Introduction: cities and urban spaces in global politicsl

This article provides an overview of the development of the study of global cities from a political economy and sociological perspective, and maps the implications of this work for the discipline of International Relations, especially on the conceptual ties between sovereignty, territory and authority. The article also discusses the importance of cities and urban spaces as the home for over one-half of the world’s population, and as the site of the most significance population growth in the developing world over the coming decades. It argues that the study of cities in global politics is a pressing concern for all fields of the social sciences, and there are rich insights to gain from interdisciplinary research.

Key words: cities, international relations, globalisation, population, urban spaces

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