THE URBANISM OF EXCEPTION : Scalar Rivalry and Political Loyalty in the Making of the Panorama Tbilisi Megaproject
In flawed democracies, such as the Republic of Georgia, legal exceptions for urban megaprojects are becoming a standard mode of governance. While frequently analyzed as singular, top‐down sovereign acts, I argue that the imposition of such exceptions is a complex and dispersed process. Drawing on the case of the Pano...