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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kristin Ljungkvist (Uppsala University, Sweden)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138909144ISBN 10: 1138909149 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 09 September 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1 2. Global City Reflexivity and Actorization 3. An Interdisciplinary understanding of the Global City as Actor in World Politics 4. Global City Role Conceptions – A Theoretical Framework 5. Methodological Considerations Part 2 6. Introducing the Case – New York City as a Reflexive Global City 7. The New York City Role Conception in Counterterrorism 8. The New York City Role Conception in Climate Change 9. Conclusions and ContributionReviews""This book is a major and original contribution to global city analysis. It is the best and most exhaustive treatment of global cities as political actors in a space that goes well beyond the national.""—Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Expulsions ""A path-breaking study. Ljungkvist powerfully rethinks conceptions and implications of 'the global city'.""—Jan Aart Scholte, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ""This book is a major and original contribution to global city analysis. It is the best and most exhaustive treatment of global cities as political actors in a space that goes well beyond the national.""—Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Expulsions ""A path-breaking study. Ljungkvist powerfully rethinks conceptions and implications of 'the global city'.""—Jan Aart Scholte, University of Gothenburg, Sweden This book is a major and original contribution to global city analysis. It is the best and most exhaustive treatment of global cities as political actors in a space that goes well beyond the national. -Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Expulsions A path-breaking study. Ljungkvist powerfully rethinks conceptions and implications of 'the global city'. -Jan Aart Scholte, University of Gothenburg, Sweden This book is a major and original contribution to global city analysis. It is the best and most exhaustive treatment of global cities as political actors in a space that goes well beyond the national. -Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Expulsions Author InformationKristin Ljungkvist is a junior lecturer at the Department of Government and Institute for Housing and Urban Research at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her current research interests include global cities and urban politics, security governance, globalization, gender and International Relations, European security and Critical Infrastructure Protection. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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