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230055 VO+SE Urban Sociology (2015W)

From classics to recent developments in urban studies

5.00 ECTS (2.50 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Prof. Yuri Kazepov

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 06.10. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 13.10. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 20.10. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 27.10. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 03.11. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 10.11. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 17.11. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 24.11. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 01.12. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 15.12. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 19.01. 15:00 - 17:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

1. Course Introduction/Brainstorming: What is a city?
2. Introduction to Urban Sociology
3. The cultural dimension of cities: Urban Lifestyle, Diversity
4. The economic dimension of cities: Industrialization, Urbanization, Globalization
5. The spatial dimension of cities: Durkheim, Simmel, Chicago School
6. The spactial dimension of cities: Poverty, Segregation
7. The spactial dimension of cities: Gentrification, Social Mix
8. Sustainable cities: concepts, methods, policies, Smart City and resilience
9. The political dimension of cities: Governance, state rescaling, inclusion and exclusion, welfare systems, bottom up participation
10. European and North-American cities: contrasting views of the urban
11. Methodology: quantitative and qualitative approaches, Urban Ethnography, dissimilartiy index

Assessment and permitted materials

presentation, final paper, in-class participation

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

brief introduction by the professor, individual presentation, work in groups, plenary discussion

Reading list

Harding A. Blokland T. (2014): Urban Theory, London: Sage
further literature will be announced in the course

Association in the course directory

in 505: BA A2 VOSE Spezielle Soziologie

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