NGOs AND CIVIL SOCIETY POLITICS (4 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – Identify NGO actors and their roles in policymaking and democratisation; LO2 – Discuss the biggest operational and political challenges that NGOs face in these processes; LO3 – Apply this knowledge in national, regional and international contexts.

Topics:

1. Introduction to NGOs and civil society politics;
2. Civil society as the Third Sector;
3. Types of NGOs;
4. Management of NGOs: Donors, projects; Review;
5. NGOs and the Politics of Policy-Making;
6. Discovering NGOs: Regional, National, International;
7. NGOs, Civil Society, and Democracy;
8. NGOs and Political Parties;
9. Evidence of NGOs’ Relationship with Democratic Participation;
10. NGOs and Human Right;
11. NGOs and the Internationalization of State;
12. NGOs and Environment Issues.