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Political branding in cities : the decline of machine politics in Bogotá, Naples, and Chicago / Eleonora Pasotti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pasotti, Eleonora, 1972-
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Municipal government--Case studies.
- Municipal government.
- Elections--Case studies.
- Elections.
- Political culture--Case studies.
- Political culture.
- Patronage, Political--Case studies.
- Patronage, Political.
- Political corruption--Case studies.
- Political corruption.
- Power (Social sciences)--Case studies.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 282 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- 1 Brands As A Solution to the Mobilization Dilemma 1
- From Exchange to Persuasion 1
- A Perception-Sensitive Approach to Politics 7
- The Logic of Brands 13
- Overview 26
- 2 Catalysts of Machine Demise 28
- Clientelism in Naples, Bogot,̀ and Chicago 28
- Naples's Velvet Revolution 32
- Bogot'̀s Institutional Transformation 45
- Chicago's Social Evolution 54
- Conclusion 62
- 3 Political Campaigning in the Wake of the Machine 65
- Political Competition as Brand Promotion 65
- Naples's Production of the Catchall Leader 66
- Bogot ̀and the Entry of Independent Mayors 74
- Chicago's Stepwise Transition 89
- Conclusion 99
- 4 Changing Public Minds 103
- Persuasion and Public Opinion Mobilization in Post-Machine Politics 103
- Naples and the Strength of Support through Pride 105
- Bogot:̀ Daring to Dream 117
- Chicago and Discourse Adaptations across Mayoralties 135
- Conclusion 141
- 5 Brands and Megaprojects 143
- Policy Making in Brand Politics 143
- Naples's Propagating Frames 145
- Bogot'̀s Megaprojects 161
- Policy Making in the Windy City 182
- Conclusion 198
- 6 Elusive Representation 199
- Democratic Dilemmas in Post-Machine Regimes 199
- Naples's Limits to Public Opinion Mobilization 201
- Bogot'̀s Institutional Impact 211
- Chicago's Controversy 222
- Conclusion 226
- 7 Brand Politics in Global Context 228
- Municipal Governments in Comparative Perspective 231
- Theoretical Implications of Brand Politics: Emotions and Rationality 242.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521762052
- 0521762057
- OCLC:
- 310171763
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