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Course syllabus - Urban Politics and Citizenship

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

SKA126

Valid from

Autumn semester 2020

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements).

Main area(s)

Political Science

School

School of Business, Society and Engineering

Ratified

2019-10-29

Revised

2020-01-26

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2020-07-13
    • Latest update: 2020-07-13

    Florida, Richard L.

    The new urban crisis : how our cities are increasing inequality, deepening segregation, and failing the middle class-- and what we can do about it

    New York : Basic Books, [2017] - xx, 310 pages

    ISBN: 9780465079742 LIBRIS-ID: 20668055

    Burke Wood, Patricia

    Citizenship, Activism and the City: The Invisible and the Impossible

    New York: Routledge, 2017

    URL: Bibliotekets e-bok / Library e-book

Objectives

The course aims generally to elucidate and weigh the consequences of new city planning for the Swedish City's politicians, civil-servants and street-level-bureaucrats as well as its citizens and denizens. The course focuses on:
 - Residential, class and ethnic segregation in the Swedish City
- Political polarization in the neighbourhood setting
- Citizenship issues and neighourhood effects
- "What ought the City do?"

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course the student ought to be able to:
- Have en improved understanding of big issues in Swedish urban politics
- From different social and political science perspectives critically and independently approach city-related problems such as segregation, gentrification and exclusion.
- Have a more structured modus operandi when describing and analyzing Swedish city politics, administration and citizenship

Course content

The course syllabus focuses on the City as three units of analyses: the neighbourhood, city and municipality. Here the course reflects over and analyzes the relationships of power that govern the City.

Tuition

The course takes the form of lectures and guest-lectures. During this time the student will choose and be assigned with a problem either related to city politics, its administration or its citizenry (INL). This assignment will be presented and defended at a seminar (SEM1) near the end of the course. Since the course is not just aimed at students, but even civil servants, politicians and other concerned actors (housing companies, the Swedish Tenants' Association, Delmos, etc.) a second seminar (SEM2) will take place where we can use a common (scienfific) language to address segregation. The course is complete after a "home" exam (HEM).

Requirements

English B or English 6.

Examination

HEM1 (5hp), G, VG
INL1 (1,5hp), G, VG
SEM1 (0,5P), G
SEM2 (0,5p),  G

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Study guide

Grade

Three-grade scale

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

Overlaps with SKA124.