2662.18 - Social Planning

2662.18

Social Planning

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Students must have completed the required core courses in social science (2 years), or have equivalent qualifications.

For students to acquire knowledge and understand of social planning in a broad sense, i.e. of the approaches and processes, which through public policy contribute to intended social development, of collective decisions and values, as well as, in this sense, living conditions and socially sustainable conditions for groups and units in society. The approach is historical and comparative, grounded in theory and insight into methods in social planning research.

• How planning is a natural part of social governance, for example as a democratic tool in urban and housing planning, as well as in municipal, local and regional development. • How planning is a part of culture, business and daily life in urban and rural areas, in a broad comparative (local-global) area of tension. Theory on the interplay between structural social change and public policy, with regards to, for example, democratic participation, social mobilisation, technology, gender and power.

The course is based on the distributed bibliography, which is examined through lectures, discussion and exercises.

Successful students can demonstrate ability to: • Explain key theories in planning. • Explain the historical development of planning as a discipline. • Structure, discuss and communicate knowledge about planning issues.

Oral examination based on the written project between 4.000-5.000 words, and the distributed bibliography.

External

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Aproximately 800-1.000 pages

Jens Christian Svabo Justinussen