Urban Politics Books

New and Published Books

1. Elites and Governance in China

   Edited by Xiaowei Zang, Chien-wen Kou

   Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

   This book reveals the complex relationship between elite perceptions and behaviour, and governance, in China. It moves away from existing scholarship by focusing on functionaries, grass-roots elites, leading intellectuals, and opinion-makers in China and by looking beyond the top leadership, makes...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
2. Securitization of Property Squatting in Europe

   By Mary Manjikian

   Series: Routledge Research in Urban Politics and Policy

   Housing is no longer about having a place to live – but about state pressures to conform, norms and policies regarding citizenship, and practices of surveillance and security. Breaking new ground in the field of urban politics and international relations, Securitization of Property Squatting in...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Civil Society and Participatory Governance

   Municipal Councils and Social Housing Programs in Brazil

   By Maureen M. Donaghy

   Series: Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics

   Democratic institutions should promote accountability of government officials to the needs of citizens. Civil society plays a role in exposing corruption as well as in communicating the needs of low-income residents to officials. Neither the institutions of representative democracy nor the presence...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
4. Cities, Networks, and Global Environmental Governance

   Spaces of Innovation, Places of Leadership

   By Sofie Bouteligier

   Series: Cities and Global Governance

   As a result of global dynamics—the increasing interconnection of people and places—innovations in global environmental governance haved altered the role of cities in shaping the future of the planet. This book is a timely study of the importance of these social transformations in our...

   Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge
5. Local Government and Strategic Choice (Routledge Revivals)

   An Operational Research Approach to the Processes of Public Planning

   By John Friend, Neil Jessop

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1969, this book is concerned with the processes of policy-making in local government. The authors address themselves to the basic challenge of planning in a democracy and consider issues such as how those elected to exercise choice on our behalf can preserve and expand their...

   Published September 20th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Cultural Contradictions of Progressive Politics

   The Role of Cultural Change and the Global Economy in Local Policymaking

   By Donald Rosdil

   Series: Routledge Research in Urban Politics and Policy

   Why do some U.S. cities like Seattle and Boston impose social exactions and sustainability targets on private investment while others like Las Vegas and Houston offer property tax and fee remissions to business, tolerate environmentally hazardous activities such as oil drilling, and express...

   Published August 7th 2012 by Routledge
7. United Nations Industrial Development Organization

   Industrial Solutions for a Sustainable Future

   By Stephen Browne

   Series: Global Institutions

   The mandate of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is close to many of the core issues now confronting developing and transition economy countries, and this book offers the first concise and accessible guide to this important organization. As the only UN organization to...

   Published June 6th 2012 by Routledge
8. Fear and Crime in Latin America

   Redefining State-Society Relations

   By Lucía Dammert

   Series: Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics

   The feeling of insecurity is a little known phenomenon that has been only partially explored by social sciences. However, it has a deep social, cultural and economic impact and may even contribute to define the very structures of the state. In Latin America, fear of crime has become an important...

   Published May 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. Comparative Metropolitan Policy

   Governing Beyond Local Boundaries in the Imagined Metropolis

   By Jen Nelles

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   How are metropolitan regions governed? What makes some regions more effective than others in managing policies that cross local jurisdictional boundaries? Political coordination among municipal governments is necessary to attract investment, rapid and efficient public transit systems, and to...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
10. Governing Modern Societies

    Towards Participatory Governance

    By Hubert Heinelt

    Series: Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy

    Is the ‘golden age’ of democracy really over due to the pressures of globalisation and the erosion of the nation state? Within this book, Heinelt seeks to address the democratic deficit in political systems linked to limited Citizen Participation reflecting on the notion of democracy and...

    Published February 17th 2010 by Routledge