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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298381303321

Autore

Alger Chadwick F. <1924->

Titolo

The UN system and cities in global governance / / Chadwick F. Alger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham ; ; New York, : Springer, c2014

ISBN

3-319-00512-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs on pioneers in science and practice. Texts and protocols ; ; vol. 8

Disciplina

327.092

Soggetti

International cooperation

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

From the Contents: Introduction to the Texts in this Volume -- Cities as Arenas for Participatory Learning in Global Citizenship (1977) -- The Impact of Cities on International Systems (1979) -- Perceiving, Analysing and Coping With the Local-Global Nexus (1988) -- The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience (1990) -- Japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges (1997) -- Searching for Democratic Potential in Emerging Global Governance:  What Are the Implications of Regional and Global Involvements of Local Governments? (2011).

Sommario/riassunto

This is the second volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international relations and as President of the International Studies Association (1978-1979). After a brief introduction by Chad F. Alger this volume presents six of his key texts on The UN System and Cities in Global Governance, focusing on “Cities as arenas for participatory learning in global citizenship”; “The Impact of Cities on International Systems”;  “Perceiving, Analysing and Coping With the Local-Global Nexus”; “The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience”; “Japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges” and on “Searching for Democratic Potential in Emerging Global



Governance:  What Are the Implications of Regional and Global Involvements of Local Governments?”.