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Cities are back in town : sociología urbana para un mundo globalizado
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 8 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Subtitles in Spanish
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Introducción, definición, asuntos urbanos y el uso de modelos
Introduction to urban sociology - Week 2 - Ciudades europeas y el modelo weberiano de integración
European city model - Week 3 - Ciudades coloniales y poscoloniales
Colonial city model - Week 4 - Ciudades industriales (y ciudades socialistas) y modelos marxistas
Industrial city model - Week 5 - La metrópolis estadounidense y la Escuela de Chicago
Metropolis model - Week 6 - La ciudad global
Global city model - Week 7 - Ciudades globales y megaciudades
Post metroplis model - Week 8 - Ciudad digital
Digital city model
Prerequisite
Instructors
Patrick Le Galès
Centre d'études européennes
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