The UN System and Cities in Global Governance
The UN System and Cities in Global Governance
Published on 21. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 163 pages
978-3-319-00511-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the second volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international relations and as President of the International Studies Association (1978-1979). After a brief introduction by Chad F. Alger this volume presents six of his key texts on The UN System and Cities in Global Governance, focusing on "Cities as arenas for participatory learning in global citizenship"; "The Impact of Cities on International Systems"; "Perceiving, Analysing and Coping With the Local-Global Nexus"; "The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience"; "Japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges" and on "Searching for Democratic Potential in Emerging Global Governance: What Are the Implications of Regional and Global Involvements of Local Governments?".
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Series
Edition
2014 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
25 s/w Abbildungen, 5 farbige Abbildungen
XII, 163 p. 30 illus., 5 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-00511-9 (9783319005119)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-00512-6
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Chadwick F. Alger
The UN System and Cities in Global Governance
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08/2013
1st Edition
Springer
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Content
From the Contents: Introduction to the Texts in this Volume.- Cities as Arenas for Participatory Learning in Global Citizenship (1977).- The Impact of Cities on International Systems (1979).- Perceiving, Analysing and Coping With the Local-Global Nexus (1988).- The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience (1990).- Japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges (1997).- Searching for Democratic Potential in Emerging Global Governance: What Are the Implications of Regional and Global Involvements of Local Governments? (2011).