Both Friedmann\u2019s world city concept and Sassen\u2019s global city theory were coined in a historical period characterized by descriptive terms such as globalization, neoliberalism, individualism, deregulation, free trade, supranationalism, transnational corporations, and the international division of labor. In that time period, world\/global cities positioned themselves at the focal points of the world economy by acquiring corporate control functions and providing advanced producer services to various actors in the economy. In addition, due to these cities\u2019 global centrality in the world urban system, they have also become central in international flows of immigrant labor. The most recent past, however, may be characterized by phenomena such as Donald Trump\u2019s America First policy, the United Kingdom\u2019s leaving of the European Union known as Brexit, ongoing trade wars between the United States and China and the European Union, deepening of China\u2019s economic slowdown, a massive increase in migration towards developed countries, growing popularity of illiberalism in some Eastern European and Latin American countries, and endless conflicts and wars in the Middle East. As a consequence, world cities face new challenges that significantly impact not only their position in the world urban system and the quality of interurban relations, but also their development and internal evolution. This Special Issue aims to reveal how world cities reflect on these emerging challenges of our era. We are pleased to invite scholars to participate in this endeavor by submitting papers relevant to this topic. We wish to invite you to submit comparative analyses for groups of cities as well as case studies focused on individual cities.
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