The city as constituted by numbers – accounting practices shaping the future city

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This\narticle\naims\nto\nunfold\nthe\nrole\nnumbers\nhave\nin\ncities\nbased\non\nan\nempirical\ncase\nof\na\nstrategy\nprocess\nin\nthe\ncity\nof\nGothenburg,\nSweden.\nThe\nstudy\nshows\nthat\nnumbers\nmade\npeople\nact\nand\nmade\nthe\nstrategy\nprocess\ntake\ndifferent\nturns.\nTheoretically\nis\nthe\narticle\naiming\nat\ncontributing\nto\nthe\nfield\nof\naccounting\npractices\nin\ncities\nand\nin\nstrategy\nprocesses\nby\nshowing\nhow\nnumbers\nhelp\nshaping\nthe\nstrategy\nprocess\nand\nit’s\noutcomes.\nBy\nleaning\non\nthe\nconcept\nof\n‘governmentality’\nI\nam\nhere\nseeing\nnumbers\nas\na\nmeans\nto\nmake\nthe\ncity\ngovernable.\nHowever,\nsince\nstrategizing\nis\npart\nof\nconstituting\nthe\nfuture\ncity,\nthe\nactors\ninvolved\nis\nmore\nfree\nto\nchallenge\nhistorically,\ninstitutionalized\npractices,\nwhich\nmakes\nthe\nstrategy\nprocess\na\nforum\nfor\nsolving\non-­‐going\nproblems.\n\n

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