City Governments as Political Actors of Global Governance
The (Winding) Road of UCLG Toward Multilateral Recognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12430992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ricardo Martínez (0000-0001-6383-1766, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) Global Cities Programme Spain Barcelona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-60 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2846 • E-ISSN: 1942-6720 |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1163/19426720-02901002 |
| OpenAlex | W4361216320 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
The transnational rise of city networks is increasingly associated with the emergence of hybrid configurations beyond the public sector that contribute to technocratic decisionmaking processes and the depoliticization of global governance. This article takes issue with this argument. By analyzing the legitimation strategy used by the global city network United Cities and Local Governments ( UCLG ) vis-à-vis the UN system, the article contends that city networks can generate collective agency and frame political issues as a matter of public accountability. The cities gathered under UCLG , a “public membership” city network, are offering their political constitution to the multilateral system, thus complementing rather than replacing the political agency of state-centric processes. Yet the state-centric nature of the international system is also the main obstacle on the (winding) road of UCLG toward multilateral recognition
Accountability · Agency (philosophy · Argument (complex analysis · Constitution · Corporate governance · Economics · Global governance · Global network · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Technocracy · Global Financial Regulation and Crises · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |