Global cities, governance and diplomacy : the urban link /

Acuto, Michele, 1984-

Global cities, governance and diplomacy : the urban link / Michele Acuto. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2013. - ix, 210 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge new diplomacy studies .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-201) 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.

9780415660884 (hardback) 9781138221703 (paperback) 9780203073810 (e-book)

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Cities and towns--Political aspects.
Urbanization--Political aspects.
City planning--Political aspects.
Geopolitics.
International relations.

HT361 / .A338 2013

307.76