Urban Citizenship and American Democracy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438461003 ISBN 13: 9781438461007

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2017

Synopsis

Examines city politics and policy, federalism, and democracy in the United States.

After decades of being defined by crisis and limitations, cities are popular again―as destinations for people and businesses, and as subjects of scholarly study. Urban Citizenship and American Democracy contributes to this new scholarship by exploring the origins and dynamics of urban citizenship in the United States. Written by both urban and nonurban scholars using a variety of methodological approaches, the book examines urban citizenship within particular historical, social, and policy contexts, including issues of political participation, public school engagement, and crime policy development. Contributors focus on enduring questions about urban political power, local government, and civic engagement to offer fresh theoretical and empirical accounts of city politics and policy, federalism, and American democracy.

About this title

About the Author:

Amy Bridges is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego and the author of Democratic Beginnings: Founding the Western States; Morning Glories: Municipal Reform in the Southwest; and A City in the Republic: Antebellum New York and the Origins of Machine Politics.

Michael Javen Fortner is Assistant Professor and Academic Director of Urban Studies at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, Murphy Institute. He is the author of Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment.

Review:

“This edited volume raises important concerns about urban autonomy, inclusive representation, and political efficacy ... the included chapters are fully developed and present thoughtful discussion.” ― CHOICE

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1438461003
• ISBN 13: 9781438461007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Bridges Amy, Fortner Michael Javen