Urban Politics

Critical Approaches

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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"Offers a much needed update on urban politics in a globalized world... Davidson and Martin, as well as contributors, chart new territory and produce thought-provoking research that move the field in a more critical direction"
- Setha M. Low, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

"A critical analysis of power and politics is essential to an understanding of contemporary urbanism. Informative and challenging, clear and sophisticated, Urban Politics: Critical Approaches encourages readers to grapple with the great diversity of analytical lenses that frame urban political research through detailed, engaging case studies"
- Eugene McCann, Simon Fraser University

This critical, thought provoking discussion of contemporary urban politics places key issues in a geographical context. Divided into three sections:

The urban as political setting
The urban as political medium
The urban as political community

The text provides a thorough theoretical grounding with an extensive thematic overview. This unique approach links classical, institutional urban politics with a broader set of urban politics and practices.

With case study material integrated throughout, and consideration given to the discussion of different urban politics from multiple theoretical perspectives, this is a completely up to date overview for students of urban geography, urban studies, urban sociology, and of course, urban politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-12-16
Mått:170 x 242 x undefined mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780857023971

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Mark Davidson is Associate Professor of Geography at Clark University in Massachusetts. Deborah Martin is Professor of Geography at Clark University in Massachusetts.

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This innovative volume offers a much needed update on urban politics in a globalized world. The path-breaking introduction by Davidson and Martin unpacks this complex domain by framing urban politics in three ways: occurring within the city, as a setting for other urban processes, and as a medium for contestation and resolution. Within each section the contributors trouble these categories and demonstrate how the reach of urban politics exceeds the city through technological, social, cultural and political economy avenues of transition and mobility. Drawing upon Ranciere’s distinction between policing and politics as a fruitful avenue for identifying politics that promote social change rather than enforce social norms, Davidson and Martin, as well as contributors, chart new territory and produce thought-provoking research that move the field in a more critical direction.

Innehållsförteckning

Thinking Critically about Urban Politics - Mark Davidson and Deborah MartinPART ONE: CITY AS SETTINGThe Neighbourhood as a Place for (Urban) Politics - Katherine Hankins and Deborah MartinSplintered Governance: Urban Politics in the Twenty First Century - Kevin WardRuthless: The Foreclosure of American Urban Politics - Elvin Wyly and Kathe NewmanPART TWO: CITY AS MEDIUMPolicing the City - Kurt IvesonMayors and the Representation of Urban Politics - Donald McNeillMaking Urban Politics Go Away: The Role of Legally Mandated Planning Processes in Occluding City Power - John CarrPART THREE: CITY AS COMMUNITYQueering the City: Sexual Citizenship in Creative City Singapore - Natalie OswinMaking Space in the Multicultural City: Immigrant Settlements, Neighbourhoods and Urban Politics - Jamie WindersThe Embedded Politics of Entrepreneurs - Susan HansonIs Class Relevant to Urban Politics? - Mark DavidsonThe Urban Imaginary of Nature: Cities in American Environmental Politics - Matthew HuberUrban Politics as Parallax - Deborah Martin and Mark Davidson