Cities and global governance
What role do cities play in the emerging geopolitical order? Major cities are increasingly crucial actors in addressing international challenges, such as climate change, migration, health, and international security. Working through transnational networks and city-city diplomacy, this 'foreign policy of cities' is reshaping how we think about international politics and global governance.
Research outputs
- Curtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024) 'Will Major Cities Continue to Shape Global Economic Governance?'
- Curtis, Simon (2021) ‘Global Cities, world order and post-pandemic futures’
- Curtis, Simon (2021) 'Cross-cutting perspectives on cities and international law: An international relations perspective'
- Curtis, Simon (2019) 'Global Cities as Market Civilization'
- Curtis, Simon; Acuto, Michele (2019) 'The Foreign Policy of Cities'
- Curtis, Simon (2018) ‘Global Cities and the Ends of Globalism'
- Curtis, Simon (2016) 'Global Cities and Global Order'
- Curtis, Simon (2016) 'Cities and Global Governance: State Failure or a New Global Order?'
- Curtis, Simon (2014) 'The Power of Cities in International Relations'
- Curtis, Simon (2014) ‘Empowering Cities’
- Curtis, Simon (2014) ‘The Meaning of Global Cities’
- Curtis, Simon (2012) 'Global Cities and the Transformation of the International System'
Project Director
Dr Simon Curtis
Project Lead
Biography
Simon joined the University of Surrey in 2023. He had previously been an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of East Anglia, and holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.
His books include Global Cities and Global Order (Oxford University Press), which was awarded the 2018 Hedley Bull Prize by the European Consortium for Political Research, and The Belt and Road City (Yale University Press, 2024).