Global Course: Inst Design and Spat Plan

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Global Course on Institutional Design and Spatial Planning
Leerdoelen	The Global Course introduces students to theories, concepts and practice-oriented examples to understand the Institutional Design framework in different contexts. On the completion of the Global Course on Institutional Design for Spatial Planning, participants will be able to: • Recall and juxtapose some of the most influential theoretical writings in Institutional Design with focus on the discipline of planning • Understand the mechanisms underlying different institutional settings and planning frameworks in countries around the globe. • Apply different perspectives on Institutional Design on a real-life case study or topic. • Explain the dialectic between institutional arrangements and planning practice. • Reflect on institutional settings in your home country, by taking into account foreign perspectives on Institutional Design and international planning practices. • Cooperate with people from different cultural backgrounds and institutional systems. • Learning to respect other frames of reference and cultural differences. • Use digital technology/ virtual classroom to discuss and operate in an international setting. • For non-native English speakers: use English as academic lingua franca to discuss planning-related topics with colleagues from around the globe.
Omschrijving	We are delighted to welcome you to the ‘Global Course on Institutional Design for Spatial Planning’. Whether you are a bachelor student from Newcastle, Tongji, Tokyo, Washington or Groningen University, you are in for a treat! This will be held simultaneously at various universities around the globe. It results from a joint effort from all the partners to support students from different participating institutions working together in groups. Providing a diverse and intellectually stimulating (virtual) classroom is one of the main goals we hope to accomplish from the Global Course. The course will provide an international-comparative perspective on Institutional Design for Spatial Planning, from both a theoretical and practice-oriented perspective. The course introduces Institutional Design, the underlying theories, concepts, and frameworks, spanning from: (1) micro- to macro-scale, (2) past to the future, (3) generic to specific, and (4) material, organizational, and institutional level. Each University represents a specific institutional background, and therefore will provide an overview of its country practice specificities. Against the background of spatial planning and spatial interventions, two narratives will be presented in the course namely, one focusing on the theoretical discourses on the Institutional Design framework and another about the international comparison of Institutional Design practices. The theoretical narrative is about the nature of institutions, which will be discussed from a political science, sociology, geography and spatial planning point of views. In this course, we define institutions in the broadest sense: they are sets of legal rules, policies, and normalized sets of behavior. These institutions are not neutral. They are the result of decision-making processes, democratic procedures, collective behavior and power struggles between public and private bodies, official and unofficial, and institutional and individual actors. Therefore they generate outcomes that are relevant and purposeful to those who have established or uphold these institutional frameworks. Furthermore, institutions are influenced by history, and loaded with ideological notions and concepts. During the course, concepts like path dependency, political economy, governmentality, equity and social justice, and ideology will be discussed. In the practice-oriented narrative the lecturers provide examples from their local context, and explain how their spatial planning system is established. The main aim is to establish a basis for international comparison on Institutional Design while positioning practices in the so called ‘nine cells model’ (see Appendix). Students will be challenged to think about questions such as: What is ultimately the goal of spatial planning and spatial interventions? How is the public domain defined in their national context? Under influence of which ideologies has the planning system shifted over time? Of course, we will take a look at the outcomes of various planning regimes in terms of the geographical location of various functions and social groups, public and private profits and losses, citizen participation and well-being. Altogether, this course aims to create awareness among planning students that spatial interventions are rooted in institutional settings, and institutional changes might have spatial outcomes as well. It will be our pleasure to help you along the course and wish you success!
Uren per week	6
Onderwijsvorm	Independent study, Lectures, Seminars
Toetsvorm	Examination with open questions digital, Group assignments, Oral presentation
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. G. van der Vaart
Docent(en)	Guest lecturers ,dr. G. van der Vaart ,dr. B.J. Wind
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs To be announced on Nestor.
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Send before 1st April 2020 your transcript of records to Gwenda van der Vaart (g.van.der.vaart@rug.nl). To be selected you must have scored an average of 7 or higher. First come, first serve. The maximum number of students is 10.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type BSc Spatial Planning and Design  (Related elective year 2) 2 semester II b keuze