GENERAL
| SCHOOL | School of Economics and Political Science |
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| DEPARTMENT | Sociology |
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| Level of Study | Undergraduate |
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| COURSE CODE | 431111 |
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| COURSE TITLE | Social Geography (YE) |
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| Independent Teaching Activities |
Weekly Teaching Hours |
CREDIT UNITS |
| test |
1 |
3 |
| test |
2 |
3 |
| TOTAL |
3 |
6 |
| Course Type | Special Background |
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| Prerequisite Courses | No |
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| Teaching and Examination Language | Greek |
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| THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | No |
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| Course Webpage (URL) | |
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(2) LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- approach and analyze the concepts of Social Geography,
- they study space as a socially produced and politically shaped field.
- they analyze the relationship between space, society, power, inequalities, culture, and economy, as well as the spatial dimensions of social phenomena such as urbanization, migration, poverty, exclusion, and the environmental crisis.
General Capabilities
- Cultivation of reflective thought and critical thinking,
- Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary tools: literature search, project execution: individual or team work
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment
- Generation of new research ideas
- Respect for diversity and multiculturalism, demonstration of social, professional, and ethical responsibility and gender sensitivity
(3) COURSE CONTENT
Social Geography
The course introduces the basic theories, concepts, and methodological approaches of Social Geography, focusing on the study of space as a socially produced and politically shaped field. It analyzes the relationship between space, society, power, inequalities, culture, and the economy, as well as the spatial dimensions of social phenomena such as urbanization, migration, poverty, exclusion, and the environmental crisis.
The course combines theoretical approaches with empirical examples from Greece and the international environment, emphasizing the critical understanding of spatial social inequalities.
Thematic Units
- Introduction to Social Geography: subject matter, concepts and historical evolution
- Space, place and society: theoretical approaches
- The Social Production of Space (Lefebvre)
- Urban Social Geography and Social Inequalities in Cities
- Spatial segregation, ghettoization and social exclusion
- Migration, mobility and diasporas in space
- Cultural geography and identity
- Gender, body and space – feminist geography
- Economy, labor and uneven spatial development
- Environmental justice and social geography
- Rural Areas, Regional and Local Development
- The Geography of Poverty, Inequality, and Vulnerability
- Digital space, social networks, and the geography of information
- Social geography, public policy, and social interventions
(4) TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS – EVALUATION
| DELIVERY METHOD | Face to face |
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| Information and Communication Technologies |
- PowerPoint presentation,
- Display of supporting audiovisual material
- Support of the learning process through the e-class electronic platform
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| Activity |
Semester Workload |
| Lectures |
39 |
| Work |
39 |
| Standalone Study |
69 |
| Participation in exams |
3 |
| Course Summary |
150 |
Student Evaluation
| Process Description Evaluation |
- Attendance and Participation (10%)
- Preparation and Presentation of a Project (40%)
- Final Exam (50%)
Includes:
- Comparative evaluation of theories & critical evaluation of a specific case
They are listed and available on e-class
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(5) RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Suggested Bibliography
- Harvey, D. (2006), *Social Justice and the City*, University of Georgia Press.
- Lefebvre, H. (1991), *The Production of Space*, Blackwell.
- Massey, D. (2005), For Space, Sage.
- Soja, E. (2010), Seeking Spatial Justice, University of Minnesota Press.
- Smith, N. (1996), *The New Urban Frontier*, Routledge.
- Castells, M. (2010), The Rise of the Network Society, Wiley.
- Peet, R. & Hartwick, E. (2015), Theories of Development, Guilford Press.
- Cresswell, T. (2013), *Geographic Thought*, Wiley.
Related Scientific Journals
- Social & Cultural Geography (Taylor & Francis)
- Progress in Human Geography (SAGE)
