Urban Studies' Reading Circle: �Discussing Governance of European Cities� (3ov/6 ECTS)
Starting: Tuesday 28.9.2004, 14.15 hours. Yhteiskuntapolitiikan laitos / Department of Social Policy, 'Wariksen pes�' - small seminar room (3rd floor), Snellmaninkatu 10. The aim of the course is to familiarize students to current debate on urban governance in social sciences and urban studies. What the urban governance discussion is about, what are the main concepts and theories within the governance research and debate? The course is structured as a reading circle with introductory lecture. The articles will be dealt out at the lectures and each student will present one of the articles. The articles will be discussed together. Students will also write an essay as part of the course. Course is aimed at advanced master's students and PhD students specializing in urban studies or governance issues (for example Social Policy, Sociology, Political Science, Geography, Urban Planning). However, also students interested in urban issues but without prior knowledge of the urban studies' governance discussion are welcome! Teachers: VTM Jussi Kulonpalo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) M.Soc.Sc. Nico Giersig, Humboldt University, Berlin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) For more information about the course and the reading list click: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/yhpo/kaupunki/governance.html ___________________________________________ Mr. Jussi Kulonpalo Researcher, M.Soc.Sc. Urban Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile +358 50 59 61 403 tel. +358 9 191 24 603 fax. +358 9 191 24 564 Department of Social Policy Faculty of Social Sciences University of Helsinki P.O.Box 18 (Snellmaninkatu 10) 00014 Helsingin yliopisto Finland ___________________________________________
