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Book SynopsisLeading governance theorist Jonathan S. Davies develops a rich comparative analysis of austerity governance and resistance in eight cities, to establish a conjunctural perspective on the rolling crises of neoliberal globalism. Drawing on a major international study of eight cities, Davies employs Gramscian regime analysis to consider the consolidation, weakening and transformation of urban governance regimes through the age of austerity. He explores how urban governance shapes variations in austere neoliberalism, tackling themes including collaboration, dominance, resistance and counter-hegemony. The book is a significant addition to thinking about how the era of austerity politics influences urban governance today, and the potential for alternative urban futures.
Table of ContentsStudying Urban Political (Dis)Orders Dynamics of Crisis, Neoliberalisation and Austerity Austerity and State Rescaling Consolidating Neoliberal Austerity Regimes Regime Divergence and the Limits of Austere Neoliberalism Resisting Austerity: Resonant Solidarities and Small Wins The ‘Activity of Ruling Groups’: Containment, De-mobilisation and Fragmentation Reading the Conjuncture: (Dis)Ordering Dynamics in the Crises of Neoliberal Globalism Afterword: Into the Pandemic
