ECTS - Urban Politics
Urban Politics (KAM404) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Urban Politics | KAM404 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | After defining the concepts of city and urbanization within the scope of the urban politics course, the birth and development of cities and the reflections of urbanization on political, cultural and economic fields will be discussed within the framework of urban theories. Afterwards, urban planning theories will be examined in detail and the relationship of cities with development will be evaluated within the framework of the concepts of underdevelopment and dependency. The impact of globalization on cities, the social injustices it creates and the gender-based analysis of these injustices will be included in the course. After the midterm exam, discussions on urban poverty, gentrification and squatting will be mastered and the focus will be on urbanization policies in Turkey. The last week of the course will focus on new and alternative urban policies. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | City; politics; space and political authority. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction and Course Description | |
| 2 | What is a city? Development and Causes of Urbanization | Keleş, R. (2012). Kentleşme Politikası, 18. Bs., Ankara: İmge Yay, 47-57. Castells, M. (1979). The Urban Question, Londra: Edward Arnold Pub, 9-38. Ek okuma: Hatt, P. K., Reiss, A. J. & Jr. (2002). “Kentsel Yerleşimlerin Tarihi”, A. Alkan, B. Duru (Der. ve Çev.), 20. Yüzyıl Kenti, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 27-36. |
| 3 | Urban Theories | Keleş, R. (2012). Kentleşme Politikası, 18. Bs., Ankara: İmge Yay, 133-153. Mossberge, K. (2009). “Urban Regime Analysis”, Davies, J. & Imbroscio, D. (der.). Theories of Urban Politics, London: Sage Publications, 40-54. |
| 4 | Urban Planning Theories | Keleş, R. (2012). Kentleşme Politikası, 18. Bs., Ankara: İmge Yay, 155-175. Şengül, T. (2007). “Planlama Paradigmalarının Dönüşümü üzerine Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme”, Kentsel Planlama Kuramları içinde, M. Ersoy (der.), Ankara: İmge Yay, 59-113. |
| 5 | Urbanization and Development | Keleş, R. (2012). Kentleşme Politikası, 18. bs., Ankara: İmge Yay, 57-71. Castells, M. (1979). The Urban Question, Londra: Edward Arnold Pub, 39-63. |
| 6 | City, Social Justice and Globalization | Şengül, T. (2001). “Sosyal Adalet, Kent Mekanı ve Küreselleşme”, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset, Ankara: İmge Yay., 8. Bölüm. Sassen, S. (2000). “The Global City: Strategic Site/New Frontier,” American Studies, 41:2/3, 79-95. Ek okumalar: Harvey, D. (2002). “Toplumsal Adalet Postmodernizm ve Kent”, A. Alkan, B. Duru (Der. ve Çev.), 20. Yüzyıl Kenti, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 215-249. Harvey, D. (2010). Sermayenin Mekanları, Sel: İstanbul, 7. ve 10. Bölümler. |
| 7 | City and Gender | Mackenzie, S. (2002). “Kentte Kadınlar”, A. Alkan, B. Duru (Der. ve Çev.), 20. Yüzyıl Kenti, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 249-285. Erman T. (2014). “Kentin Kıyısında Kadın Olmak: Gecekondudan TOKİ Kentsel Dönüşüm Sitesine Geçişte Kadın Deneyimleri”, F.Ş. Cantek, Kenarın Kitabı Arada Kalmak Çeperde Kalmak, Ankara: İletişim Yay., 89-119. |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Squatting, Gentrification and Poverty | Keleş, R. (2012). Kentleşme Politikası, 18. bs., Ankara: İmge Yay, 541-584. Smith, N. (2006). “Yeni Küresellik, Yeni Șehircilik: Küresel Kentsel Strateji Olarak Soylulaștırma, Planlama, 2, 13-27. Kaygalak, S. (2001). “Yeni Kentsel Yoksulluk: Göç ve Yoksulluğun Mekansal Yoğunlaşması”, Praksis, 2, 124- 172. |
| 10 | Historical Development of Urbanization and Politics in Turkey | Keleş, R. (2012). Kentleşme Politikası, 18. bs., Ankara: İmge Yay, 76-102 Tekeli, I. (2011). “Kent, kentli hakları, kentleşme ve kentsel dönüşüm”, İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 27-48. Ek okuma Penpecioglu, M. (2013). “Urban Development Projects and the Construction of Neo-liberal Urban Hegemony: The case of Izmir”, METU Journal of Faculty of Architecture, 30 (1), 165-189. |
| 11 | Urban Politics and Local Governments | Şengül, T. (2001). “Yerel Yönetim Kuralları: Yerel Yönetimden Yönetişime”, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset, Ankara: Imge Yay., 2. Bölüm. Ersoy, M. (1991). “Relations Between Central and Local Governments in Turkey: An Historical Perspective", Public Administration and Development, 12(4), 325-41. Özden, P. P. (2001). “Kentsel Yenileme Uygulamalarında Yerel Yönetimlerin Rolü Üzerine Düşünceler ve İstanbul Örneği”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, 255-269. |
| 12 | Urban Transformation Policies in Turkey | Ünal, Y. (2015). Türk Şehir Planlama Hukukunun Dünü-Bugünü 1985-2015, İstanbul: Legal Yayıncılık. Özden, P. P. (2006). " Türkiye’de Kentsel Dönüşümün Uygulanabilirliği Üzerine Düşünceler”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, 35, 215-233. Film Gösterimi: Ekümenepolis: Ucu olmayan Şehir (2011) – Yönetmen: İmre Azem. |
| 13 | Are New Urban Policies Possible? | MacLeod, G. & Jones, M. (2011). “Renewing Urban Politics”, Urban Studies, 48(12) 2443–2472. |
| 14 | Evaluation and Conclusion |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Keleş, R. (2012). Kentleşme Politikası, 18. Bs., Ankara: İmge Yay, 47-57. |
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| 2. Castells, M. (1979). The Urban Question, Londra: Edward Arnold Pub, 9-38. | |
| 4. Mossberge, K. (2009). “Urban Regime Analysis”, Davies, J. & Imbroscio, D. (der.). Theories of Urban Politics, London: Sage Publications, 40-54. | |
| 5. Şengül, T. (2007). “Planlama Paradigmalarının Dönüşümü üzerine Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme”, Kentsel Planlama Kuramları içinde, M. Ersoy (der.), Ankara: İmge Yay, 59-113. | |
| 6. Şengül, T. (2001). “Sosyal Adalet, Kent Mekanı ve Küreselleşme”, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset, Ankara: İmge Yay., 8. Bölüm. | |
| 7. Sassen, S. (2000). “The Global City: Strategic Site/New Frontier,” American Studies, 41:2/3, 79-95. | |
| 8. Harvey, D. (2002). “Toplumsal Adalet Postmodernizm ve Kent”, A. Alkan, B. Duru (Der. ve Çev.), 20. Yüzyıl Kenti, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 215-249. | |
| 9. Harvey, D. (2010). Sermayenin Mekanları, Sel: İstanbul, 7. ve 10. Bölümler. | |
| 10. Mackenzie, S. (2002). “Kentte Kadınlar”, A. Alkan, B. Duru (Der. ve Çev.), 20. Yüzyıl Kenti, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 249-285. | |
| 11. Erman T. (2014). “Kentin Kıyısında Kadın Olmak: Gecekondudan TOKİ Kentsel Dönüşüm Sitesine Geçişte Kadın Deneyimleri”, F.Ş. Cantek, Kenarın Kitabı Arada Kalmak Çeperde Kalmak, Ankara: İletişim Yay., 89-119. | |
| 12. Smith, N. (2006). “Yeni Küresellik, Yeni Șehircilik: Küresel Kentsel Strateji Olarak Soylulaștırma, Planlama, 2, 13-27. | |
| 13. Kaygalak, S. (2001). “Yeni Kentsel Yoksulluk: Göç ve Yoksulluğun Mekansal Yoğunlaşması”, Praksis, 2, 124- 172. | |
| 14. Tekeli, I. (2011). “Kent, kentli hakları, kentleşme ve kentsel dönüşüm”, İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 27-48. | |
| 16. Şengül, T. (2001). “Yerel Yönetim Kuralları: Yerel Yönetimden Yönetişime”, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset, Ankara: Imge Yay., 2. Bölüm. | |
| 17. Ersoy, M. (1991). “Relations Between Central and Local Governments in Turkey: An Historical Perspective", Public Administration and Development, 12(4), 325-41. | |
| 18. Özden, P. P. (2001). “Kentsel Yenileme Uygulamalarında Yerel Yönetimlerin Rolü Üzerine Düşünceler ve İstanbul Örneği”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, 255-269. | |
| 19. Ünal, Y. (2015). Türk Şehir Planlama Hukukunun Dünü-Bugünü 1985-2015, İstanbul: Legal Yayıncılık. | |
| 20. Özden, P. P. (2006). " Türkiye’de Kentsel Dönüşümün Uygulanabilirliği Üzerine Düşünceler”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, 35, 215-233. | |
| 22. MacLeod, G. & Jones, M. (2011). “Renewing Urban Politics”, Urban Studies, 48(12) 2443–2472. | |
| Other Sources | 3. Hatt, P. K., Reiss, A. J. & Jr. (2002). “Kentsel Yerleşimlerin Tarihi”, A. Alkan, B. Duru (Der. ve Çev.), 20. Yüzyıl Kenti, İmge Yayınevi, Ankara, 27-36. |
| 15. Penpecioglu, M. (2013). “Urban Development Projects and the Construction of Neo-liberal Urban Hegemony: The case of Izmir”, METU Journal of Faculty of Architecture, 30 (1), 165-189. | |
| 21. Film Gösterimi: Ekümenepolis: Ucu olmayan Şehir (2011) – Yönetmen: İmre Azem. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 65 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships. | X | ||||
| 2 | It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration. | X | ||||
| 3 | It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections. | |||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership. | |||||
| 6 | To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields. | |||||
| 7 | Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 8 | The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||