Professor Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot is Directeur de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Head of the CERVL at the Institute of Political Studies in Bordeaux. Professor Jefferey Sellers is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

• Introduction: Metropolitanization and Political Change.- Patterns of Growth and Urban Politics in Metropolitan Canada.- Metropolitanization and Politics in the United States: From Single Model to Multiple Patterns.- Metropolitan Areas and Political Impact in Germany.- Communication, Cohesion and Coordination. Metropolitan Regions in Sweden.- Metropolitan Areas in Norway: Suburbanisation and Political Behaviour.- Metropolitan Areas in England.- Dutch Metropolitan Political Arenas: Actors, Resources and Preferences.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in Switzerland.- Towards an Americanization of French Metropolitan Areas?.- Metropolitan Areas in Spain. A Diverse and Unknown Reality.- Polish Metropolitan Areas: Vanilla Cities, Sandwich Suburbs.- Metropolitan Areas in Hungary.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in the Czech Republic.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in South Africa.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in Israel.- Conclusion: The Metropolitanization of Politics.

Professor Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot is Directeur de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Head of the CERVL at the Institute of Political Studies in Bordeaux. Professor Jefferey Sellers is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

• Introduction: Metropolitanization and Political Change.- Patterns of Growth and Urban Politics in Metropolitan Canada.- Metropolitanization and Politics in the United States: From Single Model to Multiple Patterns.- Metropolitan Areas and Political Impact in Germany.- Communication, Cohesion and Coordination. Metropolitan Regions in Sweden.- Metropolitan Areas in Norway: Suburbanisation and Political Behaviour.- Metropolitan Areas in England.- Dutch Metropolitan Political Arenas: Actors, Resources and Preferences.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in Switzerland.- Towards an Americanization of French Metropolitan Areas?.- Metropolitan Areas in Spain. A Diverse and Unknown Reality.- Polish Metropolitan Areas: Vanilla Cities, Sandwich Suburbs.- Metropolitan Areas in Hungary.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in the Czech Republic.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in South Africa.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in Israel.- Conclusion: The Metropolitanization of Politics.

Professor Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot is Directeur de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Head of the CERVL at the Institute of Political Studies in Bordeaux. Professor Jefferey Sellers is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

• Introduction: Metropolitanization and Political Change.- Patterns of Growth and Urban Politics in Metropolitan Canada.- Metropolitanization and Politics in the United States: From Single Model to Multiple Patterns.- Metropolitan Areas and Political Impact in Germany.- Communication, Cohesion and Coordination. Metropolitan Regions in Sweden.- Metropolitan Areas in Norway: Suburbanisation and Political Behaviour.- Metropolitan Areas in England.- Dutch Metropolitan Political Arenas: Actors, Resources and Preferences.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in Switzerland.- Towards an Americanization of French Metropolitan Areas?.- Metropolitan Areas in Spain. A Diverse and Unknown Reality.- Polish Metropolitan Areas: Vanilla Cities, Sandwich Suburbs.- Metropolitan Areas in Hungary.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in the Czech Republic.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in South Africa.- Metropolitanization and Political Change in Israel.- Conclusion: The Metropolitanization of Politics.