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SO4029 Sociology of the City

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SO4029 Sociology of the City

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    1. SO4029 Sociology of the City The Global City & The Future Megalopolis

    2. Globalization ‘The compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole’ (Robertson) ‘…all the processes by which the people’s of the world are incorporated into a single society, global society’ (Albrow) ‘an immense enlargement of world communication and a world market’ (Jameson) ‘The intensification of world-wide social relations’ (Giddens)

    3. Globalization (Roland Robertson, 1992) 1)Germinal -Europe (1400-1750) 2) Incipient- Europe (1750 -1875) 3) Take-off (1875-1925) 4) Struggle for Hegemony (1925-1969) 5) Uncertainty - From Late 1960’s Globalization, Civilization & Urbanization 1)Germinal -Europe (1400-1750): Early World Maps, Exploration, Colonialism, Universal Calendar (West), Religion ,Growth of State Communities. 2)Incipient- Europe (1750 -1875) International diplomacy, Rise of Nation States, Citizenship, Ideas of Universalism, International Exhibitions, International Legal Conventions.. 3) Take-off (1875-1925) World War, Mass Migration & Restrictions, International Communications, Universal Calendar. World as Society; 4 ‘reference points’ – individual, nation-state, international society, one humanity. 4)Struggle for Hegemony (1925-1969) League of Nations and UN, WWII, Crimes against Humanity,Cold War, 3rd World, Global Threat (The Bomb). 1)Germinal -Europe (1400-1750): Early World Maps, Exploration, Colonialism, Universal Calendar (West), Religion ,Growth of State Communities. 2)Incipient- Europe (1750 -1875) International diplomacy, Rise of Nation States, Citizenship, Ideas of Universalism, International Exhibitions, International Legal Conventions.. 3) Take-off (1875-1925) World War, Mass Migration & Restrictions, International Communications, Universal Calendar. World as Society; 4 ‘reference points’ – individual, nation-state, international society, one humanity. 4)Struggle for Hegemony (1925-1969) League of Nations and UN, WWII, Crimes against Humanity,Cold War, 3rd World, Global Threat (The Bomb).

    4. The World City (John Friedmann, 1986) 1) Level of integration into global economy affects city spaces, labour and capital markets 2) World cities form hierarchy of ‘basing points’ for global capital 3) World cities perform different ‘control functions’ 4) Sites for capital concentration and accumulation 5) World cities destinations for migration (int/ext) 6) World cities likely to exhibit polarisation (space + class) 7) Social costs in World Cities exceed tax raising capacity of the domestic state

    5. Global City (Saskia Sassen, 1991; 1995)

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