2023
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13166
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CITIES AND THEIR GURUS: The Role of Superstar Consultants in Post‐political Urban Governance

Abstract: While consultants have crept into various aspects of municipal governance, a selected few have transcended the others reaching the status of urban gurus. Although consultants are often perceived as depoliticizing urban affairs, research shows that the urban guru often instigates politicization. Research on urban gurus does thus highlight distinctions between gurus and 'lay' consultants, but it has paid insufficient attention to describing how, through their interaction with cities, politicization occurs. Moreo… Show more

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