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Современный российский город и жизнь в мегаполисе
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Российские исследования/Russian Studies)
Направление:
41.04.04. Политология
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Пузанов Александр Сергеевич
Прогр. обучения:
Российские исследования
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
36
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed to introduce master students with different educational background to the theory and practice of urban studies with the emphasis on the economic, social, cultural and institutional specificity of the urban development in Russia and specifically in the Russian megacities. The course materials consider a number of up to date real applied urban research projects that illustrate diverse theories, methods of gathering and analysis of data and research approaches to the explanation and argumentation of the social, cultural, demographic and institutional issues of urban development.
Learning Objectives
- to equip students with intellectual tools in the identification and specification of characteristic features of economic, social and urban development processes in modern Russian cities
- to develop understanding of comprehensive system of instruments and skills in applying such instruments to analysis of municipal development programs and policies
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Critically analyze and evaluate data on municipal and urban development of Russian cities, social and economic policy issues at local level, use adequate analytic instruments
- Develop concepts and carry out monitoring and evaluation of public programs aimed at municipal development in social and economic spheres
- Evaluate performance of Russian cities in cross-country comparative research
- Present results of the policy analysis in a comprehensive and convincing form.
Course Contents
- Origin of a Modern Russian City
- Local Governance in a City
- Structures of Urban Economies
- Municipal Finance
- Housing provision
- Local Housing Markets: institutional analysis
- Multi-apartment blocks
- Land market, Land use and Urban Development
- Public transportation
- Education, health protection and social safety net
- Urban society
Assessment Elements
- Activity during class hours, including group presentations
- Written test
- Written examination
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd moduleActivity during class (30%) + Written test (20%) + Written examination (50%)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Alain Bertaud. (2018). Order Without Design : How Markets Shape Cities. The MIT Press.
- Alexeev, M. (1988). Market Vs. Rationing: The Case of Soviet Housing. Review of Economics & Statistics, 70(3), 414. https://doi.org/10.2307/1926779
- Gregory Andrusz, Michael Harloe, & Ivan Szelenyi. (1996). Cities After Socialism : Urban and Regional Change and Conflict in Post-Socialist Societies. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Sasha Tsenkova. (2009). Housing Policy Reforms in Post-Socialist Europe : Lost in Transition. Physica.
- Saunders, P. (1984). Beyond housing classes: the sociological significance of private property rights in means of consumption. International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, 8(2), 202. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.1984.tb00608.x
- The reform of housing in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union / ed. by Bengt Turner . (1992). Routledge.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Bater, J. H. (1985). Housing and urban development in the USSR (Book). International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, 9(4), 571.