Who governs 4.0? Varieties of smart cities. Issue 5 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Drapalova, Eliska; Wegrich, Kai
• Is Part Of: Public management review. Volume 22:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 668
• Page End: 686
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Smart cities -- civil society -- technocracy -- political mobilization -- governance; Local government -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Periodicals; 351.05
• DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1718191
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-9037

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Research on smart cities is still at an early stage. The conjecture of this article is that smart city strategies and their impacts will inevitably vary across contexts; however, the debate still lacks an analytical toolkit that guides the exploration of such varieties (and similarities) of smart cities. Combining existing research on the governance of smart cities with theories of business–state relations from political economy, this article develops an analytical framework and typology that captures varieties (and similarities) of smart city policies and governance. We apply this framework to four illustrative cases: Prague, Barcelona, Berlin, and Rio de Janeiro.