Urban Studies Best Article 2016
7th Jun 2017
The Urban Studies Best Article is awarded by the editors to the author(s) of what they consider to be the most innovative and agenda-setting article published in a given year. From a longlist of 20 articles, five articles were shortlisted by the editors from those published in print copy in 2016.
- Sigler T and Wachsmuth D (2016) Transnational gentrification: Globalisation and neighbourhoood change in Panama’s Casco Antiguo. Urban Studies 53(4): 705-722.
- Storper M and Scott AJ (2016) Current debates in urban theory: A critical assessment. Urban Studies 53(6): 1114–1136.
- Kauffmann A (2016) Is the “Central German Metropolitan Region” spatially integrated? An empirical assessment of commuting relations. Urban Studies 53(9): 1853–1868.
- Adams D and Larkham P (2016) Walking with the ghosts of the past: Unearthing the value of residents’ urban nostalgias. Urban Studies 53(10): 2004–2022.
- Wan X (2016) Governmentalities in everyday practices: The dynamic of urban neighbourhood governance in China. Urban Studies 53(11): 2330–2346.
The editors are pleased to announce that Professor Michael Storper, London School of Economics, and Professor Allen Scott, University of California at Los Angeles, are the winners of the Urban Studies Best Article 2016 for their article, “Current debates in urban theory: A critical assessment”.
This article along with the other four shortlisted papers are free to view on the Journal’s website.
You can view the accompanying vodcast below:
