Latest works
Justice and Cities: Metro Morals
After years in the making, my book on moral theory and cities is out. The basic idea of the book is that different theories of justice have varying geographical perspectives Read more about Justice and Cities: Metro Morals[…]
Opening editorial for Dialogues in Urban Research
Dialogues, Urban Research, and Times of War
New research paper (with Kevin Ward)
Post-great recession municipal budgeting and governance: A mixed methods analysis of budget stress and reform in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
Policy Failure paper in Urban Geography
Big thanks toJohn Lauerman and Christina Temenos for editing the Special Issue on urban policy failure. My contribution is here
Participatory Budgeting and Urban Politics
My report on participatory budgeting experiments in California, at CITY: Participatory budgeting, austerity and institutions of democracy: The case of Vallejo, California
Joining Urban Geography
I’ve been fortunate enough to be asked to join the Editorial Board at Urban Geography. Very much looking forward to contributing to the journal’s development. I will continue with my editing Read more about Joining Urban Geography[…]
New Book – Edited with Kevin Ward, published by SUNY Press
Please to announce the publication of “Cities Under Austerity” with SUNY Press- pleasure to put it together with Kevin Ward. Huge thanks to all those wonderful scholars who contributed. Sample Read more about New Book – Edited with Kevin Ward, published by SUNY Press[…]
Book Symposium on Debt Wish
Very happy to see this conversation on Alberta Sbragia’s much under-appreciated Debt Wish in print. Thanks to Kevin Ward for co-editing and all those who contributed.
Chapter on “Governance” in “Urban Theory: New critical perspectives”
Very pleased to be a part of Mark and Kevin’s new book… my contribution is on “governance”
Short thought piece for my alma mater
The Life and Death of the Urban Working Class