Justice, Care and the Democratic City (U03676)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-3-JUSTCDC

Cities have been hailed as sites – and even as laboratories – of democracy. This course examines the relationships and values that shape the potential for democratic cities, and indeed, what a “democratic city” might be. The course is organised around lectures, discussions and debates on several contemporary topics, including: the ways the spaces of the city are redeveloped and the effects of redevelopment on social groups; the responsibilities of governments and communities to provide social services to marginalized social groups; the implications of relying on “community” to guarantee the provision of the social rights of citizenship; the incorporation of immigrants into cities; and access to public space and the creation of democratic publics. Case studies from the UK and North America are used to explore the ways in which ideas about justice and care are mobilized in contemporary debates as to how democratic cities can be achieved.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Geography, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	11:10	13:00	Room 2.05, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- To provide a critical understanding of key concepts related to democracy, citizenship, justice, and care
- To provide a set of analytical skills to evaluate urban social and political relationships in relation to those concepts
- To explore the ways in which competing values are mobilized in urban politics and policies
- To understand how these political debates shape the spaces of the city and define the 'public' with access to those spaces