The global city 2.0: from strategic site to global actor

1. Introduction -- 2. Global city reflexivity and actorization -- 3. An interdisciplinary understanding of the global city as an actor in world politics -- 4. Global city role conceptions : a theoretical framework -- 5. Methodological considerations -- 6. Introducing the case : New York City as a reflexive global city -- 7. The New York City role conception in counterterrorism -- 8. The New York City role conception in climate change -- 9. Conclusions and contributions.

Global cities all over the world are taking on new roles as they increasingly participate directly and independently in international affairs and global politics. So far, surprisingly few studies have analyzed the role of the Global City beyond its already well explicated role in the globalized economy. How is it that local governments of Global Cities claim international political authority and develop what appears to be their own independent foreign and security policies despite the fact that such policy areas have traditionally been considered to be the core function of nation-states and ce