Globalism and Local Democracy : Challenge and

This new book argues that cities and citizens are not helpless victims in a global flow of events. Three crucial questions are addressed through the three part structure: What is the nature of the globalization? What resulting challenges now confront cities and localities? How can local leaders respond to this changing environment in ways which strengthen local democracy?

Robin Hambleton is Professor of City Management and Associate Dean in the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol.

H.V. Savitch is Professor of Urban and Public Affairs and directs the Master of Public Administration Programme at the University of Louisville.

Murray Stewart is Professor of Urban and Regional Governance, and Director of the Cities Research Centre in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

List of Figures

ix

List of Tables

x

Acknowledgements

xi

Notes on the Contributors

xii

Preface

xv

Globalism and Local Democracy

1

(18)

Robin Hambleton

Hank V. Savitch

Murray Stewart

The political responses to globalisation

2

(3)

Implications for cities and urban research

5

(1)

A cross-national approach

6

(2)

Globalism and local democracy

8

(6)

Towards a strategy for local democracy

14

(2)

Note

16

(3)

Part 1 The Globalisation Process

The Globalisation Process

19

(11)

Hank V. Savitch

Exploring globalisation

19

(3)

Cities and uneven development

22

(1)

Prosperous and distressed cities

23

(4)

Global challenges and the delocalised city

27

(2)

Note

29

(1)

Globalism and Cities: a North American Perspective

30

(22)

Susan E. Clarke

Introduction

30

(2)

Metaphors of globalisation and localism

32

(4)

The new localism in North America

36

(5)

More diverse local policy agendas

41

(7)

Globalisation and local democratic practice in North American cities

48

(2)

Notes

50

(2)

Urban Homogenisation and Diversification in West Europe

52

(15)

Francois Ascher

The diversity of European cities

53

(1)

Metropolisation - the emergence of new forms of urbanisation

54

(1)

Spread, fragmentation and reconstruction

55

(1)

Metropolisation - the connection to globalisation

56

(1)

Territorial dualism

57

(2)

From territorial displacement to double embeddedness

59

(1)

The impact of new communication technologies

60

(3)

Is there an Americanisation of West European cities?

63

(2)

A single West European model of globalised cities?

65

(2)

Globalisation and Transformations in Political Cultures

67

(28)

Terry Nichols Clark

Core concepts re-examined

67

(2)

Globalisation transforms urban contexts

69

(3)

Specific fiscal management strategies

72

(7)

A New Political Culture

79

(7)

Citizens: a new active role

86

(1)

Decentralisation, metropolitan government and local democracy

87

(2)

Conclusion: an illustrative general proposition

89

(6)

Part 2 Cities at Risk - Challenge and Opportunity

Rapid Transformations in Post-Socialist Cities: towards an Uncertain Future

95

(13)

Margaret F. Reid

Introduction

95

(2)

From state socialism to capitalist accumulation regimes

97

(1)

Challenges confronting urban areas

98

(2)

The challenges of increased autonomy and internationalisation

100

(4)

Assessment of future opportunities

104

(2)

Conclusion

106

(1)

Notes

107

(1)

Managing Urban Ethnic Conflict

108

(17)

Scott A. Bollens

Cities at risk

109

(1)

Cities and intra-state conflict

110

(1)

Cities as catalysts

111

(1)

Governing ideology and urban policy

111

(4)

Urban policy and ethnic conflict

115

(4)

Urban policy and stability/volatility

119

(1)

Flashpoints or buffers?

120

(1)

The challenge of urban coexistence

121

(2)

Notes

123

(2)

Urban Policies in the Netherlands: from `Social Renewal' to `Big Cities Policy'

125

(22)

Robert Kloosterman

Dennis Broeders

Introduction

125

(1)

The Hague Southwest as a local community

126

(3)

Social Renewal policy

129

(5)

Big Cities Policy

134

(4)

Social Renewal and Big Cities Policy compared

138

(3)

Urban policies in the Netherlands

141

(2)

Acknowledgement

143

(1)

Note

143

(4)

Part 3 Innovations in Urban Governance

The New City Management

147

(22)

Robin Hambleton

Introduction

147

(1)

The change drivers

148

(2)

From local government to local governance

150

(3)

From public administration to new public management

153

(5)

The changing relationships between politicians, officers and citizens

158

(8)

Conclusions

166

(2)

Notes

168

(1)

A Network Paradigm for Urban Governance?

169

(16)

Chris Collinge

Alan Srbljanin

Introduction

169

(1)

The `network paradigm' debate

170

(3)

Governance in the West Midlands

173

(3)

Governance in southern Bavaria

176

(4)

Towards network analysis

180

(2)

Conclusions

182

(1)

Acknowledgements

183

(2)

Metropolitan Governance and Institutional Dynamics

185

(16)

Bernard Jouve

Christian Lefevre

Introduction

185

(2)

The new economic context requires new urban institutions

187

(4)

Behind the international competition of cities lies political competition

191

(3)

Dependency on local economic interests

194

(3)

Stuttgart - a `success story'

197

(1)

Conclusion

198

(3)

Local Democracy, Cross-Border Collaboration and the Internationalisation of Local Government

201

(18)

Andrew Church

Peter Reid

Introduction and the nature of cross-border collaboration

201

(2)

Understanding cross-border collaboration

203

(2)

Cross-border collaboration in the Transmanche region of France and England

205

(2)

The motives and possible benefits of cross-border collaboration

207

(7)

The problems of cross-border collaboration

214

(2)

Conclusions

216

(3)

Bibliography

219

(26)

Index

245

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Globalism and Local Democracy : Challenge and Change in Europe and North America

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