In this paper, we explore how state-led regulatory planning is utilised to push for delivery of
an urban megaproject (UMP) in the specific context of post-socialist Central and Eastern …

This study explores the spatial transformation of urban South Africa since the ending of
Apartheid rule two decades ago. It places this experience within the context of countries …

This paper develops the notion of “event seizure” to better understand how mega-events,
and the elites associated with them, take possession of host cities and societies—of …

This article examines the urban development of Moscow from 1992 to 2015, arguing that the
city's recent transformation from grey asphalt jungle to a “city comfortable for life” is driven by …

In contrast to the perception that mega-urban projects are the epitome of neoliberal
governance, in China they are initiated by the state as a state development strategy, which …

Research on the post-socialist city remains weakly connected to global urban debates. This
contribution argues that a comparative research agenda can help the post-socialist city to …

This paper develops the concept of stolichnaya praktika ('capital practice') to understand
how centralized power is maintained in contemporary authoritarian and hybrid regimes that …

President Vladimir Putin's Olympic venture put the workings of contemporary Russia on vivid
display. The Sochi Olympics were designed to symbolize Russia's return to great power …

This article brings attention to the diversity of urban conditions, actors, agency, and
development paths in contrast to the imperatives of urban entrepreneurialism and …

This article examines Russia's political economy through the prism of mega-projects, using
the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics as a case study. Such projects help Russia's leaders …