1st Edition
Recapturing Democracy Neoliberalization and the Struggle for Alternative Urban Futures
By Mark Purcell
Copyright 2008
224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Recapturing Democracy is a short yet synoptic introduction to urban democracy in our era of political neoliberalism and economic globalization. Combining an original argument with a number of case studies, Mark Purcell explores the condition of democracy in contemporary Western cities. Whereas many scholars focus on what Purcell calls "procedural democracy" – i.e., electoral politics and... Read more
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: THE "TERROR" OF NEOLIBERALIZATION
CHAPTER 2: THE MANY FACES OF DEMOCRACY
CHAPTER 3: NEW DEMOCRATIC ATTITUDES
CHAPTER 4: ON THE GROUND IN SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES
CONCLUSION: YOU CAN HEAR HER BREATHING
Biography
Mark Purcell is Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington. In addition to his work on urban politics and democracy, he has also published on state theory, the cultural politics of the academy, and the political-economy of scale.
