City mayors create “global parliament” to manage urbanisation
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:43+01:00Reuters, October 17, 2016 More than 60 mayors from around the world have joined forces to create an alliance dubbed a 'global parliament' to demand a more powerful role in the management of city growth and urbanisation. Link
Mayor Diego Valenzuela (Tres de Febrero/Buenos Aires): “La democracia se hace fuerte en cada ciudad”
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:43+01:00Clarin, October 6, 2016 Desde que asumí como intendente, en diciembre de 2015, vengo confirmando que los gobiernos locales son el primer mostrador de la democracia: salvo excepciones, el vecino de un barrio o localidad habla fundamentalmente de los temas que representan sus preocupaciones cotidianas, y piensa primero en el intendente o en los concejales [...]
Forget the nation-state: cities will transform the way we conduct foreign affairs
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:43+01:00Wef, October 4, 2016 In 1814, Ivan Krylov, one of Russia’s best known authors, wrote a fable describing a man who goes to a museum and scrutinizes all sorts of tiny things, but fails to notice a bulky elephant. Link
Mayors go global with new world cities network
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:43+01:00Global Government, Forum, September 23, 2016 Seven mayors from around the world have formed a steering committee to promote the voices of cities in global affairs after the launch a new ‘Global Parliament of Mayors’ (GPM). Link
New data visualization explores city fragility around the world
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:43+01:00Open Democracy, September 20, 2016 Cities, not nation states, are defining the shape and character of security and development in the twenty first century. Link
Debating the role of cities at the Global Parliament of Mayors — and leaving most details for later
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:46+01:00Citiscope, September 15, 2016 Three years ago, the American scholar Benjamin Barber planted a big seed at the end of his book, If Mayors Ruled the World. Link
The U.S Conference of Mayors Serves as Founding Member of the Global Parliament of Mayors
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:46+01:00Market Wired, September 13, 2016 Under the leadership of U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President and Oklahoma City (OK) Mayor Mick Cornett, a delegation of mayors including USCM Second Vice President Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin, Dayton (OH) Mayor Nan Whaley and USCM CEO & Executive Director Tom Cochran joined more than 60 mayors representing [...]
Mayors from 70 global cities are gathering to try to solve the world’s problems
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:46+01:00Quartz, September 9, 2016 When it comes to the issues facing the modern world—climate change, international terrorism, a global refugee crises—large success stories are hard to come by. Link
Cities are becoming more powerful than countries
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T12:00:46+01:00Business Insider, August 19, 2016 When countries face complicated global issues - immigration, terrorism, climate change - progress is usually slow. Link