Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
53099:Sustainable Urban Policy Ⅳ (P) 2023 Fall Fri2 College　Of　Policy　Science KANAGAWA KOJI 2

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AS459

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

Urban Policies are a broad category of policies tackling public problems in urban areas. They are not only physical plans but the environment, welfare, anti-crime, and prevention of disaster, etc. For the process of this policy, community governance and partnership structure, and citizen participation are the key points. At the community level, relationships with traditional organizations and newly introduced NPO or social businesses should be considered.
From this point, this lecture mainly discusses Japanese community policy and UK’s partnership policy regarding sustainable urban policy.

Keywords; deprived area, empowerment, social capital, communitarianism, civil society, participation, partnership, governance

Student Attainment Objectives

1. To understand community empowerment from related theories such as social capital, communitarianism, and factor of sustainable urban policy.
2. To understand the meanings of decentralization and the proper size of the municipality.
3. To understand the Japanese civil society for the collaboration and participation of sustainable community development.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
Lec. 1-2

Introduction

Introduction to Urban Policy,
Category of policies, Social-driven, Economic-driven, Meritocratic paradigm and community paradigm, Partnerships

Lec. 3

Community in Policy and Practice

Disadvantaged community, Global north and global south, US War on Poverty, Community management, Thatcher government, Neighbourhood Renewal, From government to governance, Area-based policies

Lec. 4-5

Ideas of Community, Contradictions of Community

Definition of community, Social capital, Communitarianism, Civil society, Mutuality, Networks and informality

Lec. 6

Experiencing Empowerment

Reality of partnership, Urban policy operation in the UK

Lec. 7-8

Mid-term presentation

Mid-term presentation

Lec. 9

Japanese municipality; Type and population

Type of Japanese municipality, Japanese Heisei amalgamation

Lec. 10-11

New policy triggered by the amalgamation

Community devolution
Neighborhood Autonomous Bodies(NABs) and their operations

Lec. 12

Japanese Civil society

Characteristics of Japanese civil society

Lec. 13-15

Final presentation

Final presentation
Final presentation

Class Format

BCP停止の場合は、BCPレベル0～2の記載どおりに授業が行われます。
During the suspension period of BCP, classes will be as described in BCP levels 0-2.

In the case of BCP Level 1 or 2: It will be a mixture of Face to Face(over 8 classes) basis and Media basis(either live-streamed classes or on-demand classes). The schedule will be announced on manaba+R news.
  
※The first class is likely to be a Media class. (The details will be announced on manaba+R course news.)
In the case of BCP Level 3 or higher: All the classes are to be conducted on Media basis.

Recommendations for Private Study

Each student will be provided several presentation opportunities throughout the semester. The presenter is required to present a specified theme, with presentation materials prepared in advance. All students are expected to participate in the discussion in the class, having studied in advance the required theme.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

Attendance, class performance, quizzes, presentations, and short memo assignments.

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Urban Policy, in "Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance" Jing Wang SpringerLink (Online service) https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5
Public Policy in the Community Marilyn Taylor Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 9780230242647 2nd ed.
Local government amalgamation in Japan Koike Osamu Yokohama Journal of Social Sciences, vol.15, No.4, 1-9. 2010
Local Government in Japan 2016 (2019 Revised Edition) Council of Local Authorities for International Relations https://www.clair.or.jp/j/forum/pub/docs/jichi2019-en.pdf
ch16. Civil Society in Japan in "The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics" Akihiro Ogawa Oxford University Press 9780190051006 https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/40699

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

It is not nessesry to purchase the text book or other materials as they are delivered by prints or PDF through manaba+R.

Reference Books

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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