Developing the City: Community Development, Power, and Urban Democracy in U.S. Cities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439926567)

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Developing the City: Community Development, Power, and Urban Democracy in U.S. Cities

$29.95

Developing the City: Community Development, Power, and Urban Democracy in U.S. Cities

$29.95
Format: Paperback
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Developing the City investigates the forms, levels, and spaces of power (visible, hidden, and invisible) involved in community development ecosystems. The editors and contributors, a mix of embedded activists, academics, and community leaders, provide a series of diverse case studies that evaluate the local dynamics that shape urban policy.

Chapters address racialized power dynamics in Cleveland, OH, community development funding in Memphis, TN, economic growth and inclusion in Newark, NJ, housing policies in Denver and Colorado Springs, CO, and participatory governance in Reno, NV among other topics. They reflect the unique manifestations of power within each local context, shaped by distinctive histories and sociopolitical dynamics.

In addition to exploring how various dimensions of power influence decision-making, resource allocation, democratic engagement, and civic participation, Developing the City provides a systematic framework for understanding and questioning these power dynamics, and advocates for a power-conscious approach to foster more equitable and democratic urban futures with respect to economic, racial, social, and environmental justice.

Contributors: Nakeefa Cilicia Bernard, Prentiss A. Dantzler, Caraline Feairheller, Austin Harrison, Brad A. M. Johnson, Katherine Lambert-Pennington, Eric Stokan, Robert Stoker, Jill Yordy, and the editors



Author: Ashley E. Nickels
ISBN-10: 1439926565
ISBN-13: 9781439926567
Publisher: Temple University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2026
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
By Ashley E. Nickels
By Ashley E. Nickels
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Ashley E. Nickels is Professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University. She is the author of Power, Participation, and Protest in Flint, Michigan: Unpacking the Policy Paradox of Municipal Takeovers (Temple), which in 2020 won the Best Book Award from the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Democracy and Social Justice and the American Political Science Association's Robert A. Dahl Award, and was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title in addition to receiving Honorable Mention for the APSA Urban Politics Section Dennis Judd Best Book Award. She is also the co-editor-in-chief of the journal Administrative Theory & Praxis.

Zachary D. Wood is Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Nonprofit Leadership at Seattle University and a Faculty Fellow with the Education Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT) program at Brandeis University. His research focuses on community development and urban social policy, applying critically grounded frameworks to interrogate the structural power and funding arrangements that shape community access to power and decision-making. His work has appeared in Community Development and Public Administration Theory: Promoting Democratic Principles to Improve Communities, Handbook of Urban Politics and Policy, Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis, and Handbook of Critical Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizing and Voluntary Action.

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