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SUMMARY:Secondary Cities as Innovation Hubs - Michael Collyer (University 
 of Sussex)
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DESCRIPTION:Political polarisation takes the form of an urban-rural divide
  in democracies worldwide. This has significant implications for the polit
 ical opportunity structure in secondary cities\, which we tease out in thi
 s article. The article draws on research conducted in Bangladesh\, Somalil
 and\, Sri Lanka\, and Zimbabwe\, involving multiple surveys and waves of i
 nterviews with residents of four low-income neighbourhoods in each capital
  city and two neighbourhoods in a selected smaller\, secondary city. Resid
 ents of secondary cities report greater satisfaction across a range of qua
 lity-of-life measures. However\, this is nuanced slightly in interviews\; 
 it appears that life in smaller towns has significant benefits. In attempt
 ing to explain this pattern\, the research identified a range of innovativ
 e policy measures adopted or even only discussed at the city level across 
 all secondary cities\, which contribute to the quality of life for residen
 ts. Interviews with local government representatives highlight the repeate
 d policy inertia in capital cities caused by opposition between the nation
 al government and city government. Although the same political party typic
 ally runs secondary cities as the capital\, they attract less national att
 ention and so offer greater freedom to policymakers to try new things\, en
 gage with residents across the political spectrum and take credit for poli
 cy successes. Although capital cities are typically the focus of policy at
 tention\, policymaking in secondary cities deserves much greater analysis 
 than it usually receives.\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting: https:/
 /zoom.us/meeting/register/IlAt6w33Sty8Okj1smT36Q\nSpeakers:\nMichael Colly
 er (University of Sussex)
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