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- Provides an overview of the growing variety and complexity of cities' activities in an increasingly globalized world
- Gathers evidence of the detail of city and regional activities
- Draws on extensive research with policy makers in a large number of localities and government agencies
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- State-centric internationality
- Multi-level governance
- International urban action
- Internationalisation
- Mono-lateral international engagement
- City-to-city pairing
- Europe
- North America
- Network-based action
- National League of Cities (NLC)
- US Conference of Mayors
- Global Cities Initiative (GCI)
- Canada
- Cascadia
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Tassilo Herrschel
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University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Peter Newman
About the authors
Peter Newman is Emeritus Professor at the University of Westminster, UK. His previous books have focussed on the governance and planning of cities and regions in Europe and on the particular challenges facing world cities.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cities as International Actors
Book Subtitle: Urban and Regional Governance Beyond the Nation State
Authors: Tassilo Herrschel, Peter Newman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-39617-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-39616-7Published: 13 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-67945-4Published: 02 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-39617-4Published: 20 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 260
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Urban Studies/Sociology, International Organization, Globalization, Political Sociology