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Program of Political Science and International Relations (English)

POLI472

URBAN POLITICS

Course Code
POLI472
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. analyze global political/economic inclinations' reflections within the urban scale.
  2. analyze the relationship between urban politics and national politics.
  3. examine how the transformation in urban politics/economics is reflected in space and institutions.
  4. acquire solid information about cities' transformation especially in Turkey.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionThis course aims to understand the concept of urbanization and its relationship with politics. It deals with the issues including the emergence of urban politics, repercussions of urbanization on social, political, cultural and economic spheres, the historical development of urbanization, the relationship between modernization and urbanization, and the importance of concepts such as space and place. Following discussions around these topics, the course will have a special focus on urbanization in Turkey and its impact on politics.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction of the Course
2nd Week City and Politics
3rd Week City and Modernization
4th Week City and Modernization II
5th Week Cities' Political Economcy in Neoliberal Era
6th Week Neoliberalism and Cities' Spatial Transformation
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week Appearances of Urban Poverty
9th Week Cities and Social Movements
10th Week General View of the Historical Transformation of the Cities in Turkey
11th Week General View of the Historical Transformation of the Cities in Turkey
12th Week Urbanization and Politics in Turkey
13th Week Neoliberalism and Transformation of Cities in Turkey
14th Week Transformation of Local Politics in Turkey
Recommended or Required ReadingMustafa Kemal Bayırbağ, "Kent Çalışmaları ve Siyaset Bilimi", Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, Teoriler, Disiplinler Arası İlişkiler, 2012, Yordam Kitap İstanbul.
David Harvey, "Giriş: Bir Kırılma Olarak Modernlik", Paris: Modernliğin Başkenti, s. 1-20. Sel Yayınları, İstanbul: 2010.
R.J Holton, Kentler, Kapitalizm ve Uygarlık, İmge: Ankara, 2010, seçilmiş kısımlar.
Manuel Castells, The Urban Question, Edward Arnold Pub: Londra, . 73-112.
David Harvey, Sermayenin Mekanları, Sel: İstanbul, 2010, 1,5 ve 8. Bölümler.
Neil Brenner, Glocalization as a State Spatal Strategy", Remaking the Global Economy içinde, ed. Jamie Peck ve Henry Yeung, s. 327-342.
Neil Brenner ve Nik Theodore, "Cities and the Geographies of Actually Existing Neoliberalism", Antipode, Vol. 34, No.3, 2005. s. 349-379
Bob Jessop, Liberalism, Neoliberalism and Urban Governance, Antipode, 34: 3, s. 349-79.
Teresa Caldeira, "Fortified Enclaves: The New Urban Segregation", Cities and Citizenship içinde, Duke University Press, Durham, 1999.
Enzo Mingione (ed.), Urban Poverty and Underclass: A Reader, Blackwell: Oxford, seçilmiş bölümler.
Tarık Şengül, "Sosyal Adalet, Kent Mekanı ve Küreselleşme", Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset içinde, İmge: Ankara, 2001, Bölüm: 8
David Harvey, "The Right to the City", New Left Review, 53, Eylül-Ekim 2008,
İlhan Tekeli, Türkiye'de Kentleşme Yazıları, Turhan Kitabevi: Ankara, 1982. seçilmiş bölümler.
Tarık Şengül, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset, İmge: Ankara, 2001. seçilmiş bölümler.
Tarık Şengül, "Yerel Yönetim Kuralları: Yerel Yönetimden Yönetişime", Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset, İmge: Ankara, 2001, Bölüm II.
Faruk Atay, "Türkiye Kapitalizminin Mekansal Dönüşümü", Praksis, Sayı: 2, 2002.
Tunu Kuyucu ve Özlem Ünsal, "Urban Transformation as a State-Led Property Transfer", Urban Studies, 47: 1, 2010, 1479-1499.
Çağlar Keyder, İstanbul: Küresel ile Yerel Arasında, Metis: İstanbul, 2000, Bölüm, 1-2-3.
Sevilay Kaygalak, "Yeni Kentsel Yoksulluk: Göç ve Yoksulluğun Mekansal Yoğunlaşması", Praksis, Sayı 2, 2002.
Melih Ersoy, "Relations Between Central and Local Governments in Turkey: An Historical Perspective", Public Administration and Development, 12: 4, , 1991, 325-41.
Ali Ekber Doğan, Eğreti Kamusallık, İstanbul: İletişim, 2010, seçilmiş bölümler.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 1 50
Total(%) 70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1.5 1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.5 1.5
Homework 1 20 20
Total Work Load153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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