Rescuing Aunt Sally : taking institutional theory seriously in urban politics
The sub-discipline of urban politics has been constructed in opposition to a traditional version of institutional theory. Attention has shifted towards the broader influences on local decision-making and to the growing fragmentation of government
and the rise of partnerships. The article argues that recent developments call for a reformulated theory of the institutional constraints which urban political processes operate.
The geographical structure of capitalism at the origin of cultural protest against globalization as expressed in contemporary politics of identity
Capitalism ; Civilization ; Cultural studies ; Far-right ; Hinduism ; Identity ; Islam ; Nationalism ; Policy ; Political party ; Power ; World system
The A. argues that the failure of capitalism to bring about universal prosperity is at the origin of the rise of the politics of identity. It fails to secure decent living conditions for unskilled workers in the core states of Western Europe
, and opportunities for social mobility for the equivalent of the European middle-class in the (semi)peripheral states. An analysis of three cases of politics of identity (islamism, Hindu nationalism and extreme right-wing nationalism in Europe) corroborates this view
Competition ; Europe ; Local authority ; Nation-state ; Political geography ; Political life ; Political power ; Region ; Regionalization ; Town ; Urban administration ; Urban policy
This paper explores some issues in representing the geographies of mayoral power in contemporary Europe. It begins by summerizing the idea of a Europe of the Cities and an emerging new mayoral political class in Europe, and then discusses some
of the insights offered by cultural geography in conceptualizing this new agenda in urban politics.
The changing political landscape of California, 1968 to 2000
California ; Demographic structure ; Electoral behaviour ; Immigration ; Political geography ; Regional analysis ; Regionalization ; United States of America
three different settlement patterns in the 19th and 20th centuries. Validity of regions is tested to determine if new immigration and a general browning of the state have changed the dynamics of the political geography. A. finds state moving toward two
political regions : a racially diversified urban coast and a whiter rural interior. - (SLD)
Metropolitan political reorganization as a politics of urban growth : the case of San Fernando Valley secession
The A. argues that the politics of municipal reorganization must be seen in a broader context than just the formal powers and responsibilities of the local state. It is embedded in a wider politics of urban growth. To bring out the relationship
between reorganization and growth politics, the paper analyzes the case of a secession movement in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. The A. shows that, among other goals, secessionists are trying to restructure the local state so that they can now more
Mapping new geographies of religion : politics and poetics in modernity
Contrary to views that the field is incoherent, the A. suggests that much of the literature pays attention to several key themes, particularly the politics and poetics of religious place, identity and community. He illustrates the key issues
The construction of global warming and the politics of science
reinforced and been reinforced by the technocratic inclinations of global climate management. The social organization of climate change science and its articulation with the political process raise important questions about trust, uncertainty, and expertise
. The article concludes with a discussion of the political brittleness of this dominant science-led and global-scale formulation of the climate change problem and the need of a more reflexive politics.
Annual political geography lecture sponsored by Elsevier Science and the political geography speciality group of the Association of American Geographers
Conflict ; Criminality ; Geographer's role ; Geography ; Policy ; Political geography ; Practice of geography ; United States of America ; Violence
Institutional thickness, political sub-culture and the resurgence of (the new) regionalism in Italy - a case study of the Northern League in the province of Varese
Election ; Ideology ; Italy ; Local development ; Lombardia ; Northern Italy ; Political geography ; Political party ; Power ; Region ; Regionalism ; Socio-economic system
A TimeSpace for electoral geography : economic restructuring, political agency and the rise of the Nazi party
Capitalism ; Economic restructuring ; Electoral behaviour ; Electoral geography ; Germany ; Political geography ; Political party ; Space time ; World system
The regional factor in contemporary Ukrainian politics : scale, place, space, or bogus effect ?
Electoral behaviour ; Ethnic community ; Language ; National identity ; Nationalism ; Political geography ; Political life ; Preference ; Region ; Ukraine
Aborigines ; Assam ; Clandestine immigration ; Conflict ; Ethnic community ; Immigration ; India ; Policy ; Political life
a long history, first engineered by colonial rulers and subsequently promoted by fundamentalist forces, aided by political brokers. Assam's electoral rolls are flooded with the names of hundreds of thousand of Bangladeshi infiltrators. More opportunities
for illegal migrants to step in are the making and the conspirators are trying to create a civil war-like situation in Assam. Vote-bank politics have dominated the political scene in Assam since independence. The future of this northeastern State depends
Army ; Buddhism ; Burma ; Conflict ; Crisis ; Daily life ; Policy ; Political regime ; Power ; Religion ; Society
A. presents the political history of the country and gives an insight picture of what life under military rule is like through extensive interviews conducted inside and outside the country. Burmese people feel compelled to make accommodations
of Burma's politics has been realized by both the military regime and the democratic opposition as they seek allies and support abroad. But the regime unwillingness to share power with a democratic government hampers the introduction of measures to resolve
the country's political crises or lift the standard of living of the majority of the population. - (GL)