Comparative urban governance amidst political and economic crisis in Rome and Athens

This workshop series will bring together diverse scholarly contributions to reflect on governance challenges faced in Athens and Rome, in light of the 2012 Greek debt crisis and subsequent austerity reforms, as well as the current Italian budget crisis and political volatility. 

Cities face critical challenges to governing vital infrastructure services in times of crisis. These challenges arise from the interdependent financial, environmental, political and social factors that underpin infrastructure failure.

Comparative research holds strong potential to understand how city governments and broader networks of public and private actors can mobilise resources - financial, political and cognitive – to govern in resource-constrained or dynamic political environments.

The workshops will focus on:

• May 17: comparative methods and individual cases
• September 20 will develop the comparative analysis between cases.

In partnership with Sapienza - University of Rome