She argues that "many urban residents become less connected to national states as a source of political allegiance" and consequently are "more prone to identify with alternative 'imagined communities' or networks of loyalties built on locally-based but spatially-circumscribed allegiances" Davis, 2010, pp. 400-401.
Afirma que "muchos residentes urbanos se desconectan de los Estados nacionales como fuente de lealtad política" y, consecuentemente, son "más proclives a identificarse con 'comunidades imaginarias' alternativas o redes de lealtades basadas en una lealtad local con delimitación espacial" Davis, 2010, pp. 400-401.