Syllabus

Title
2275 Social/Spatial Inequalities and Potentials for Conflict
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jürgen Essletzbichler, Daniel Grabner, MSc (WU)
Contact details
Daniel.Grabner[AT]wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/06/23 to 09/21/23
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
This class is only offered in winter semesters.
Subject(s) Master Programs
Course I - Social/Spatial Inequalities and Conflict Potentials
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Monday 10/09/23 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM D4.0.133
Monday 10/16/23 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM D4.0.133
Monday 10/23/23 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM D4.0.133
Monday 10/30/23 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM D4.0.133
Monday 11/06/23 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM D4.0.133
Monday 11/13/23 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM D4.0.133
Monday 11/20/23 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM D4.0.133
Monday 11/27/23 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM D4.0.019

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Contents
We have come a long way since Francis Fukuyama confidently proclaimed "the end of history" thirty years ago. Today’s world is in considerable turmoil. Rising inequality and precarity, economic and environmental crises, populism, political upheaval, and war seem to characterize our time.
This two-part course examines social inequalities and conflicts with an emphasis on their embeddedness in space and the environment. Topics include urban protest, "left-behind places," and unequal exchange between the Global North and the Global South. The aim of the course is to gain an understanding of inequality and current conflicts, in order to assess the potential for policy intervention.
The first part of the course takes place in the summer semester and introduces current debates, key concepts and empirical findings. The second part in the following winter semester focuses on the supervised development of a research project based on the content of the first part. The two parts are assessed separately, but should be interpreted as an integrated unit.
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Learning outcomes
  • Acquire an understanding of inequalities, conflicts, and their embeddedness into space and the environment.
  • Acquire skills for critical reflection of core concepts, discourses, and policies
  • Be able to work as a team to address issues of inequality and conflict and assess the potential of intervention.
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Attendance requirements

Students may miss one class.

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Teaching/learning method(s)
The course will be delivered through a mix of lectures, independent reading, critical engagement with and discussion of readings, and, in the second semester, supervised group projects. 
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Assessment
  • In-class participation 30%
  • Group-based presentations of readings 30%
  • Proposal for group-based project 40%
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Readings

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Last edited: 2023-07-03



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