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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| None |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have an advanced level of basic theoretical knowledge on the field of public finance in order to obtain the practical gains. | X | ||||
| 2 | Identify the issues related to the field of public finance by dealing with it within the framework of the methodological approach, and report and evaluate it from an analytical point of view. | X | ||||
| 3 | Understand, interpret and analyse economic and financial events, equipped with knowledge of certain disciplines, especially economics, business and law. | X | ||||
| 4 | Develop policies and strategies for solving the problems by establishing the cause-effect relationship related to fiscal and economic issues through theoretical information and the discussions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Establish the relationship of public financial management and budget theory with public policies, he/she makes strong budget analysis, develop analysis on public finance and makes a link with the policy implementation | X | ||||
| 6 | Understand the tax theory, learning the legal structure, following the legal and financial developments and gaining a professional competence in tax matters effectively develop it. | X | ||||
| 7 | Have knowledge of accounting systems in private and public institutions and businesses, analyze and interpret the financial and financial structure of institutions with the knowledge and competence gained. | X | ||||
| 8 | Gain knowledge of macroeconomic framework and growth theory, including theoretical and country examples, evaluates economic developments from a theoretical perspective. | X | ||||
| 9 | Use foreign language in financial and economic fields, follow international literature, communicate on professional issues. | X | ||||
| 10 | Benefit from technological developments in studies specific to its field by using information technologies, digital developments and common software. | X | ||||
| 11 | Use qualitative and quantitative methods for the analysis of economic, financial, social and institutional events. | X | ||||
| 12 | While fulfilling its academic and professional responsibilities, develop an approach that respects s United Nations sustainable development goals, freedoms, rights of the disadvantaged groups, environment, cultural and moral values. | 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 | ||