New essay published on urban governance in Rio de Janeiro

The New Urban Governance project has added a new short essay to its series on urban complexity and the institutional capacities of cities. The sixth essay in the series, “Urban Governance Innovations in Rio de Janeiro”, was written by LSE Cities researcher Harry Blain, and summarises a forthcoming full-length journal article by Bruno Paschoal and Kai Wegrich on the political management of digital innovations in the city. Paschoal and Wegrich’s article is part of a Journal of Urban Affairs special issue edited by Nuno F. da Cruz, Philipp Rode and Michael McQuarrie.