Michele Acuto is Stephen Barter Fellow in the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, and Fellow of the Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California.

• Preface 1. Introduction: Spotting the ‘gorillas in our midst' Part I: Agency 2. Situating the link 3. A global influence: ‘actant’ and ‘actor‘ dimensions 4. Going beyond the agency impasse Part II: Structuration 5. The world politics ‘in’ global cities: networking actants 6. The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking actors 7. The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking networks Part III: A Progressive Urban Agenda for IR 8. Reassembling the global city’s influence Conclusions: Appreciating the urban link

Michele Acuto is Stephen Barter Fellow in the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, and Fellow of the Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California.

• Preface 1. Introduction: Spotting the ‘gorillas in our midst' Part I: Agency 2. Situating the link 3. A global influence: ‘actant’ and ‘actor‘ dimensions 4. Going beyond the agency impasse Part II: Structuration 5. The world politics ‘in’ global cities: networking actants 6. The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking actors 7. The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking networks Part III: A Progressive Urban Agenda for IR 8. Reassembling the global city’s influence Conclusions: Appreciating the urban link

Michele Acuto is Stephen Barter Fellow in the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, and Fellow of the Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California.

• Preface 1. Introduction: Spotting the ‘gorillas in our midst' Part I: Agency 2. Situating the link 3. A global influence: ‘actant’ and ‘actor‘ dimensions 4. Going beyond the agency impasse Part II: Structuration 5. The world politics ‘in’ global cities: networking actants 6. The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking actors 7. The world politics ‘of’ global cities: networking networks Part III: A Progressive Urban Agenda for IR 8. Reassembling the global city’s influence Conclusions: Appreciating the urban link