A significant part of urban theory now engages with southern cities. In this paper, we
synthesize the various theoretical propositions and influential concepts that have shaped the …

COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

Building on three decades of comparative research on marginality, ethnicity, and penality in
the postindustrial metropolis, Loïc Wacquant offers a novel interpretation of Pierre Bourdieu …

The urban century manifests itself at the peripheries. While the massive wave of present
urbanization is often referred to as an'urban revolution', most of this startling urban growth …

This essay reflects on recent debates around planetary urbanization, many of which have
been articulated through dismissive caricatures of the core epistemological orientations …

Climate change-related drought risks are intensifying in many urban areas, making stakes
particularly high in contexts of severe vulnerability. Yet, how social power, differential …

Inequalities in conditions of access to water are emblematic of contemporary urban life and
have long been at the center of urban scholarship. This paper considers the theoretical and …

This article revisits the idea of relational comparison that grew out of my earlier research in
post-apartheid South Africa in order to put it to work in new ways. First I clarify distinctively …

Urban studies is undergoing a phase of rich experimentation, with a proliferation of
paradigms and exploration or invention of various methodologies inspired by the diversity …

Inspired by postcolonial critiques, urban studies today is characterized by conceptual and
methodological experimentation in pursuit of a more global approach to understanding …