ABSTRACT

The Urban Agenda for the European Union (UAEU) introduces a new stakeholder mechanism for transnational cooperation on sustainable development. Whilst planners welcome this ‘soft’ urban approach to EU policy, globalisation critics warn of network governance impairing the ‘rights to the city’. Indeed, the experience of EU regional policy cautions promises of subnational participation and proposes differentiated institutional effects of political mobilisation. So, how can the urban mechanisms now contribute to European governance? Conceptualising the UAEU as an evolving political field highlights both the potentials and limitations of governing diversity, thus contributing to the democratic politicisation of transnational urban governance.

摘要

欧盟 (UAEU) 城市议程引入了一个新的利益相关者机制，用于可持续发展的跨国合作。虽然规划者欢迎欧盟政策的这种“软”城市方法，但全球化批评者警告网络治理会损害“城市权利”。事实上，欧盟区域政策的经验对地方参与的承诺提出了警告，并提出了政治动员的不同制度效果。那么，城市机制现在如何为欧洲治理做出贡献？将 UAEU 概念化为一个不断发展的政治领域，突出了治理多样性的潜力和局限性，从而有助于跨国城市治理的民主政治化。