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作者

Isabel Duque Franco;Catalina Ortiz

来源

CITIES,Vol.96,Issue1,Article 102431

语言

英文

关键字

Policy mobility;Press;Storytelling;Medellín model;Multi-sited ethnography

作者单位

Department of Geography, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia;The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Department of Geography, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia;The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

摘要

The circulation of ideas about ‘best practices’ and policies shape multi-scalar governance networks. This paper examines the role of the international press, both as an actor and as a medium for the circulation of urban planning models. We aim to deepen the theoretical notions on the role of media, particularly the written press, in building narratives of ‘urban models’, and their circulation in other contexts. And second, by extending the reaches of multi-sited ethnography as the main methodological approach to follow policy mobility. This research monitored, and analysed news items published about Medellín on the digital editions of several newspapers across the globe between 2004 and 2017. The resulting examination shows, firstly, how the changes of the image of the city has been portrayed over time, with a growth of news items highlighting Medellín's urban model as an inspirational source for other cities in the world. Secondly, the research shows the importance of international media for building a particular storytelling about urban transformations. We argue that newspapers constitute a key informational infrastructure for urban policy mobility contributing to amplify mythical narratives of ‘urban models’ and to institute new metrics of good governance.