On Schools of Thought, Comparative Research, and Inclusiveness
A Commentary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larry S Bourne (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-186 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2747/0272-3638.29.2.177 |
| OpenAlex | W2020806706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article offers a critique of the common practice of labeling an institution or group of people as a distinct school of thought, ideology, or methodology, and calls for more open, inclusive, and comparative research in urban geography. The former argument highlights the negative effects of within-group dialogue and its inherent exclusionary tendencies, whereas the latter stresses the role of context and contingency in understanding our cities. Examples are drawn from the experience and characteristics of North American cities to illustrate the crucial importance of national institutions, politics, culture, and geography in shaping those cities, and the challenges involved in writing theory and defining an inclusive research agenda. Keywords: North American citieslabelinginclusive researchcomparative analysis
Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Contingency · Epistemology · Geography · Ideology · Institution · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Urban politics · Urban theory · Housing Market and Economics · Law · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Urbanization and City Planning
Understanding change in cities
A childless urban renaissance? Age-selective patterns of population change in North American and German Metropolitan areas
Demographic Patterns of Reurbanisation and Housing in Metropolitan Regions in the US and Germany
Reflections on Conducting Urban Comparison
Towards a typology of urban centers and subcenters – evidence from German city regions
Theorising the messiness of global urbanism
Dynamics of intra-urban employment geographies
Garbage matters
Viewpoint
S outhern’ Alternatives of Urban Diffusion
Comparative urban research and mass participation running events
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |