230060 VO+SE Urban Sociology (2017W)

From classics to recent developments in urban studies

5.00 ECTS (2.50 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie

Continuous assessment of course work

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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).

Registration is open from We 16.08.2017 10:54 to Fr 22.09.2017 10:54
Registration is open from Tu 26.09.2017 10:00 to Fr 29.09.2017 10:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 20.10.2017 23:59

Details

max. 40 participants

Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 03.10. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 10.10. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 17.10. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 24.10. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 31.10. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 07.11. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 14.11. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 21.11. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 28.11. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 05.12. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Tuesday 12.12. 15:30 - 17:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Friday 15.12. 13:15 - 17:15 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

Referat, Ausarbeitung, Mitarbeit

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
weitere Literatur wird in Lehrveranstaltung bekannt gegeben

Association in the course directory

in 505: BA A2 VOSE Spezielle Soziologie

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39