Networked Urban Governance

A Socio-Structural Analysis of Transport Strategies in London and New York

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6404807
AutoresNuno F Da Cruz (0000-0003-3381-6359, London School of Economics and Political Science, autor de correspondencia), Philipp Rode (0000-0002-9882-474X, London School of Economics and Political Science), Michael Mcquarrie (0000-0002-7011-0956, Arizona State University), Nicole Badstuber (University College London, London, UK), Enora Robin (0000-0002-0327-1549, Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK)
Año2023
Volumen59
Número6
Páginas1908-1949
Fecha de publicación2023-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10780874221117463
OpenAlexW4290613389
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas42

This paper investigates urban governance empirically by applying social network analysis methods to data gathered through structured interviews in London and New York. We explore how decisions are made in complex institutional environments inhabited by various types of actors. Owing to the time-consuming data collection and treatment processes, the research zooms in on transport. The comparative approach enabled the detection of different structural features in the governance networks shaping transport strategies in both cities. The perceived relative power, influence, dependence and/or affinity between the actors involved is discussed based on network attributes. The evidence suggests that transport governance in London is more centralised (and, arguably, more technocratic and integrated), in the sense that a few prestigious entities are clearly more prominent. In New York the institutional environment is typified by many checks and balances (and, arguably, more democratic and fragmented), where central actors are less obvious

Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Management · Network governance · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Regional science · Social capital · Social network analysis · Social science · Sociology · Technocracy · Law · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Urban Planning and Governance · Urban Transport and Accessibility