Universität Wien

210133 SE M7: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (2024S)

Education, Housing, and Intercultural Possibilities: The Impact of Public Policy & Design on Social Integration

9.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Moodle

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Some class periods may be held virtually

  • Wednesday 13.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 20.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 10.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 17.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 24.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 08.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 15.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 22.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 29.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 05.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 12.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 19.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock
  • Wednesday 26.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 (H3), NIG 2. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

What does it look like to educate students for invested and informed participation in a pluralistic society? What role should education and housing policy play in fostering intercultural understanding and association? To what degree can public policy, planning, and design influence individuals’ attitudes and behavior regarding the communities where they come to live and the schools where they send their children to learn?

In this course, students will explore these and other related questions through the examination of policies that foster or hinder intercultural living and learning across a range of different national settings and governance structures. By the end of the course, students will better grasp the potential and challenges of leveraging education and housing policies toward influencing more voluntary, and therefore, more sustainable intercultural communities.

The class will meet for 90 minutes once a week throughout the summer semester. Course activities may include in-person and online discussions, individual reflections, cooperative work, presentations, authentic community-based projects in partnership with relevant government agencies and non-profit organizations, a peer review session, etc.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students will be expected to actively and consistently engage around a range of relevant materials, including scholarly and popular texts, case studies, podcasts, documentaries, and guest speakers. The final grade for the course will be based on the following criteria:
• Active participation in class, including contributing in an informed way to class discussion and engaging fully in class activities (30%)
• Participation in weekly reflections or virtual discussion forums related to course topics (30% )
• Presentation and submission of a culminating independent project related to course themes (40%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• There is no examination beyond a final project demonstrating an understanding of key course concepts
• Rubrics for presentations and written assignments will be provided in class
• Students can miss one class without impact on their course grade.
• Grading key:
1 (very good/sehr gut) -> 100-90 points
2 (good/gut) -> 84-72 points
3 (satisfactory/befriedigend) -> 71-60 points
4 (pass/genügend) -> 59-50 points
5 (not satisfactory/nicht genügend) -> 49-0 points

Examination topics

Students will be expected to complete a final project that synthesizes and demonstrates their understanding of course material and concepts.

Reading list

Sample Reading list (The full list of materials will be made accessible to students via Moodle)

• Bloomfield Cucchiara, M. Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities. University of Chicago Press, 2013.
• Jha, A. "But what about Singapore?" Lessons from the best public housing in the world. World Bank Blogs, Washington, DC, 2018, https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/what-about-singapore-lessons-best-public-housing-program-world.
• Hajisoteriou, C., & Angelides, P. "Intercultural education in situ: Examining intercultural policy in Cyprus in the context of European integration." Journal of Multicultural Education, vol. 10, no. 1, 2016, pp. 33-52.
• Karasz, D. "Diversity, migration and neighborhood in social housing." New Social Housing: Positions on IBA_Vienna 2022, edited by IBA_Vienna and future.lab, 2022.
• Johnson, M., & Milner, J. "Crossroads: The intersection of housing and education policy." A multi-media series produced by the Urban Institute, Washington, DC, 2014, https://apps.urban.org/features/crossroads-housing-education-policy/.

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