Examines city politics and policy, federalism, and democracy in the United States. After decades of being defined by crisis and limitations, cities are popular

The numbers are staggering: One-third of America’s adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. Many more we

It has become a common complaint among academics and community leaders that citizens today are not what they used to be. Nowhere is this decline seen to be more

Ideology and the Urban Crisis explores the philosophical underpinnings of the contemporary debate surrounding the urban crisis. It examines three major ideologi

An expanded edition of the Public Culture special issue, which explores current meanings and contestations of citizenship in relation to the urban experience.