709A10 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1F) · Samhällsplanering
The Politics of Planning – Power, Controversies, and Legacies
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DEL1 Active participation in seminars
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UPG2 Individual written assignment
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UPG1 Take home exam
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GRP1 Group assignment
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RED1 Individual oral presentation
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About the course
Aim
On completion of the course, the student at advanced level should be able to:
- describe and explain key concepts and theories in critical governance studies.
- identify values and ideological assumptions in methods and models used in processes of urban and regional planning, including mechanisms of depoliticisation, inclusion, exclusion and oppression in management of conflict
- map the key actors, and critically evaluate different perspectives in controversies related to urban and regional planning
- research and present case studies of public controversies over urban and regional planning projects.
Content
The course introduces theories that highlight values and ideologies that permeate governance practices in general, and urban and regional planning in particular. It relates studies of concrete planning projects to governance theory. The cases illustrate how power relations become visible in urban and regional planning processes and manifested in the built environment. The course covers conflicts in urban and regional planning, such as over the historical legacy of infrastructures or over structures of participation and how these conflicts are managed through different mechanisms, such as depoliticisation or exclusion/silencing.
- Examiner
- Simon Haikola
- Main field of study
- Samhällsplanering