Climate change presents a planetary threat with scorching implications for life in the streets
of a growingly urbanized Earth. Since the 1990s, a key contribution to tackling this crisis has …

As members of transnational municipal networks (TMNs), city governments increasingly
create a landscape of global governance complementary to but largely independent of …

Red-zoning emerged as a key security practice in the context of the global COVID-19
pandemic, with colour-coded security zones defining the spatial dimensions of diverse …

This short symposium revisits the book Cities and Climate Change by Harriet Bulkeley and
Michelle Betsill and its role in establishing cities as central actors in climate change …

This study explores the prioritization of urban identity over national identity in the context of
the global city. Scholars have extensively discussed the fragmentation of national identity …

Historically, universities have become defining elements in many (European) cities. Cities
such as Oxford or Berkeley are publicly known because they are home to globally renowned …

Abstract The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have achieved
widespread influence among various state and nonstate actors globally. Although the UN …

Conceptualizing city networks as institutionalized organizations allows unveiling the internal
dynamics beneath their increasing dynamism in global politics. The article taps into the …

This article systematically assesses international city networks (ICNs) and their contribution
to global governance. Research in urban studies has frequently emphasised the growing …

Cities and urban areas are central to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Dissatisfaction with state leadership in global climate action has increased expectations …