{"title":"Julie-Anne Boudreau","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulie-Anne Boudreau's works delve into the intricate dynamics of urban politics and their global impact. Her writing offers insightful analysis that bridges contemporary political discourse with the practical challenges faced by cities worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful exploration of urban governance, infrastructure, and social lifelines, presented with clarity and scholarly rigor. Her books serve as valuable resources for those interested in the intersections of politics, education, and urban development.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"global-urban-politics-by-julie-anne-boudreau-9780745685502","title":"Global Urban Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobal Urban Politics: Informalization of the State\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn what ways has global urbanization affected the political process? This book offers a reflection on the transformations of urban politics worldwide over the past four decades, from interpersonal street-level politics to transnational governing institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised thematically, the book examines urban social movements, diversity politics, environmental politics, and security politics at a global level. It argues that living in an urban world calls for a profound rethinking of how we act politically. Through ethnographic incursions into the worlds of youth activists, domestic workers, rioters, barrio bandits, and peripheral villagers, among others, from Mexico City and Hanoi to Montreal and New York, the book makes a number of theoretical propositions to redefine the field of urban political studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtending the view of urban politics beyond municipal and metropolitan institutions to the broader political process in cities, this book will be invaluable to advanced students and scholars interested in our urban future. For, as Boudreau convincingly suggests, global urban life \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e political life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470748958956,"sku":"9780745685502","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745685502-global-urban-politics.jpg?v=1775225169"},{"product_id":"urban-lifelines-by-ash-amin-9781509575688","title":"Urban Lifelines","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Lifelines\u003c\/i\u003e explores the vulnerabilities that cities face in the wake of the climate crisis, health emergencies, uncontrolled artificial intelligence, escalating warfare, growing authoritarianism, and capitalist profligacy. These threats are particularly acute for unprotected urban populations who encounter a precarious future, as powerful elites attempt to leverage urban assets for their advantage amidst uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the majority of city dwellers, the future seems bleak—a foreclosure on hope, characterised by dispossession and impoverishment. Yet, amidst these challenges, what pathways remain for cities to prevent such a dire outcome for those living in modest neighbourhoods?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book delves into the popular practices and knowledges within urban communities, uncovering elements with potential for reparative and curative impacts. In these communities, the engagement with time and adversity involves horizontal relations, place affinities, and restive knowledge—essentially making something out of nothing. These intricate ecologies of urban inhabitation, with their wiles and improvisations, offer a fertile ground for future-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Lifelines\u003c\/i\u003e provides a conceptual framework to capture this threatened yet resilient urbanism, showcasing its manifestation on the streets of Kinshasa, Lagos, Mexico City, and Naples. It outlines an infrastructural and aesthetic politics that highlight its potential, enabling an alternative future to emerge despite urban foreclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038626132204,"sku":"9781509575688","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509575688-urban-lifelines.jpg?v=1785394208"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/julie-anne-boudreau.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}