Cities as political objects : historical evolution, analytical categorisations and institutional challenges of metropolitanisation

Alistair Cole (1) , Renaud Payre (1)

1 TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique

Focusing on the city’s role as the nexus for new forms of relationships between politics, economics and society, this fascinating book views the city as a political phenomena. Its chapters unravel the city’s plural histories, contested political, legal and administrative boundaries, and its policy-making capacity in the context of multi-level and market pressures.

Mots clés: urbanisation; cities; local government; metropoles; metropolitanisation

Domaines: Science politique

Alistair Cole, Renaud Payre (Dir.). Cities as political objects : historical evolution, analytical categorisations and institutional challenges of metropolitanisation. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp.301, 2016, Cities series, 978-1-78471-989-0. ⟨halshs-01491633⟩