A couple of recent opensource contributions…
Inaudible Politics and the Crisis of Democracy Planning for City or Planet?
Author: Mark Davidson
Beyond city limits
A small contribution to the ongoing debates on “planetary urbanization” with Kurt Iveson. The paper is an extension of the work I’ve done with Kurt developing the notion of the Read more about Beyond city limits[…]
Call for Papers, 2016 AAG: Debt Wish 20 Years On: Revisiting Sbragia’s U.S. Entrepreneurial Urbanism
Debt Wish 20 Years On: Revisiting Sbragia’s U.S. Entrepreneurial Urbanism Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting 2016, San Francisco Organizers: Mark Davidson (Clark University) and Kevin Ward (University of Read more about Call for Papers, 2016 AAG: Debt Wish 20 Years On: Revisiting Sbragia’s U.S. Entrepreneurial Urbanism[…]
Municipal Bankruptcy at the Grassroots
Very proud of this article on municipal bankruptcy, now out in EPA. Written with Bill Kutz, it examines how local fiscal crisis has been wrapped up with ideological battles Read more about Municipal Bankruptcy at the Grassroots[…]
In Print: Method of Equality
Very pleased to see my ‘Method of Equality‘ paper with Kurt Iveson finally make the printed edition of Progress.
More thinking about London’s class structure
More thinking about social class and London’s politics is available in the 19(2/3) issue of CITY. The title of the article is “Same, but different: Within London’s ‘static’ class Read more about More thinking about London’s class structure[…]
Review Essay: The Paradoxes of Planning
My review essay of Sara Westin’s wonderful book The Paradoxes of Planning: A Psycho-Analytical Perspective (Ashgate) is now online at Society and Space. Sara’s book is also reviewed by Andrew Shmuely and Jesse Read more about Review Essay: The Paradoxes of Planning[…]
2015 AAG CFP: Revisiting Entrepreneurialism: the logics of urban governance in systemic crisis
Harvey’s (1989) outline of entrepreneurial urban governance remains a staple of urban theory. Consensus is that cities – as constrained by neoliberal institutions – must pursue growth above all else, Read more about 2015 AAG CFP: Revisiting Entrepreneurialism: the logics of urban governance in systemic crisis[…]
Progress in Human Geography paper
A new paper out, co-written with Kurt Iveson, entitled “Recovering the politics of the city: From the ‘post-political city’ to a ‘method of equality’ for critical urban geography” out in Progress Read more about Progress in Human Geography paper[…]
Blogging about US urban politics
A short piece for LSE’s USAPP: http://bit.ly/1ru5H6V