Современный российский город и жизнь в мегаполисе

Магистратура 2021/2022

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

Full 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 module
Activity 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.

Course Syllabus