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

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

In the most recent Democracy Index, the Economic Intelligence Unit downgraded the United States from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy.” Democra

Insurgent citizenships have arisen in cities around the world. This book examines the insurgence of democratic citizenship in the urban peripheries of São Paul