COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

In response to the growing interest in ways to take forward an agenda for a more global
urban studies, this essay advocates a comparative approach to theory building which can …

Inspired by postcolonial critiques, urban studies today is characterized by conceptual and
methodological experimentation in pursuit of a more global approach to understanding …

Comparative urbanism has been a core feature of IJURR's editorial agenda since its
founding. This virtual issue comprises 30 articles reflecting IJURR's contribution to …

Urban studies is undergoing a phase of rich experimentation, with a proliferation of
paradigms and exploration or invention of various methodologies inspired by the diversity …

Urban studies is currently witnessing both a revival and a reorientation of comparative
research (Robinson, 2005, 2006, 2011; Nijman, 2007a, 2007b; McFarlane, 2010; Ward …

Since the late eighteenth century, academic engagement with political, economic, social,
cultural and spatial changes in our cities has been dominated by theoretical frameworks …

Trends in contemporary global urbanization pose a significant challenge to theorizing cities.
The well-documented shift in the leading edge of urbanization from wealthier countries …

Cities exist in a world of cities and thus routinely invite a comparative gesture in urban
theorizing. However, for some decades urban studies have analytically divided the world of …

Peck J. Cities beyond compare?, Regional Studies. Calls for more substantively multipolar,
comparative and cosmopolitan modes of urban theory-making have been circulating for …