Civic Culture, Sub-cultures, Non-traditionalism and Progressive Policy

Donald Rosdil

Urban Studies, 2011, vol. 48, issue 16, 3467-3486

Abstract: Even as some observers criticise its insularity and excessive dependence on political economy approaches, urban politics research has recently witnessed a profusion of studies employing cultural methods. This paper will review how researchers have used cultural methods in explaining political outcomes. It will argue that, in the US context, a sub-cultural model based on a traditionalism/non-traditionalism dichotomy offers greater potential than other approaches to account effectively for progressive strategies which seem illogical within a political economy framework. Finally, it explains how growing non-traditionalism and the global economy jointly explain the increasing acceptability of progressive development among both urban residents and corporate interests in US post-industrial cities. The paper illustrates these claims by applying this framework to development outcomes in Seattle and Las Vegas.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098010396236

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