03193oam 2200733I 450 991046300640332120200520144314.00-203-07381-91-299-14822-01-135-10523-510.4324/9780203073810 (CKB)2670000000331289(EBL)1125182(OCoLC)828298883(SSID)ssj0000821989(PQKBManifestationID)11541254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821989(PQKBWorkID)10754860(PQKB)10986127(MiAaPQ)EBC1125182(PPN)194959139(Au-PeEL)EBL1125182(CaPaEBR)ebr10659394(CaONFJC)MIL446072(OCoLC)880902592(OCoLC)828099404(EXLCZ)99267000000033128920180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal cities, governance and diplomacy the urban link /Michele AcutoAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (214 p.)Routledge new diplomacy studiesRoutledge new diplomacy studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-66088-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Spotting the "gorillas in our midst" -- Situating the link -- A global influence: "actant" and "actor" dimensions -- Going beyond the agency impasse -- The world politics "in" global cities: networking actants -- The world politics "of" global cities: networking actors -- The world politics "of" global cities: networking networks -- Reassembling the global city's influence.This book illustrates the importance of global cities for world politics and highlights the diplomatic connections between cities and global governance. While there is a growing body of literature concerned with explaining the transformations of the international order, little theorisation has taken into account the key metropolises of our time as elements of these revolutions. The volume seeks to fill this gap by demonstrating how global cities have a pervasive agency in contemporary global governance. The book argues that looking at global cities can bring about threeRoutledge New Diplomacy StudiesCities and townsPolitical aspectsUrbanizationPolitical aspectsCity planningPolitical aspectsGeopoliticsInternational relationsElectronic books.Cities and townsPolitical aspects.UrbanizationPolitical aspects.City planningPolitical aspects.Geopolitics.International relations.307.76Acuto Michele1984-,932472MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463006403321Global cities, governance and diplomacy2098376UNINA