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The ICRC regional delegations in Dakar, Lomé, Lagos, Kinshasa, Harare and Nairobi were instrumental in responding to a number of emergencies in 1990.

Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Cities Joining States as International Actors -- 1.1 Conceptualisations of 'City' and 'Internationality' from an Urbanist and IR Perspective -- 1.2 Outline of Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: Cities and the Global Arena-From Connectors to Actors: The Questions of Space and Territory -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Dual Meaning of 'Region': Connecting the 'International' and the 'Sub-National' -- 2.2.1 Regions and State-Centric Internationality -- 2.2.2 The Sub-National Use of 'Region' -- 2.3 Summarising Comments -- References -- Chapter 3: Cities and the Changing Nature of International Governance -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Understanding the 'International' in Global Governance-Some Conceptual Views and Debates across the Disciplines -- 3.2.1 Growing Complexity in Scale and Multi-Level Governance -- 3.2.2 International Organisations and Regimes in Multi-Level Arrangements -- 3.2.3 Questions of Authority and Legitimacy of International Urban Action -- 3.3 The Growing International Sphere of Governance -- 3.4 Cities, Regions and the Internationalisation Through Networks -- 3.5 International Networks and Organisations by Sub-National Actors -- 3.6 Leading Cities: Mono-Lateral International Engagement -- 3.7 Conclusion: 'Thickness' of Internationality and Modes of Sub-National Engagement -- References -- Chapter 4: Expansion and Activities of Networks of Sub-National Governments -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Sub-National Networks and International Organisations -- 4.3 Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Individual Initiatives by Cities in Europe -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 City-to-City Pairing Through Town Twinning -- 5.3 European Capital of Culture as EU-Sponsored Route to International Engagement -- 5.4 Single City Engagement Through International Representation in Brussels -- 5.5 Summary