230116 WS Diagnosis of Society: Urban Sociology (2020S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Mo 03.02.2020 10:00 to Fr 21.02.2020 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 30.04.2020 23:59
Details
max. 35 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 04.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 11.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 18.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 25.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 01.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 22.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 29.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 06.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 13.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 20.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 27.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 03.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 10.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 17.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 24.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The final assessment will draw on the topics presented in class.Important Grading Information:
If not explicitly noted otherwise, all requirements mentioned in the grading scheme must be met.
If a required task is not fulfilled, this will be considered as a discontinuation of the course. In that case, the course will be graded as ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on the student's side (e.g. a longer illness).
In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading.
Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as ‘not assessed’ and will be entered into the electronic exam record as ‘fraudulently obtained’.
The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading: Details will be announced by the lecturer.
If not explicitly noted otherwise, all requirements mentioned in the grading scheme must be met.
If a required task is not fulfilled, this will be considered as a discontinuation of the course. In that case, the course will be graded as ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on the student's side (e.g. a longer illness).
In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading.
Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as ‘not assessed’ and will be entered into the electronic exam record as ‘fraudulently obtained’.
The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading: Details will be announced by the lecturer.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Knowledge of general sociological theory is desirable.Students will be evaluated as follows:
- 20% in-class participation,
- 30% presentation of an article/chapter for in-class discussion,
50% essay (approx. 3000 words) based on the topic of the presentation.
- 20% in-class participation,
- 30% presentation of an article/chapter for in-class discussion,
50% essay (approx. 3000 words) based on the topic of the presentation.
Examination topics
Reading list
Bagnasco, A. Le Galès P. (2000) Cities in contemporary Europe. Cambridge University Press.
Bell, D. A., & De-Shalit, A. (2013). The spirit of cities: Why the identity of a city matters in a global age. Princeton University Press.
Brenner, N., 1998. Global Cities, Glocal States: Global City Formation and State Territorial Restructuring in Contemporary Europe. Review of International Political Economy, 5(1), pp. 1-37.
Castells, M. (1980). The urban question: A Marxist approach (Social structure and social change ; 1). Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press.
Castells, M. (1983). The city and the grassroots: a cross-cultural theory of urban social movements. Univ of California Press.
Florida, R. (2005) Cities and the Creative Class. City and Community, 2, 1, pp. 3-19.
Friedmann, J. (1986). The world city hypothesis. Development and change, 17(1), 69-83.
Harding A. Blokland T. (2014) Urban Theory, London: Sage.
Harvey, D. (1989). From managerialism to entrepreneurialism: the transformation in urban governance in late capitalism. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 71(1), 3-17.
Knox, P. L. & Taylor, P. J. (Eds.). (1995). World cities in a world-system. Cambridge University Press.
Le Galès, P. (2002) European Cities, Social Conflicts and Governance, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mingione, E. (1996). Urban poverty and the underclass: A reader (Studies in urban and social change). Oxford: Blackwell.
Molotch, H. (1976) The city as a growth machine. Towards a political Economy of Place, American Journal of Sociology, 82: 309-332.
Nicholls, W. J. (2008). The urban question revisited: the importance of cities for social movements. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 32(4), 841-859.
Parker, S. (2004) Urban Theory and the Urban Experience, London: Routledge.
Simmel G. (1908) The metropolis and mental life.
Sassen, S. (2005) The global city: introducing a concept, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, XI, 2, pp. 26-43.
Savitch, H., & Kantor, P. (2002). Cities in the international marketplace: The political economy of urban development in North America and Western Europe. Princeton, N.J.; Oxford :: Princeton Univ. P.
Smith, N. (1987) Gentrification and the rent gap, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 77, 3, pp. 462-465.
Judge, D., Stoker, G., & Wolman, H. (Eds.). (1995). Theories of urban politics. Sage.
Storper, M. Scott, A. J. (2016) Current debates in Urban Theory: A critical assessment Urban Studies.
Wirth L. (1938) Urbanism as a way of life. American Journal of Sociology 44 (1) pp. 1-24.
Zukin S. (1995) Whose Culture? Whose City? The Cultures of Cities, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Bell, D. A., & De-Shalit, A. (2013). The spirit of cities: Why the identity of a city matters in a global age. Princeton University Press.
Brenner, N., 1998. Global Cities, Glocal States: Global City Formation and State Territorial Restructuring in Contemporary Europe. Review of International Political Economy, 5(1), pp. 1-37.
Castells, M. (1980). The urban question: A Marxist approach (Social structure and social change ; 1). Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press.
Castells, M. (1983). The city and the grassroots: a cross-cultural theory of urban social movements. Univ of California Press.
Florida, R. (2005) Cities and the Creative Class. City and Community, 2, 1, pp. 3-19.
Friedmann, J. (1986). The world city hypothesis. Development and change, 17(1), 69-83.
Harding A. Blokland T. (2014) Urban Theory, London: Sage.
Harvey, D. (1989). From managerialism to entrepreneurialism: the transformation in urban governance in late capitalism. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 71(1), 3-17.
Knox, P. L. & Taylor, P. J. (Eds.). (1995). World cities in a world-system. Cambridge University Press.
Le Galès, P. (2002) European Cities, Social Conflicts and Governance, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mingione, E. (1996). Urban poverty and the underclass: A reader (Studies in urban and social change). Oxford: Blackwell.
Molotch, H. (1976) The city as a growth machine. Towards a political Economy of Place, American Journal of Sociology, 82: 309-332.
Nicholls, W. J. (2008). The urban question revisited: the importance of cities for social movements. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 32(4), 841-859.
Parker, S. (2004) Urban Theory and the Urban Experience, London: Routledge.
Simmel G. (1908) The metropolis and mental life.
Sassen, S. (2005) The global city: introducing a concept, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, XI, 2, pp. 26-43.
Savitch, H., & Kantor, P. (2002). Cities in the international marketplace: The political economy of urban development in North America and Western Europe. Princeton, N.J.; Oxford :: Princeton Univ. P.
Smith, N. (1987) Gentrification and the rent gap, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 77, 3, pp. 462-465.
Judge, D., Stoker, G., & Wolman, H. (Eds.). (1995). Theories of urban politics. Sage.
Storper, M. Scott, A. J. (2016) Current debates in Urban Theory: A critical assessment Urban Studies.
Wirth L. (1938) Urbanism as a way of life. American Journal of Sociology 44 (1) pp. 1-24.
Zukin S. (1995) Whose Culture? Whose City? The Cultures of Cities, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
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- Provide the theoretical foundations of urban sociology, from the classics to the recent developments,
- Provide students with the conceptual tools to critically approach urban research,
Engage students in in-class presentations on selected readings.