David J. Gordon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research focuses on global environmental governance and politics, climate change and urban sustainability. His work has been supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and Hellmann Foundation, and he is a past recipient of the Maureen Molot Prize.

• 1. All the world's a stage; 2. The contours of coordination in the C40; 3. A theory of global urban governance fields; 4. The contours of convergence in the C40; 5. Contestation and competition in the C40; 6. Towards convergence and coordination in the C40; 7. Consolidation and collective memory in the C40; 8. Crafting a role for cities on the world stage

David J. Gordon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research focuses on global environmental governance and politics, climate change and urban sustainability. His work has been supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and Hellmann Foundation, and he is a past recipient of the Maureen Molot Prize.

• 1. All the world's a stage; 2. The contours of coordination in the C40; 3. A theory of global urban governance fields; 4. The contours of convergence in the C40; 5. Contestation and competition in the C40; 6. Towards convergence and coordination in the C40; 7. Consolidation and collective memory in the C40; 8. Crafting a role for cities on the world stage

David J. Gordon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research focuses on global environmental governance and politics, climate change and urban sustainability. His work has been supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and Hellmann Foundation, and he is a past recipient of the Maureen Molot Prize.

• 1. All the world's a stage; 2. The contours of coordination in the C40; 3. A theory of global urban governance fields; 4. The contours of convergence in the C40; 5. Contestation and competition in the C40; 6. Towards convergence and coordination in the C40; 7. Consolidation and collective memory in the C40; 8. Crafting a role for cities on the world stage