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THE URBANOLOGISTS COME TO TOWN: Professional Life and Work in the Urban Solutions Industry

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article charts the upsurge of an eclectic global community of professionals new to the field of urban policy and governance, animated by playful and celebratory attitudes towards cities and urbanization: the urbanologists. It contributes to debates in critical urban theory and critical ethnographies of technology to problematize ...
Rachel Bok
wiley   +1 more source

A review of environmental conflict resolution: approaches, challenges, and emerging trends

open access: yesDiscover Global Society
This article reviews the theoretical foundations, evolution, different approaches and key challenges related to environmental conflict resolution (ECR).
Zahra Bakhtiari
doaj   +1 more source

An Imperium of Rights: Consequences of our Cultural Revolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The \u27empowerment of rights\u27, whether domestically or globally, presents itself in at least a double aspect: both as a cultural revolution and as a political strategy.
Samson, Steven Alan
core   +1 more source

PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
wiley   +1 more source

Rich mix cities: From multicultural experience to cosmopolitan engagement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Copyright @ 2004 Museum Tusculanum Press and ...
Evans, G, Foord, J
core  

Convertibility of Cultural Capital: A Longitudinal Study of University Students From 2017 to 2024

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A defining feature of cultural capital is its propensity for accumulation and the potential of its convertibility. However, there are a lack of studies that would explore how different forms of cultural capital could be employed as an advantage.
Ondřej Špaček
wiley   +1 more source

Taking Stock: Elite Studies and Social Change

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides a systematic synthesis of contemporary elite sociology through the analytical lens of change and stability. We distinguish between two types of change: change within elites, referring to transformations in elite composition, circulation, or internal characteristics; and change by elites, designating processes whereby ...
Lena Ajdacic   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dimensiunea etno-culturală a cetățeniei în legislația contemporană a Uniunii Europene şi a României (1992-2012)

open access: yesSociologie Românească, 2013
My article is conceived as a comparative assessment of the implications that the European Union enlargement in 2007 has entailed upon the ethno-national belongingness among Romanian nationality and ethnic minorities in Romania.
Marin Constantin
doaj  

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