Organization of Cities
Social Capital	p. 295
The Centrality of Racial and Ethnic Politics in American Cities and Towns	p. 312
Poverty and Social Exclusion	p. 333
Polarization and Enclaves in Cities	p. 350
Immigrant Incorporation into Urban Politics	p. 366
Cultural Conflicts, Religion, and Urban Politics	p. 394
Urban Policy: Challenges for the Twenty-first Century
What Cities Do: How Much Does Urban Policy Matter?	p. 415
Setting City Agendas: Power and Policy Change	p. 442
The Politics of Urban Growth and Decline	p. 468
Competitive Cities	p. 486
Urban Violence in the United States and France: Comparing Los Angeles (1992) and Paris (2005)	p. 501
Cities and the Politics of Sustainability	p. 520
Emerging Research Agendas
Justice, Urban Politics, and Policy	p. 545
Cities and Politics in the Developing World: Why Decentralization Matters	p. 567
The Wired City: A New Face of Power? A Citizen Perspective	p. 590
Suburban Politics	p. 607
Building Metropolitan Institutions	p. 624
Emerging Research Agendas	p. 642
Index	p. 661
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.