People Power in Cities draws from research in cities around the world to show how ordinary people are developing strategies to achieve a greater say in how their cities are run and, more broadly, how the world works. It develops a people power framework based on the variety of tactics to aid researchers and organizers to make the most of opportunities for chance. Amanda Tattersall is an Associate Professor of Practice in urban geography at the University of Sydney. She is a civil society leader, co-founding GetUp.org.au and she brought US-style community organising to Australia by founding and leading the Sydney Alliance. She researches social change strategy, authoring Power in Coalition (2010). She translated community organizing into a community-led research method (relational method), and since 2019 has convened the Real Deal for Australia project on climate transition coordinating community-led research projects across five regions. Since 2017 she has hosted the ChangeMakers Podcast, which as of 2025 has had over 2 million downloads. Kurt Iveson is Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Sydney. Across a range of books and articles, he has explored the politics of public spaces, the role of planning in addressing urban injustice, and the strategies that urban inhabitants use to build more just cities - from informal neighbourhood interventions to organized social movements. He is also an active unionist (including a stint as President of the University of Sydney Branch of the National Tertiary Education Union), and has participated in Sydney Alliance Research Action Teams on a range of issues including transport, energy and housing justice since 2011. Amanda Tattersall is an Associate Professor of Practice in urban geography at the University of Sydney. She is a civil society leader, co-founding GetUp.org.au and she brought US-style community organising to Australia by founding and leading the Sydney Alliance. She researches social change strategy, authoring Power in Coalition (2010). She translated community organizing into a community-led research method (relational method), and since 2019 has convened the Real Deal for Australia project on climate transition coordinating community-led research projects across five regions. Since 2017 she has hosted the ChangeMakers Podcast, which as of 2025 has had over 2 million downloads. Kurt Iveson is Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Sydney. Across a range of books and articles, he has explored the politics of public spaces, the role of planning in addressing urban injustice, and the strategies that urban inhabitants use to build more just cities - from informal neighbourhood interventions to organized social movements. He is also an active unionist (including a stint as President of the University of Sydney Branch of the National Tertiary Education Union), and has participated in Sydney Alliance Research Action Teams on a range of issues including transport, energy and housing justice since 2011.