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The UN System and Cities in Global Governance

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Chadwick F. Alger

    1. Dept. of Political Science and Mershon Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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  • 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)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice (BRIEFSPIONEER, volume 8)

Part of the book sub series: Texts and Protocols (BRIEFSTEXTS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Cities in Global Governance: Introduction

    • Chadwick F. Alger
    Pages 1-3

  3. Cities as Arenas for Participatory Learning in Global Citizenship

    • Chadwick F. Alger
    Pages 5-34

  4. The Impact of Cities on International Systems

    • Chadwick F. Alger
    Pages 35-57

  5. Perceiving, Analysing and Coping with the Local–Global Nexus

    • Chadwick F. Alger
    Pages 59-81

  6. The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience

    • Chadwick F. Alger
    Pages 83-113

  7. Japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges

    • Chadwick F. Alger
    Pages 115-131

  8. Searching for Democratic Potential in Emerging Global Governance: What Are the Implications of Regional and Global Involvements of Local Governments?

    • Chadwick F. Alger
    Pages 133-159

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 161-163
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About this book

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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  • Dept. of Political Science and Mershon Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Chadwick F. Alger

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