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Urban Affairs Review is a peer-reviewed journal of urban politics and policy. www.urbanaffairsreview.com Check out our podcast, UAR Remixed, for interdisciplinary conversations about all things urban. www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-remi…

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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The Spatial Articulation of Urban Political Cleavages" by Jan Doering, Daniel Silver, and Zack Taylor, UAR 57(4), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Experimenting with Public Engagement Platforms in Local Government" by Seongkyung Cho, Karen Mossberger, David Swindell, and John David Selby, UAR 57(3), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Can States Promote Minority Representation? Assessing the Effects of the California Voting Rights Act" by Loren Collingwood and Sean Long, UAR 57(3), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"Defining Their Right to the City: Perspectives from Lower-Income Youth" by Edith J. Barrett, UAR 57(3), 2021.
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Eric Scheuch @ericscheuch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I have a new paper out (open access!) in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social assessing the ability of local climate policy to be a partial replacement for federal policy. Read it (and onward) for some good news! doi.org/10.1177/1078...
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Ballot Measures for Open Space Conservation: Economic and Institutional Processes in Cities" by Agustín León-Moreta, UAR 57(3), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Ballot Measures for Open Space Conservation: Economic and Institutional Processes in Cities" by Agustín León-Moreta, UAR 57(3), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Minority Support: School District Demographics and Support for Funding Election Measures" by Daniel Alvord and Emily Rauscher, UAR 57(3), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"The Pictures in Their Heads: How U.S. Mayors Think About Racial Inequality" by Katherine Levine Einstein, Luisa Godinez Puig, and Spencer Piston, UAR 57(3), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"The Perfect Amount of Help: An Examination of the Relationship Between Capacity and Collaboration in Urban Energy and Climate Initiatives" by Rachel M. Krause, Christopher V. Hawkins, and Angela Y. S. Park, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"City Manager Turnover Revisited: Effects of the Institutional Structure and Length of Tenure on City Manager Turnover" by In Won Lee and Youngmi Lee, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Multiple Eviction: An Investigation of Chain Displacement in Dane County, Wisconsin" by J. Revel Sims and Alicia Adelle Iverson, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Spatial–Temporal Neighborhood Patterns in Four Legacy Cities" by Kelly L. Kinahan, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"The Influence of Spatial Density of Nonprofits on Crime" by Lonnie Schaible, Lucy Dwight, and Nuri Heckler, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"Building Public Schools in the City: The Role of Neighborhood Context on Voter Support for School Bonds" by Rachel L. Moskowitz, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"When Voters Matter: The Limits of Local Government Responsiveness" by Michael W. Sances, UAR 57(2), 2021. journals.sagepub.com/share/ZPRUKV...
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"The Size and Sources of Municipal Incumbency Advantage in Canada" by Jack Lucas, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"“Let’s Get Ready to Crumble”: Black Municipal Leadership and Public Housing Transformation in the United States" by Michael Leo Owens, Akira Drake Rodriguez, and Robert A. Brown, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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APSA Urban and Local Politics Section @apsaurban.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🎉 If you're subscribed to our newsletter, you already know this—but we're excited to publicly announce the recipients of this year's Urban & Local Politics Section awards! Congratulations to all of this year's winners 👏 🧵 We'll be celebrating each recipient below. #APSA2026
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Are You Picking Up What I Am Laying Down? Ideology in Low-Information Elections" by Mirya R. Holman and J. Celeste Lay, UAR 57(2), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"Does Inter-Municipal Cooperation Really Reduce Delivery Costs? An Empirical Evaluation of the Role of Scale Economies, Transaction Costs, and Governance Arrangements" by Germà Bel and Marianna Sebő, UAR 57(1), 2021.
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Roger Keil @rkeil.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Book in hand!
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We are thrilled to announce the publication of "Politics is Urban: Reflections on Warren Magnusson's Life and Ideas" edited by @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social and @rkeil.bsky.social. You can download the free ebook or purchase a paperback copy online! Details below 👇
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Modeling Urban Neighborhood Violence: The Systemic Model and Variable Effects of Social Structure" by Lallen T. Johnson. UAR 57(1), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"Bringing People Together: Improving Intergroup Relations via Group Identity Cues" by Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Brian Robert Calfano, and Regina Branton, UAR 57(1), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Positively Resilient? How Framing Local Action Affects Public Opinion" by Sara Meerow and Fabian G. Neuner, UAR 57(1), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"Building the Eviction Economy: Speculation, Precarity, and Eviction in Detroit" by Eric Seymour and Joshua Akers, UAR 57(1), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We are thrilled to announce the final entry in our inaugural graduate student essay contest! From Ang Liu at Rutgers-Newark, "Invisible Debt and the New Urban Crisis" www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
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Invisible Debt and the New Urban Crisis — Urban Affairs Review
By Ang Liu (Rutgers University–Newark) While urban crises are often understood through visible symptoms such as housing unaffordability, segregation, and infrastructure decline, the financial arrang...
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Global Urban Studies - Rutgers @gusrutgers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
GUS Director @marasidney.bsky.social is participating in a book launch for her co-edited volume Global Urban Policy: A Framework for Analyzing State and Society. The event takes place in Zürich tomorrow, starting at 16:30. More information below.
An event flyer with graphics and text as follows: 

At the very top: 
BOOK LAUNCH
Thursday, 25 June 2026
16:30–18:30
Book launch
18:30 onwards
Reception
Zentralwäscherei Zürich

Crossing in the middle are horizontal and vertical lines of text reading: 
Global Urban Policy
A Framework for Analyzing State and Society

In the upper right is a picture of an urban area with cement and walkways covered in graffiti. In the bottom left is a picture of an street with graffiti on the cement below the road.

In the bottom right, is the following text:
With editors and contributors:
David Kaufmann (ETH Zürich)
Mara Sidney (Rutgers University)
Raffaele Bazurli (ETH Zürich)
Philippe Koch (ZHAW and City of Zürich)
Jeff Paller (Uppsala University)
Loren Landau (Oxford University)

In conversation with:
Jacob Geuder (University of Neuchatel), Between Streets and Screen
Maren Larsen (University of Zürich), Worlding Home
Sarah Schilliger (University of Bern), Enacting Citizenship and Solidarity
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"Information Sharing as a Dimension of Smartness: Understanding Benefits and Challenges in Two Megacities" by J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa A. Pardo, and Manuel De Tuya, UAR 57(1), 2021.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Views from the Field: Economic Development Practitioners’ Perceptions About Public-Private Real Estate Partnerships" by Dustin C. Read, Suzanne Leland, and JoEllen Pope, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Smart Growth at the Ballot Box: Understanding Voting on Affordable Housing and Land Management Referendums" by Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz and Corey Lang, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
NEW on the UAR Forum! Read the latest entry from our graduate student essay competition by Michele McLaughlin-Zamora, "The City Has Completely Turned Its Back On Us," exploring the role of mutual aid networks in LA under conditions of crisis www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
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“The City Has Completely Turned Its Back On Us”: Los Angeles Mutual Aid and The Politics of Refusal — Urban Affairs Review
By Michele McLaughlin-Zamora (UCSB) Los Angeles mutual aid networks (LAMAs) stepped up to provide critical aid and resources to the most vulnerable communities during and after the January 2025 wild...
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"Philanthropic Partnerships in the Just City: Parks and Schools" by Elizabeth Nisbet and Susanna Schaller, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"Social and Environmental Justice in Waterfront Redevelopment: The Anacostia River, Washington, D.C." by Nufar Avni and Raphaël Fischler, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"The Right to Envision the City? The Emerging Vision Conflicts in Redeveloping Historic Nanjing, China" by Hao Chen, Lili Wang, and Paul Waley, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"Translating Descriptive Representation into Substantive Representation: The Role of Electoral Institutions in Urban School Districts in Texas" by Markie McBrayer, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Context Not Candidate Sex: A Case Study of Female Vote Choice for Mayor" by Ivy A. M. Cargile and Lisa Pringle, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🥁🥁🥁NEW on the UAR Forum! Check out our online symposium on Community Wealth Building from guest editors Nairuti Shastry and @neilmcinroy.bsky.social, feat. contributions on the theoretical background of CWB, case studies from Chicago, Scotland, and the Twin Cities, and future directions. Link 👇
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"Exploring the Relationship Between Housing Downturns and Partisan Elections: Neighborhood-Level Evidence from Maricopa County, Arizona" by Deirdre Pfeiffer, Jake Wegmann, and Alex Schafran, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"Obama’s Urban Legacy: The Limits of Braiding and Local Policy Coordination" by Robert P. Stoker and Michael J. Rich, UAR 56(6), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
"National Policy Agendas Encounter the City: Complexities of Political-Spatial Implementation" by Scott A. Bollens, UAR 56(5), 2020.
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Laura Tamman @lauratamman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Why media layoffs are bad news for all of us: Fewer reporters ➡️ fewer people who show up to vote
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"Political Consequences of the Endangered Local Watchdog: Newspaper Decline and Mayoral Elections in the United States" by Meghan E. Rubado and Jay T. Jennings, UAR 56(5), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"Recidivism and Neighborhood Governance" by Michael Craw and Tusty ten Bensel, UAR 56(4), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
"Roles and Motivations of Planning Professionals Who Promote Public Participation in Urban Planning Practice: Two Case Studies from Beijing, China" by Lin Zhang, Pieter Hooimeijer, Yanliu Lin, and Stan Geertman, UAR 56(4), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
"To Be Central or Peripheral? What Matters for Political Representation in Amalgamated Municipalities?" by Petr Voda and Petra Svačinová, UAR 56(4), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"Capital Cities in Interurban Competition: Local Autonomy, Urban Governance, and Locational Policy Making" by David Kaufmann, UAR 56(4), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"Race, Representation, and Revenue: Reliance on Fines and Forfeitures in City Governments" by Akheil Singla, Charlotte Kirschner, and Samuel B. Stone, UAR 56(4), 2020.
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Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🎺🎺🎺 NEW on the UAR Forum! Read the next piece, "Delivering the New Urban Crisis," in our inaugural graduate student essay competition, by Isaac Oates of the CUNY Graduate Center. www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/...
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Delivering the New Urban Crisis: Inequality in New York’s Food-Delivery Economy — Urban Affairs Review
By Isaac Oates (CUNY Graduate Center) New York City’s 2021 legislation establishing minimum pay for app-based food delivery workers represents a significant recent effort to protect gig workers. Thi...
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