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Intro -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction: The City as a Multifaceted and Dynamic Constitutional Entity -- 1.1 The City as an Undervalued Constitutional Trope -- 1.2 Cities Within National Power Structures -- 1.3 Cities and Citizens -- 1.4 Cities and the International Arena -- 1.5 Constitutional Law in the Age of the City -- References -- Part ICities Within National Power Structures -- 2 Cities and the Dutch Constitution -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 What to Call a City? -- 2.2 Historical Background -- 2.3 Constitutional Leeway -- 2.3.1 Institutional Leeway -- 2.3.2 Substantive Leeway -- 2.4 Carving Out a Specific Legal Position for Cities? -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Modes of Urban Autonomy-The Constitutional Characteristics of Self-governance in Amsterdam, Paris and Hamburg -- 3.1 Cities and Constitutional Law -- 3.1.1 Urban Self-government -- 3.1.2 Amsterdam, Paris and Hamburg -- 3.2 The City as a Decentralized Local Authority: Amsterdam -- 3.2.1 Constitutional Identity -- 3.2.2 Institutions and Democracy -- 3.2.3 Powers -- 3.2.4 Relations with Other Public Bodies -- 3.3 The City as a Special Local Authority: Paris -- 3.3.1 Constitutional Identity -- 3.3.2 Institutions and Democracy -- 3.3.3 Powers -- 3.3.4 Relations with Other Public Bodies -- 3.4 The City as a Federal Entity: Hamburg -- 3.4.1 Constitutional Identity -- 3.4.2 Institutions and Democracy -- 3.4.3 Powers -- 3.4.4 Relations with Other Public Bodies -- 3.5 Three Cities in Constitutional Law: Some Characteristics -- 3.5.1 The Constitutional Relevance of Cities -- 3.5.2 Integral Governance: Combining the Local and the Regional -- 3.5.3 Mayors of Big Cities: Legitimacy and Special Qualities -- 3.5.4 Powers and Differentiation -- 3.5.5 Representation and Participation -- 3.6 Conclusions -- References.