Routledge Politics of Urbanism: Seeing Like a City - Routledge

Understand modern politics through the lens of urban systems rather than state structures with this Routledge intervention. Drawing on theorists including Weber, Wirth, Hayek, Jacobs, Sennett, and Foucault, this book articulates essential ideas for comprehending the city as a form of political order. Explore how cities function through intricate patterns of government and self-government, shaped by proximate diversity and multiple overlapping authorities. Discover how sovereignty is constantly deferred and reinterpreted across different registers, and examine what emerges from urban self-organisation. This work demonstrates why seeing like a city is fundamental to grasping contemporary politics at both local and global scales, offering fresh perspectives on urban governance and the complex interplay between diverse groups within metropolitan spaces.