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作者

来源

CITIES,Vol.84,P.172-177

语言

英文

关键字

Mayors; Local politics; Internationalization; LEADERSHIP; URBAN; GOVERNANCE

作者单位

[Stren, Richard] Univ Toronto, Global Cities Inst, 665 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2H9, Canada. [Friendly, Abigail] Univ Utrecht, Dept Human Geog & Spatial Planning, Princetonlaan 8a,Room 6-90, NL-3584 CB Utrecht, Netherlands. Friendly, A (reprint author), Univ Utrecht, Dept Human Geog & Spatial Planning, Princetonlaan 8a,Room 6-90, NL-3584 CB Utrecht, Netherlands. E-Mail: a.r.friendly@uu.nl

摘要

With globalization and the decline of nation states, cities have become more important economically and politically around the world. As this trend has established itself, city leaders - and particularly their elected mayors - have assumed greater importance as political actors. In important respects they are avatars of local politics. This significance is visible in the local context, but more city mayors are operating at the local, national and international levels. The paper looks at the local political motivations for this trend, focusing on two factors: local constituency influences, and attempts to strengthen important local policy directions. Given the wider scope of elected mayors in a more globalized world, what are the implications for our understanding of local politics?