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 DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION
This 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
Appearances of Urban Poverty
8th Week
MIDTERM WEEK
9th Week
Cities and Social Movements
10th Week
General View of the Historical Transformation of the Cities in Turkey
11th Week
Urbanization and Politics in Turkey
12th Week
Neoliberalism and Transformation of Cities in Turkey
13th Week
Transformation of Local Politics in Turkey
14th Week
General Review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Mustafa 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 WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
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 Workload
153
Total Workload / 30
5,1
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
