City Agency and Global Governance
A Study of Migration City Diplomacy

By (author) Daniel Pejic

ISBN13: 9781529248029

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Hardback

Published: 01/03/2026

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Description
Migration has become a critical issue for cities’ international engagement as most migrants live in cities, and local governments are increasingly responsible for supporting them. This ‘city diplomacy’ encompasses the ways that cities are working individually and through formal transnational networks to become influencers of global agendas, as opposed to just implementers of national policy. This timely book shows how the international engagement efforts of Bristol, UK and Montreal, Canada have been shaped by their strong history of migrant inclusion. Exploring co-dependent globalisation and urbanisation, this book shows that cities have a significant role to play in global migration governance.
1. Introduction 2. City Agency: from Global Cities to Global Urban Governance 3. Designing a Multiscalar Study of City Agency 4. A Spectrum of International City Agency 5. Cities as Agents in New Forms of Global Urban Governance 6. Mechanisms of City Agency in Global Migration Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Bristol and Montréal
  • Regional government
  • International relations
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
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