Public policies and governance in large metropolises: Paris, London, Ciudad de Mexico and São Paulo

• Grant number: 13/23286-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: April 12, 2014
• End date: August 26, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - Public Policies
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques
• Grantee: Eduardo Cesar Leão Marques
• Host Investigator: Mike Raco
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University College London (UCL), England
• Associated research grant: 13/07616-7 - CEM - Center for Metropolitan Studies, AP.CEPID

Abstract

This project compares governance patterns in large metropolises in order to better understand the conditions under which they emerge and endure (sometimes incongruously). This research project is being developed comparatively in São Paulo, Paris, London and Mexico City, in collaboration with colleagues from these cities (Science Po, Paris, Bartlett School of Planning in London and CIDE, Mexico City). We do not expect to find unique and consistent patterns in each city (or between them), but different patterns by policy areas operated by diverse combinations of State agencies of various levels of government, as well as societal groups (legal and illegal). The issue involves a long tradition in political science, but our goal is to go beyond the classic question of "who governs?" And investigate "who governs what?" (And "how?"), as well as "who governs what the State does not govern?". The comparison follows case studies design, and investigates the presence of processes and their order and combination. The exact policies to focus in the next phase are still to be decided, but we intend to study the policies of land use, transportation, and garbage collection. (AU)