Mayors and urban governance: Discursive power, identity and local politics

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-47

  Jayne, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

class; discursive power; mayors; racism; sexuality; urban governance

Indexed keywords

CLASS; GENDER RELATIONS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL POWER; RACISM; SOCIAL THEORY; TERRITORIALITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861170036     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2011.635800     Document Type: Review

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