New State Spaces : Urban Governance and the Rescaling of Statehood

"In this synthetic, interdisciplinary work, Neil Brenner develops a new interpretation of the transformation of statehood under contemporary globalizing capitalism. Whereas most analysts of the emergent, post-Westphalian world order have focused on supranational and national institutional realignments, New State Spaces shows that strategic subnational spaces, such as cities and city-regions, represent essential arenas in which states are being transformed. Brenner traces the transformation of urban governance in western Europe during the last four decades and, on this basis, argues that inherited geographies of state power are being fundamentally rescaled. Through a combination of theory construction, historical analysis and cross-national case studies of urban policy change, New State Spaces provides an innovative analysis of the new formations of state power that are currently emerging. This is a mature and sophisticated analysis by a major young scholar."--Publisher's description In This Synthetic, Interdisciplinary Work, Neil Brenner Develops A New Interpretation Of The Transformation Of Statehood Under Contemporary Globalizing Capitalism. Whereas Most Analysts Of The Emergent, Post-westphalian World Order Have Focused On Supranational And National Institutionalrealignments, 'new State Spaces' Shows That Strategic Subnational Spaces, Such As Cities And City-regions, Represent Essential Arenas In Which States Are Being Transformed. Brenner Traces The Transformation Of Urban Governance In Western Europe During The Last Four Decades And, On This Basis, Arguesthat Inherited Geographies Of State Power Are Being Fundamentally Rescaled. Through A Combination Of Theory Construction, Historical Analysis And Cross-national Case Studies Of Urban Policy Change, 'new State Spaces' Provides An Innovative Analysis Of The New Formations Of State Power That Arecurrently Emerging.--book Cover. Introduction : Cities, States, And The Explosion Of Spaces -- The Globalization Debates : Opening Up To New Spaces? -- The State Spatial Process Under Capitalism : A Framework For Analysis -- Urban Governance And The Nationalization Of State Space : Political Geographies Of Spatial Keynesianism -- Interlocality Competition As A State Project : Urban Locational Policy And The Rescaling Of State Space -- Alternative Rescaling Strategies And The Future Of New State Spaces. Neil Brenner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [305]-339) And Index. Neil Brenner has in the past few years made a major impact on the ways in which we understand the changing political geographies of the modern state. Simultaneously analyzing the restructuring of urban governance and the transformation of national states under globalizing capitalism, 'New State Spaces' is a mature and sophisticated analysis of broad interdisciplinary interest, making this a highly significant contribution to the subject. - ;In this synthetic, interdisciplinary work, Neil Brenner develops a new interpretation of the transformation of statehood under contemporary globalizing cap Analyzes the restructuring of urban governance and the transformation of national states under globalizing capitalism.