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Comparative Urban Politics and Policymaking

RIGHTS A&S - Arts and Sciences

Subject

RIGHTS

Catalog Number

235S

Title

Comparative Urban Politics and Policymaking

Course Description

DukeImmerse Seminar. A comparative examination and analysis of urban governance in South Africa and the United States. Examines potential consequences of persistent racial and class disparities for housing and neighborhoods, public health, education, community infrastructure, and general economic and social development. Specific attention to how the physical layout, government structures, politics, culture, and the civil society of cities and urban areas may both promote and hinder human development and social justice. Instructor consent required.

Grading Basis

Graded

Consent (Permission Number)

Instructor Consent Required

Min Units

1

Max Units

1

Seminar

Crosslisted Courses

General Education Curriculum Codes

(CCI) Cross Cultural Inquiry, (EI) Ethical Inquiry, (SS) Social Sciences