No particular knowledge is required to attend the course
No particular knowledge is required to attend the course
Attendance to lecture is compulsory. Up to 30% of classes can be missed. Up to 50% for students who have been recognised the status of 'working student'
Attendance to lecture is compulsory. Up to 30% of classes can be missed. Up to 50% for students who have been recognised the status of 'working student'
Globalization as a material phenomenon and as a political project, the new global interconnections, globalization and the creation of new tensions and divisions as well as new forms of integrations.
Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the relationship between cities and globalization. The module tackles questions regarding cities considered both as actor of globalization and places where globalization takes place
1 - U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012
2 - N. Brenner and R. Keil. “The Global City Reader”. London: Routledge, 2006
3 - F. Moulaert, A. Rodríguez and E. Swyngedouw. “The Globalized City: Economic Restructuring and Social Polarization in European Cities” / edited by. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003
1 - U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012
2 - N. Brenner and R. Keil. “The Global City Reader”. London: Routledge, 2006
3 - F. Moulaert, A. Rodríguez and E. Swyngedouw. “The Globalized City: Economic Restructuring and Social Polarization in European Cities” / edited by. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003
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POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE | |||
* | Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
1 | * | POLITICS AS CONTESTATION | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, pp.129-178 |
GLOBALISED SPACES | |||
* | Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
1 | * | POLITICS AS REPRESENTATION | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, pp. 23-68 |
2 | * | URBAN NEOLIBERALISM | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, pp. 69-102 |
3 | URBAN GEOPOLITICS | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, 103-128 |
Written exam at the end of the course
Written exam at the end of the course
There are no progress tests for this course
There are no progress tests for this course
Students at the end of the course will have 3 hours to write the answers to two open questions.
Students at the end of the course will have 3 hours to write the answers to two open questions.
Examples of exams questions
Trace, providing examples, the main characteristics of urban neoliberalism.
Explain what is meant by ‘politics of fear’ and to what extent this represents a powerful force behind socio-spatial transformations.
Examples of exams questions
Trace, providing examples, the main characteristics of urban neoliberalism.
Explain what is meant by ‘politics of fear’ and to what extent this represents a powerful force behind socio-spatial transformations.