City Agency and Global Governance

Name: City Agency and Global Governance
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A Study of Migration City Diplomacy

Daniel Pejic (The University of Melbourne)

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Bristol University Press
26 March 2026

Urban communities; Regional government; Regional government policies; Diplomacy; Urban & municipal planning

Migration has become a critical issue for cities' international engagement as most migrants live in cities, and local governments are increasingly responsible for supporting them. This 'city diplomacy' encompasses the ways that cities are working individually and through formal transnational networks to become influencers of global agendas, as opposed to just implementers of national policy.

This timely book shows how the international engagement efforts of Bristol, UK and Montreal, Canada have been shaped by their strong history of migrant inclusion. Exploring co-dependent globalisation and urbanisation, this book shows that cities have a significant role to play in global migration governance.

By: Daniel Pejic (The University of Melbourne)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529248029
ISBN 10: 1529248027
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 26 March 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Introduction 2. City Agency: from Global Cities to Global Urban Governance 3. Designing a Multiscalar Study of City Agency 4. A Spectrum of International City Agency 5. Cities as Agents in New Forms of Global Urban Governance 6. Mechanisms of City Agency in Global Migration Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Bristol and Montréal

Daniel Pejic is Research Fellow at the Melbourne Centre for Cities, University of Melbourne.

Reviews for City Agency and Global Governance: A Study of Migration City Diplomacy

'What can cities actually do at a time of global turmoil and geopolitical disruptions? City Agency steps in with a timely and urgent read, tackling with resolve a challenging area like international migration, and offering a must-read for all students of all things urban but also global governance.' Michele Acuto, University of Bristol