Reuters, 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
Clarin, 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 [...]
Wef, 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
Global 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
Open Democracy, September 20, 2016 Cities, not nation states, are defining the shape and character of security and development in the twenty first century. Link
Citiscope, 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
Market 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 [...]
Quartz, 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
Business Insider, August 19, 2016 When countries face complicated global issues - immigration, terrorism, climate change - progress is usually slow. Link
Devex, August 3, 2016 If the 20th century belonged to nation states, then the 21st will be owned by cities. There is a certain inevitability about the planet’s urban turn. The past five decades have witnessed a veritable explosion of cities, especially in the developing world. At one end is the rise of supercities, megacities, [...]
