Cities in Conflict: Theory and Practice

<p>This course’s aims are two-fold:</p> <ol> <li>to offer students the theoretical and practical tools to understand how and why cities become torn by ethnic, religious, racial, nationalist, and/or other forms of identity that end up leading to conflict, violence, inequality, and social injustice; and</li> <li>to use this knowledge and insight in the search for solutions</li> </ol> <p>As preparation, students will be required to become familiar with social and political theories of the city and…

The syllabus, on MIT OpenCourseWare

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