- The author made major contributions on peace research and peace building
- Distinguished researcher for international relations (former president of the ISA)
- Distinguished peace researcher (former secretary general of the IPRA)
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This is the second volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international relations and as President of the International Studies Association (1978-1979). After a brief introduction by Chad F. Alger this volume presents six of his key texts on The UN System and Cities in Global Governance, focusing on “Cities as arenas for participatory learning in global citizenship”; “The Impact of Cities on International Systems”; “Perceiving, Analysing and Coping With the Local-Global Nexus”; “The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience”; “Japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges” and on “Searching for Democratic Potential in Emerging Global Governance: What Are the Implications of Regional and Global Involvements of Local Governments?”.
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Cities in Global Governance: Introduction
Pages 1-3
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Cities as Arenas for Participatory Learning in Global Citizenship
Pages 5-34
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The Impact of Cities on International Systems
Pages 35-57
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Perceiving, Analysing and Coping with the Local–Global Nexus
Pages 59-81
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The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience
Pages 83-113
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The UN System and Cities in Global Governance
- Authors
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- Chadwick F. Alger
- Series Title
- Texts and Protocols
- Series Volume
- 8
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-00512-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-00512-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-00511-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 163
- Number of Illustrations
- 25 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
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