Urbanization and Local Administrations(SP242)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP242 | Urbanization and Local Administrations | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Hamza Yüksel DİNÇER hydincer@gmail.com (Email) Yeşeren ELİÇİN ARIKAN yeseren.elicin@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | This course provides basic knowledge about the city, urbanization, metropolization, globalization and urban governance as well as local and regional policies. After recalling the great movements of urbanization since the antiquity, it intends to discuss how and why the cities have become the centres of a new sosciopolitique, economic and cultural organization. It then looks at the rise of decentralization and local development. The course focuses on Turkey in this framework and examines the urban and territorial development of the country. |
| Content | The course starts from the conceptual definition of the city and urbanization. The origin and the evolution of the city are treated in a historic setting. Then the recent tendencies of urban change such as metropolization and globalization are discussed. In the second part, the course focuses on the city management and urban governance. After a review of the historical development of local communities in Turkey, the powers and competencies as well as the territorial organization of local authorities, especially after the reform processes following the country's candidacy to the EU are presented. The course also aims to discuss the local financial systems and their impact on local public policies. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | The course will provide students with a strong culture of the city and urban governance. It aims to train students to perform analysis and diagnosis of urban and territorial issues and deepen their knowledge in the field of urban governance. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The pedagogical approach is essentially teaching the academic content of the discipline through lectures, readings and discussions on readings in class. Two midterm exams are planned. |
| References |
Turan, A.E., 2008, Türkiye’de Yerel Seçimler, İstanbul, Bilgi Üniv. Yay. Eliçin-Arıkan, Y., “Bütünleşen Avrupa’da Yerel Yönetimler”. Görüş, (58), 38-51, 2004. Bayraktar, U. 2007, Turkish municipalities: Reconsidering local democracy beyond administrative autonomy, http://ejts.revues.org/index1103.html Erder, S. 2008, Türkiye’de Yerel Politikanın Yükselişi Istanbul : Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Keleş R. 2009, Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, İstanbul: Cem Yay. Ortaylı, İ, 1985 Tanzimattan Cumhuriyete Yerel Yönetim Geleneği, 1985, İstanbul, Hil Yayın, (352 056 1/ORT/1985) La charte européenne des collectivités locales Defante C. 1997, Grande Histoire de la Ville, Armand Colin, Paris Albertini, JB, Berenguer, C. Marx, JL, 1993, Pouvoirs locaux, acteurs, Paris : Dalloz (352 ALB 1993) Bairoch, P. 1985 De Jéricho a Mexico: Villes et economie dans l’histoire, Paris : Arcades Gallimard, Balme, R, Faure, A., Mabileau, A. 1999, Les nouvelles politiques locales, Paris : Fond. Nationale des Sciences Po, (352 040/NOU/1999 Benevolo, L. 2000, Histoire de la ville, Marsilya : Editions Paranthéses. Gürel, S.,(1988, Planlama Kuramları, Yıldız Ünversitesi Matbaası, SP-243-15-88., İstanbul Keleş, R., 2010, Kentleşme Politikaları, Ankara: İmge kitabevi. Kurtoğlu, A. 2003, Hemşehrilik ve Şehirde Siyaset, İstanbul, İletişim Yay. Mengi A. 2007, Yerellik ve Politika 4: Küreselleşme Sürecinde Yerel Demokrasi. Ruşen Keleş’e Armağan, Ankara, İmge. Özdeş, G.,1971, “20. Yüzyıla Kadar Şehirciliğin Evrimi ve İdeal Şehir Formları”, Şehircilik Konferansları, 1964-1965 Yaz Yaryılı, İTÜ, M.F. Baskı Atölyesi, İstanbul, Tekeli, İ.,1992. Belediyecilik Yazıları, Istanbul, IULA-EMME. Tekeli, İlhan, 2008, Türkiye’de bölgesel eşitsizlik ve bölge planlama yazıları, İstanbul : Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları. Lagendijk, A., Kayasu S., & Yasar S. (2009), “The Role of Regional Development Agencies in Turkey: From Implementing EU Directives To Supporting Regional Business Communities?”, European Urban and Regional Studies, 16(4), 383-396. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Urban history, ancient and medieval city |
| 2 | City, urbanization and industrialization |
| 3 | Métropolization, globalization |
| 4 | Urbanization in Turkey, big cities |
| 5 | Urban problems, squatter settlements, social and spatial segregation, urban law |
| 6 | Mid term exam |
| 7 | Urban governance, decentralization and local administrations |
| 8 | Evolution of local governments in Turkey a) Tanzimat period b) Republican period (1923-1946; 1946-1960) |
| 9 | Evolution of local governments in Turkey c) 1973-1980 c) 1980-2004 d) 2004 - |
| 10 | Legal and juridical aspects of local administrations in Turkey |
| 11 | Local government reform, Europeanization and decentralization in Turkey |
| 12 | Urban governance, local democracy and participation |
| 13 | Regional administrations and regionalization in Turkey |
| 14 | Mid term exam |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 2 | 60 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 2 | 60 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Understanding the major theories, concepts, foundations, and methodologies used in the study of politics. | X | ||||
| 2 | Identifying the structure and operation of the political system in Turkey and other political systems in the world. | X | ||||
| 3 | Identifying and gathering information from credible primary and secondary sources; analyzing and synthesizing the acquired knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4 | Generating and testing empirically hypotheses about political processes, institutions, mechanisms and relationships. | X | ||||
| 5 | Designing, conducting and interpreting the results of original research in accordance with the scientific and ethical principles by using basic research methods. | X | ||||
| 6 | Showing awareness and sensivity towards issues related to democracy, human rights and social peace. | X | ||||
| 7 | Appraising the sources of societal conflict and how they can be resolved by political means. | X | ||||
| 8 | Examining critically the nature of change in the global political community, and the complex character of processes such as globalization. | X | ||||
| 9 | Taking a role in a teamwork in political science and general fields of other related disciplines. | X | ||||
| 10 | Following publications in foreign languages and communicating with the colleagues in the international environment by using French which is the language of education in Galatasaray University and English, the compulsory foreign language. | |||||
| 11 | Using required level of information and communication technologies. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 122 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 4,88 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||