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Course syllabus - Urban Politics and Citizenship
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
SKA126
Valid from
Autumn semester 2026
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Political Science
Organisation
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Ratified
2019-10-29
Revised
2025-11-03
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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The new urban crisis: how our cities are increasing inequality, deepening segregation, and failing the middle class-- and what we can do about it
ISBN: 9780465079742
Citizenship, Activism and the City: The Invisible and the Impossible
Objectives
The course aims generally to elucidate and weigh the consequences of new city planning for the Swedish City's politicians, civil-servants and street-level-bureaucrats as well as its citizens and denizens. The course focuses on:
- Residential, class and ethnic segregation in the Swedish City
- Political polarization in the neighbourhood setting
- Citizenship issues and neighourhood effects
- "What ought the City do?"
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student ought to be able to:
- Have en improved understanding of big issues in Swedish urban politics
- From different social and political science perspectives critically and independently approach city-related problems such as segregation, gentrification and exclusion.
- Have a more structured modus operandi when describing and analyzing Swedish city politics, administration and citizenship
Course content
The course syllabus focuses on the City as three units of analyses: the neighbourhood, city and municipality. Here the course reflects over and analyzes the relationships of power that govern the City.
Requirements
Basic eligibility and English 6 Or: English level 2
Examination
HEM1 (5 credits), G, VG
INL1 (1,5 credits), G, VG
SEM1 (0,5 credits), G
SEM2 (0,5 credits), G
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.
Grade
Three-grade scale
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
Overlaps with SKA124.