Reclaiming the State, Overcoming Problems of Democracy in Post-Soeharto, Indonesia

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Publisher : Research Center for Politics and Government Department of Politics & Government Fisipol Ugm
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
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The Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia

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Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981167955X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Book Synopsis The Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia by : Eric Hiariej

Download or read book The Politics of Citizenship in Indonesia written by Eric Hiariej and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the gains that a citizenship approach offers to the study of democracy in Indonesia, demonstrating that the struggle for citizenship and the historical development of democracy in the country are closely interwoven. The book arises from a research agenda aiming to help Indonesia’s democracy activists by unpacking citizenship as it is produced and practiced through movements against injustice, taking the shape of struggles by people at grassroots levels for cultural recognition, social and economic injustice, and popular representation. Such struggles in Indonesia have engaged with the state through both discursive and non-discursive processes. The authors show that while the state is the common focal point, these struggles are fragmented across different sectors and subject positions. The authors thus propose that developing chains of solidarity is highly important to motivating a democracy that not only has sovereign control over public affairs, but also robust channels and organisations for political representation. In advocating the development of transformative agendas, organisations, and strategies as an important need, and an enduring challenge, for the realization of citizenship, this book is timely and relevant to the study of contemporary Indonesia's socio-political landscape. It is relevant to students and scholars in political science, anthropology, sociology, human geography and development studies.

In Search of Local Regime In Indonesia

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Publisher : Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia
ISBN 13 : 6024335644
Total Pages : 460 pages
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Book Synopsis In Search of Local Regime In Indonesia by : Longgina Novadona Bayo

Download or read book In Search of Local Regime In Indonesia written by Longgina Novadona Bayo and published by Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. This book was released on with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy is frequently considered a single (and thus uniform) national programme. However, political structures and opportunities differ clearly in various contexts, and as such they have their own influences and consequences. The study of democracy and democratisation must be reinforced with research that emphasises local perspective over national ones, for it is at the local level that different centres of power interact and understandings of genuine democratic practices are created. It is in this spirit that this book attempts to examine the diverse problem of democracy and democratisation in various Indonesian localities, while also underscoring the importance of considering asymmetrical approaches to democratisation. A mapping of the different local regimes in Indonesia and necessary to understand how they respond to or even bypass the practice of democracy. This book, drawing on eleven case studies, reaches the conclusion that the varied local regimes in Indonesia can be grouped into five categories: formalist/elitist, consociational, pluralist/compromistic, socio-cultural, and formalist/deliberative. Through its mapping of local regimes in Indonesia, this book offer a new passion for the continued and substantive (re)setting of democratisation in Indonesia, which need not be limited to electoral democracy, but may rely on asymmetrical democracy—a democracy that understands and accommodates localities and fundamental for it development. The future democratisation of Indonesia can be truly “ in the regions, from the regions, for Indonesia”. Using such a logic, democracy will be manifested through a bottom-up process, and therefore offer the ability to jointly manages Indonesia’s unity in diversity.

Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2023)

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Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 238476148X
Total Pages : 354 pages
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Book Synopsis Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2023) by : Waluyo Waluyo

Download or read book Proceedings of the International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR 2023) written by Waluyo Waluyo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. Center for Democracy Studies and National Resilience, Universitas Sebelas Maret warmly welcomes you to The 3rd International Conference for Democracy and National Resilience (ICDNR) 2023. This conference was held on September 23rd–24th, 2023. We encourage participants from all over the world to discuss about “Election Integrity: A Framework for Guaranteeing The Democracy Rights and Fairness In The Modern Era”. Notable Keynote and Invited Speakers will share their speeches, participants will present their papers, and we will provide a platform to support new opportunities and future collaboration. Your participation and contribution at ICDNR 2023 will be greatly appreciated! The problems in Southeast Asia that dominate them are related to electoral laws, electoral procedures, district boundaries, voter registration, party/candidate registration, media, political finance, the voting process, vote count, results, and electoral authorities. In addition, the current development of globalization and modernization certainly influences the implementation of elections in a country. As is known, the implementation of technology in this election is a breakthrough that has been implemented in various countries. Based on research and data collection published by International IDEA, trends in the use of technology by the KPU occur in several countries. Of the 106 countries using election technology recorded by International IDEA, 60% of the KPU is for tabulation use, 55% for voter registration, 35% for voter registration biometrics (fingerprints, retinas, etc.), 25% for biometrics in voter verification, 20% for e-voting. With the development of the implementation of elections globally, this is certainly an important matter to be discussed and discussed together. This background will be discussed by all participants in this international conference.

Continuity and Change after Indonesia’s Reforms

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Publisher : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
ISBN 13 : 9814843229
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (148 download)

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Book Synopsis Continuity and Change after Indonesia’s Reforms by : Max Lane

Download or read book Continuity and Change after Indonesia’s Reforms written by Max Lane and published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book addresses one of the most crucial questions in Southeast Asia: did the election in Indonesia in 2014 of a seemingly populist-oriented president alter the hegemony of the political and economic elites? Was it the end of the paradox that the basic social contradictions in the country’s substantial capitalist development were not reflected in organized politics by any independent representation of subordinated groups, in spite of democratization? Beyond simplified frameworks, grounded scholars have now come together to discuss whether and how a new Indonesian politics has evolved in a number of crucial fields. Their critical insights are a valuable contribution to the study of this question." — Professor Olle Törnquist, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo "A most valuable book for understanding the underpinnings of Indonesian politics in 2019 and beyond. A great range of themes are included: political parties, ideologies, political Islam, leadership legitimacy, the political middle class, the politics of centre–local relations, corruption, limited foreign policy reform, Papua, and youth activism. The book has eleven chapters, mostly by Indonesia-based analysts, plus a couple of wise old hands. Max Lane’s overview chapter is excellent." — Professor David Reeve, School of Humanities and Languages, University of New South Wales

Activists in Transition

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Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501742493
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Activists in Transition by : Thushara Dibley

Download or read book Activists in Transition written by Thushara Dibley and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activists in Transition examines the relationship between social movements and democratization in Indonesia. Collectively, progressive social movements have played a critical role over in ensuring that different groups of citizens can engage directly in—and benefit from—the political process in a way that was not possible under authoritarianism. However, their individual roles have been different, with some playing a decisive role in the destabilization of the regime and others serving as bell-weathers of the advancement, or otherwise, of Indonesia's democracy in the decades since. Equally important, democratization has affected social movements differently depending on the form taken by each movement during the New Order period. The book assesses the contribution that nine progressive social movements have made to the democratization of Indonesia since the late 1980s, and how, in turn, each of those movements has been influenced by democratization.

Jakarta

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351620444
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis Jakarta by : Jorgen Hellman

Download or read book Jakarta written by Jorgen Hellman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jakarta is being transformed in an unknown speed and manner by new types of urban authorities and drivers of transformation. These actors are moving in a field of opportunity that was created by recent and severe changes in the economic, socio-political and natural environment of Jakarta. Including chapters written by contributors who have lived and worked in Jakarta for years, this book shows how urban space in Jakarta is increasingly created by the entanglement of different layers that co-exist in political and socio-economic life, with actors criss-crossing between formal and informal spheres. In each case the authors explore who are the drivers of urban change, and what are the processes in shaping the current and future city of Jakarta. Not denying that former elites are still a critical force in shaping Jakarta, the book analyses to what extent former stakeholders are undermined, and what types of new authorities or social institutions are emerging. It examines how drivers of transformation claim their right to space in the city and how their actions and strategies reflect their vision on the future of Jakarta. An important addition to the discussion of urban change and development, this book will be of interest to scholars interested in Indonesia, South-East Asia, urbanization, development research, anthropology and globalization.

In Search of New Social Democracy

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755639782
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)

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Book Synopsis In Search of New Social Democracy by : Olle Törnquist

Download or read book In Search of New Social Democracy written by Olle Törnquist and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the classical social democratic vision of development based on social justice by democratic means losing ground? Why was it so difficult to renew, even in the context of the third wave of democracy in the South? How does this matter in the North too, and how might it be reinvented? This accessible book brings to life major insights gained through written sources and interviews with a large range of activists and political protagonists in the southern cases of Indonesia, India, and the Philippines – but also in the northern social democratic stronghold of Sweden. By considering the experiences in view of the basics of Social Democracy and a broader comparative framework, Olle Törnquist arrives at globally relevant conclusions. Crucially, Törnquist also puts forward suggestions for how to achieve this reinvention social democracy. Through implementation of broad alliances in the Global South, supported by the Global North, for transformative rights and welfare reforms – universal, participatory and impartially implemented - precursors to social economic growth pacts can thus be effected.

ICSPS 2019

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Publisher : European Alliance for Innovation
ISBN 13 : 1631902350
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis ICSPS 2019 by : Ali Munhanif

Download or read book ICSPS 2019 written by Ali Munhanif and published by European Alliance for Innovation. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes a thorough refereed proceedings of the THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES (ICSPS) 2019, conducted on 12 November, 2019 at State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia. The conference was organized by Faculty of Social and Political Sciences with a generous support from Center for Research and Community Service (LP2M) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. The 28 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. The scope of the paper includes the followings: Poverty, Legal Aid and Institutional Reform, Activism of Civil Society and the Challenges of Socio-Political Integration Resources, Development and Environmental Politics, New Religious Movement: Identity Question and New Forms of Collective Action, Shaping New Social Arena: Resource Mobilization Agenda in Industrial Revolution 4.0 Labor, Capitalism and the Struggle for Social Transformation, New Debates on Feminism, Women’s Movement and Gender Equality, Revitalizing Old Networks for New Politics of the Nation-States, Forming Social Movement: the Use of Virtual Media for Public Good, Transnational Movement and Peace In the New World Order, From National Civil Society to Global Education Networks Multiculturalism, Tolerance and the Trends in Justice and Equality, Muslims and Politics in the Post Truth Era Millennial Generation and Online Society, the Quest of Hybrid Identity.

The Politics of Welfare

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Publisher : Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia
ISBN 13 : 602433608X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (243 download)

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Book Synopsis The Politics of Welfare by : Aminatun Zubaedah

Download or read book The Politics of Welfare written by Aminatun Zubaedah and published by Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has democracy in Indonesia brought about welfare for its citizens? If yes, how does it work? What types of channels to materialize welfare program for citizens? And how does this effort really work at the local level? This book attempts to answer those above questions, by focusing on so-called “welfare regime” at the local level in Indonesia. The research was conducted at seven areas, ranging from labour sector in Bekasi West Java, humanitarian in post-disaster areas in Aceh, rural and agriculture based area in Kulon Progo Yogyakarta, a multicultural city of Medan North Sumatera, operated by religious/communal institutions, and market, rather than democratic channels such as political parties.This book reiterates the importance of context in the study of welfare development. It means that the study of welfare regime needs to put more account in understanding the history of nation-state building, character of economic development, and structure of social capital, rather than simply to evaluate the existence of bunch of social policies introduced by the state.Given those complexities and pluralistic nature of the welfare schemes in Indonesia, this book is aimed to discuss “the various regimes of welfare provision (state, market and societal-based), how those schemes work in a diverse context, and to what extent those schemes could help us in understanding the development of welfare regimes in the global-south?” The cases presented in chapters of this book show the state of pluralism of welfare development in Indonesia. The pluralistic mode of the welfare schemes reflects different spaces of solidarity and dynamics of the welfare schemes in different contexts, including in some abnormal situations.

Challenges of Globalization and Prospects for an Inter-civilizational World Order

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Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030440583
Total Pages : 1104 pages
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Book Synopsis Challenges of Globalization and Prospects for an Inter-civilizational World Order by : Ino Rossi

Download or read book Challenges of Globalization and Prospects for an Inter-civilizational World Order written by Ino Rossi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a must-read volume on globalization in which some of the foremost scholars in the field discuss the latest issues. Truly providing a global perspective, it includes authorship and discussions from the Global North and South, and covers the major facets of globalization: cultural, economic, ecological and political. It discusses the historical developments in governance preceding globalization, the diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to globalization, and analyzes underdevelopment, anti-globalization movements, global poverty, global inequality, and the debates on international trade versus protectionism. Finally, the volume looks to the future and provides prospects for inter-civilizational understanding, rapprochement, and global cooperation. This will be of great interest to academics and students of sociology, social anthropology, political science and international relations, economics, social policy, social history, as well as to policy makers.

Marketing Public Policy

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351362151
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Book Synopsis Marketing Public Policy by : Basskaran Nair

Download or read book Marketing Public Policy written by Basskaran Nair and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy analysts and policy planners should start from the premise that obstacles, uncertainties and surprises are important features of policy-making. All public policies should be treated as complex problems, from the outset. Complexity theorists start from the premise that complex policies are ill-defined and ambiguous. There is often little consensus about what the problem is, let alone how to resolve it. Into the complexity of the wicked problem fray, Marketing Public Policy introduces the role of communication scholars and practitioners whose models and practices focus on people, processes, opinions and behaviour as causes of organisational complexity. Communication practice’s role is to provide ideas on how to navigate, diagnose and interpret issues with a view to persuading the public to change its behaviour or opinions. From the case studies presented in this book, we see that despite rationally excellent macro- and micro-planning of policies to win the hearts and minds of citizens, public policies still deteriorate into hurts and minefields. The case studies are drawn from China, Indonesia, India, the USA, the UK and Europe to show that policy-making is always a complex issue in any country, whatever the political structure, whether democracy or communism.

Flawed Democracy in the Rent Seekers' Hands

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Flawed Democracy in the Rent Seekers' Hands by : Desi Rahmawati

Download or read book Flawed Democracy in the Rent Seekers' Hands written by Desi Rahmawati and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Washington Consensus Reconsidered

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Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191538604
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Book Synopsis The Washington Consensus Reconsidered by : Narcís Serra

Download or read book The Washington Consensus Reconsidered written by Narcís Serra and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-04-24 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together many of the leading international figures in development studies, such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Paul Krugman, Dani Rodrik, Joseph Stiglitz, Daniel Cohen, Olivier Blanchard, Deepak Nayyar and John Williamson to reconsider and propose alternative development policies to the Washington Consensus. Covering a wide range of issues from macro-stabilization to trade and the future of global governance, this important volume makes a real contribution to this important and ongoing debate. The volume begins by introducing the Washington Consensus, discussing how it was originally formulated, what it left out, and how it was later interpreted, and sets the stage for a formulation of a new development framework in the post-Washington Consensus era. It then goes on to analyze and offer differing perspectives and potential solutions to a number of key development issues, some which were addressed by the Washington Consensus and others which were not. The volume concludes by looking toward formulating new policy frameworks and offers possible reforms to the current system of global governance.

Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change

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Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839449421
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change by : Astrid Ley

Download or read book Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change written by Astrid Ley and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenge of housing is increasingly recognised in international policy discussions in connection to the processes of migration, climate change, and economic globalisation. This book addresses the challenges of housing and emerging solutions along the lines of three major dynamics: migration, climate change, and neo-liberalism. It explores the outcomes of neo-liberal »enabling« ideas, responses to extreme climate events with different housing approaches, and how the dynamics of migration reshape the urban housing provision in a changing world. The aim is to contextualise the theoretical discourses by reflecting on the case study context of the eleven papers published in this book. With forewords by Raquel Rolnik (University Sao Paulo) and Mohammed El Sioufi (UN-Habitat).

Environmental Education in Indonesia

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429674759
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Book Synopsis Environmental Education in Indonesia by : Lyn Parker

Download or read book Environmental Education in Indonesia written by Lyn Parker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indonesia’s wealth of natural resources is being exploited at breakneck speed, and environmental awareness and knowledge among the populace is limited. This book examines how young people learn about the environment to see how education can help to develop environmental awareness and avert vast environmental destruction, not only in Indonesia, but also in the Global South more generally. Based on in-depth studies conducted in the cities of Yogyakarta and Surabaya, complemented with surveys of students in secondary schools, Environmental Education in Indonesia examines educational curricula, pedagogy and "green" activities to reveal what is currently being done in schools to educate children about the environment. The book investigates the shortcomings in environment education, including underqualified teachers, the civil service mentality, the still-pervasive chalk-and-talk pedagogy and the effect of the examination system. It also analyses the role of local government in supporting (or not) environmental education, and the contribution of environmental NGOs. The book establishes that young people are not currently being exposed to effective environmental education, and the authors propose that the best and most culturally appropriate way forward in Indonesia is to frame pro-environment behaviour and responsibility as a form of citizenship, and specifically that environmental education should be taught as a separate subject. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of contemporary Indonesia and Southeast Asia, education for sustainability and environmental education, as well as sustainability and sustainable development more generally. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9780429397981, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

The Routledge Handbook on Cities of the Global South

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136678204
Total Pages : 659 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Book Synopsis The Routledge Handbook on Cities of the Global South by : Susan Parnell

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook on Cities of the Global South written by Susan Parnell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renaissance in urban theory draws directly from a fresh focus on the neglected realities of cities beyond the west and embraces the global south as the epicentre of urbanism. This Handbook engages the complex ways in which cities of the global south and the global north are rapidly shifting, the imperative for multiple genealogies of knowledge production, as well as a diversity of empirical entry points to understand contemporary urban dynamics. The Handbook works towards a geographical realignment in urban studies, bringing into conversation a wide array of cities across the global south – the ‘ordinary’, ‘mega’, ‘global’ and ‘peripheral’. With interdisciplinary contributions from a range of leading international experts, it profiles an emergent and geographically diverse body of work. The contributions draw on conflicting and divergent debates to open up discussion on the meaning of the city in, or of, the global south; arguments that are fluid and increasingly contested geographically and conceptually. It reflects on critical urbanism, the macro- and micro-scale forces that shape cities, including ideological, demographic and technological shifts, and constantly changing global and regional economic dynamics. Working with southern reference points, the chapters present themes in urban politics, identity and environment in ways that (re)frame our thinking about cities. The Handbook engages the twenty-first-century city through a ‘southern urban’ lens to stimulate scholarly, professional and activist engagements with the city.