Published
Feb 1, 2023Page count
160 pagesISBN
978-1529216325Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressClick to order from North America, Canada and South America
Published
Feb 1, 2023Page count
160 pagesISBN
978-1529216332Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressClick to order from North America, Canada and South America
Cities in Search of Freedom
The past 30 years have seen the weakening of the central state by processes of devolution, Europeanisation and globalisation, which have led to dramatic clashes between nation states and local authorities. Why do some cities feel the need to sidestep the state in their decision-making? And how can they do so?
Bridging political geography and politics, this book gives a new perspective on the central state’s weakening authority and the parallel rise of cities as political actors. The author considers the tensions between central states and European cities, giving a new perspective to students and researchers in urban studies, geography and political science.
Elisabetta Mocca is Post-Doctoral Assistant at the Department of Sociology at the University of Vienna.
Introduction;
Ebbs and flows of cities as political actors;
Fleeing the state;
The fragmentation of authority;
The municipalisation of politics;
Civitas Activa;
A municipal way out?
