Transforming Cities: Does Urbanization Promote Democratic Change?

Could urbanization lead to more democracy and better government for the mega-cities of the developing world? This paper reviews three channels through which urbanization may generate political change. First, cities facilitate coordinated public action and enhance the effectiveness of uprisings.

城镇化是否能助力发展中地区的特大城市实现更充分的民主与更优良的政府治理？本文梳理了城镇化可能催生政治变革的三条作用路径。其一，城市能够促成协同性公共行动，并提升群体性抗争的行动效能。