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This module will introduce students to the state of the art in global urban studies, focussing onÌýtheoretical and related methodological debates concerning the nature of global urbanisation.ÌýOverarching themes will be: how understandings of the urban must be produced across diverseÌýurban experiences; the varied processes of urbanisation and globalisation which shape distinctiveÌýurban outcomes across the globe. The syllabus will cover approaches such as PlanetaryÌýUrbanisation, Comparative Urbanism, Regional approaches, urban specificity, developmentalÌýapproaches, feminist, black and indigenous urban studies. The course will draw on a wideÌýscholarship from different urban regions. Different theoretical perspectives vary in theirÌýunderstandings of how conceptualisations of global urbanisation can emerge across diverse and distinctive urban experiences; and how difference and diversity are articulated within urban contexts.ÌýCritical engagement with theoretical traditions in urban studies will inform in-depth analyses of theÌýpower relations and politics of the circulation of global urban knowledge in shaping urbanisationÌýprocesses. Close attention will be given to the role of different transnational and locally embeddedÌýurban actors shaping circulating concepts and theory. Critical attention will be given to how urbanÌýscholars and practitioners are implicated in the circulations of knowledge in global urban design,Ìýpolicy and development. Wider insights on the power relations and political actors shaping urbanÌýdevelopments in different contexts will follow.