Aim of this course is to explain dynamics of conflicts and harmony in urban areas and to capture different theoretical approaches of urbanization that are useful in urban sociology
This course will begin with a brief history of urbanization, fallowed by consideration of central theories of urban sociology including ecological, political/economic, cultural viewpoints and problems of urbanization all over the world and especially in Turkey.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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1) Understand difference between urban and rural areas and learn urban – rural changes |
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2) Empower himself in urban theory and be able to use this knowledge while developing research project or research paper |
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1,2,3 |
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3) Be acknowledged with urban changes in Turkey, U.S.A. and Europe and also urban development in different regions |
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1,2,3 |
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4) Understand and explain theoretic and empirical approaches of changes of urban public places |
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1,2,3 |
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5) Be able to use quantitative and qualitative techniques in researches about urban life and urban places |
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1,2,3 |
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6) Recognize differences of theories on identity and society and also learn how to criticize problems in urban areas |
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1,2,3 |
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7) Develop relationship between globalization principles and perspectives, modernity and urban processes |
4,7 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
Course Flow
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COURSE CONTENT |
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An Invitation to Urban Sociology
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Seminar reading: Simmel, Georg. 1950. “Metropolis and Mental Life.” Pp. 409-424 in The Sociology of Georg Simmel, edited by Kurt Wolff. New York: Free Press. |
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From Ancient Cities to an Urban World
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Seminar reading: Lewis Mumford (1956) The Natural History of Urbanization Seminar reading: Lefebvre, Henri. 2003 (1970). From the City to Urban Society. Pp. 1-22 in The Urban Revolution. Minneapolis & London: University Minnesota Press.
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The Urban Tradition in Sociology – Classical Theories
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Seminar reading: Weber, Max. 1978. Concepts and Categories of the City. Pp. 1212-1236 in Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology, edited by. G. Roth & C. Wittich. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Seminar reading: Wirth, Louis. 1938. “Urbanism as a Way of Life.” The American Journal of Sociology, 44 (1): 1-24. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Park, Robert E. 1915. “The City: Suggestions for the Investigation of Human Behavior in the City Environment,” American Journal of Sociology 20: 577 – 612 |
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New Urban Sociology
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Gottdiener, Michael and Joe R. Feagin. 1988. “The Paradigm Shift in Urban Sociology,” Urban Affairs Review 24: 163 – 187. Smith, David A. 1995. “The New Urban Sociology Meets the Old: Rereading Some Classical Human Ecology,” Urban Affairs Review 30: 432 – 457. |
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Urban Political Economy
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"The City as a Growth Machine: Toward a Political Economy of Place." The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 82, No. 2 (Sep., 1976), pp. 309–332 |
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Ethnic and Minority Groups in Cities
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Seminar Reading: Gottdiener,M. & Hutchison, R. (2011). “Minority Settlement Patterns, Neighborhoods, and Communities in the Multicentered Metro Region.” Pp. 185-207 in The New Urban Sociology. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. |
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Patterns and Consequences of Urbanization in Developing Countries
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Seminar Reading: Jaguaribe, Beatriz. 2007. “Cities without Maps: Favelas and the Aesthetics of Realism.” Pp. 100-120 in Urban Imaginaries: Locating the Modern City, edited by A. Çınar & T. Bender. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Mark Gottdiener &Ray Hutchison (2011) Globalization and the Urbanization in the Developing World, Chapter 11 in “The New Urban Sociology |
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Urban Growth and Transitions in the Developed Countries
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Harvey, David. 1990. Postmodernism in the city: architecture and urban design. Pp. 66-98 in The Condition of Postmodernity: An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change. Oxford, UK & Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
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Urbanization in Turkey
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Avcı, Sedat. 2005. “Cities and Urban Population (1927-2000).” Pp. 1-36 in Two Papers of Urbanization in Turkey-Cities and Urban Population & Faults, Earthquakes and Cities. Istanbul: Çantay.
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Urban Sustainability
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Ian Douglas (2013) Urban Sustainability: Cities : Cities for Future Generations, Chapter 10 in in Cities: An Environmental History, I.B. Tauris |
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Poverty, Power, and Crime
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Seminar reading: Mark Gottdiener &Ray Hutchison (2011) Metropolitan Problems: Racism, Poverty, Crime, Housing, and Fiscal Crisis, Chapter 9 in “The New Urban Sociology” |
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Who Governs the City?
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Hunter, F. (1953). Community power structure: A study of decision makers. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Dahl, R. A. (1961). Who governs? Democracy and power in an American city. . New Haven,: Yale University Press.
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Urban Movements
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Seminar reading: Manuel Castells (1983) The city and the grassroots. Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press Seminar reading: Chris Pickvance (2003) From urban social movements to urban movements: a review of the field and introduction to a symposium International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 27, 2003, 102-109 |
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Global City
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Saskia Sassen, “The Global City: Introducing a Concept. Brown Journal of Word Affairs, Winter/Spring 2005, Volume 12, Issue 2, Sassen, Saskia. 2005 (1991). “Overview of Global Cities.” Pp. 83-90 in Cities and Society, edited by Nancy Kleniewski. Oxford, UK & Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. |
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Recommended Sources
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RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
Flanagan, William G. (2010). Urban Sociology: Images and Structures. 5th ed. New York, Toronto and Plymouth, UK: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. |
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Additional Resources |
Gottdiener,M. & Hutchison, R. (2010). The New Urban Sociology. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. |
Assessment
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Mid-terms |
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Quizzes |
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Assignment |
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Total |
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40 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
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Total |
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100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
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Program Learning Outcomes |
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To increase capacity of professional expertise in the field of Local Authorities and Governance within the discipline of Public Administration |
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To comprehend interaction of interdisciplinary phenomena in the field of Local Authorities and Governance within the discipline of Public Administration |
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To have ability and knowledge for using models and approaches in the field of Local Authorities and Governance within the discipline of Public Administration while designing academic projects and presentations. |
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To analyze differences and similarities of local government systems, in particular within the EU, with inter-disciplinary approach. |
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To gain ability for conducting a qualitative and/or quantitative research while complying with the code of ethic in academia. |
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To discuss and make presentation on a study, requiring expertise in the discipline of Local Governments and Governance depending on the field of Public Administration in an intellectual framework and to express oneself professionally and academically |
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To evaluate basic research models, approaches and intellectual traditions used in the discipline of Local Governments and Governance depending on the field of Public Administration with a critical approach. |
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To Apply academic writing and presentation methods at the level of project, thesis and article writing |
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To have writing, speaking and reading skills at advanced English level. |
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To implement Local Authorities and Governance with the discipline of Public Administration for producing solutions by using technological tools such as computers or other traditional methods. |
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To have the experience and social qualities which is necessary for to be employed in the public or private sector or to be admitted to an advanced university doctoral program with specialized research activities.
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To develop empathy against other communities outside of the self-developed circle. Thus, to be able to adapt to teamwork in both local and global environments.
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To be able to develop the views on international and domestic issues and to have competence to events, with in exchange of academic information along with international academicians and students.
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ECTS
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
10 |
4 |
40 |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Quizes |
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Homework |
4 |
8 |
32 |
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Final examination |
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26 |
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Total Work Load |
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150 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |