RESEARCH SEMINAR ON COMPARATIVE URBAN POLITICS AND POLICY

Credit Hours: 3 · Graduate

This course offers a broad overview of urban politics and policies in cities around the world. We will examine how national, regional and local forces shape the processes and outcomes governance within and across cities and metropolitan areas, paying particular attention to critical problems and politics that affect urban centers: growth, immigration, class conflict, public order, service management, education, housing transportation, environmental protection, sustainability, land-use planning and spatial competition. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POLI 562 if student has credit for POLI 464.