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| International Perspectives on Citizenship, Democracy and Accountability |
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Next offering: 1 October 2010 - 31 December 2010
Why the need for this course? |
This programme
is a unique collaborative initiative of PRIA Continuing
Education (PCE) in India and DRC (Development Research
Center) Citizenship Teaching and Learning Project research
partners from various countries as Bangladesh, Brazil,
Canada, India, Mexico, South Africa and UK. DRC is a
research consortium based at the Institute of Development
Studies (IDS), Sussex. The programme will consider a
range of conceptual and practical issues faced by practitioners,
adult educators, researchers, resource providers and
policy makers in strengthening citizenship, democracy
and accountability. It will facilitate critical analysis
of different debates and perspectives on the themes
and encourage the development of innovative practices.
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Completion
of this programme will enable learners to develop critical
understanding on the concepts of citizenship, democracy
and accountability. It will reinforce their understanding
on approaches for strengthening inclusive citizenship,
participatory and accountable governance. It will familiarize
them with international exemplars on the themes. |
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| Who can join? |
This program
will be of interests to those who are currently engaged
in or interested in learning about international debates
and practices of citizenship, democracy and accountability.
It is especially designed for individuals from multi
disciplinary backgrounds; practitioners-CSO’s;
government officials; staff of bilateral and multilateral
institutions; and policy makers and academia located
in countries of both North and South regions. Candidates
for the course will be selected on the basis of applications. |
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| Special features |
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As
the course is a collaborative initiative of PRIA
and CTLP members of DRC anchored in IDS, the course
shares insights developed from both the researchers
and the practitioners. |
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This programme
introduces practice and theory of citizenship,
democracy and accountability from the international
perspective. |
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To encourage
maximum interaction between the instructor and
the learners, a PRIA web board has been developed
wherein the students can post their queries, comments,
suggestions, and experiences and participate in
the online but asynchronous discussions. The students
can also access the tutor through emails and phone.
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CTLP members will participate as guest faculty. |
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| Course structure |
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| Course Goal: |
| This course aims to strengthen understanding on concepts and approaches to strengthening citizenship, democracy and accountability. |
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To meet the above goal, the course content is divided into six units: |
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| Unit 1: Citizenship: The State and the Citizen |
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Citizenship discourse: A historical overview |
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Different traditions on citizenship thought |
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Different dimensions of citizenship |
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Understanding citizenship |
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Citizenship and rights |
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Citizenship and development |
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Citizenship and development |
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Active citizenship, participatory citizenship, inclusive citizenship |
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| Unit 2: Claiming Citizenship: Influences, Powers and Practices |
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Practice of Citizenship: Role of State, Market and Civil Society |
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Factors influencing the claiming of citizenship |
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Case Studies |
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Overall lessons and conclusions |
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Unit 3: Participatory Democracy and Governance |
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Democracy and Its Forms |
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Questioning democracy |
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Approaches to deepening democracy |
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| Unit 4: Practical Applications of Participatory Democracy and Governance |
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Unit 5: Accountability |
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Diverse forms and purposes of citizen action |
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Definitions |
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Multiple and complex accountabilities |
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The accountability of the state |
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The accountability of the market |
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The accountability of civil society |
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Case studies |
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| Unit 6: Issues and Challenges for Citizenship, Democracy and Accountability in a Globalised World |
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Building inclusive citizenship |
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Counter attractions of identity politics |
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Constructing relationships between people and public institutions |
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Whose knowledge counts? |
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Contesting local in global context |
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Strategies |
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Learning objectives
On completion of the course the learners would: |
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Strengthen their critical understanding on the concepts of citizenship, democracy and accountability |
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Strengthen their understanding on approaches for strengthening inclusive citizenship, participatory governance and accountable governance |
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Be familiar with international exemplars on the themes. |
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| Team involved in course development and
delivery |
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Ball, Colin, Former Director,
The Commonwealth Foundation, U.K |
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Pant, Mandakini, (Dr.), Sr. Manager,
PRIA Continuing Education, New Delhi |
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Farrell, Martha, Director, PRIA Continuing
Education, New Delhi |
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| Course Instructor: |
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Pant, Mandakini, (Dr.),
Sr. Manager, PRIA Continuing Education, New Delhi. |
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| Admission procedure |
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Eligibility:
The minimum required qualification is Bachelor's
degree in any subject. Applicants can be from India
and all parts of the world. |
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Mode of
delivery : The course is offered in a distance
mode, making learning accessible through part time study,
outside working hours. Distance delivery includes print
materials, audio-visual CDs, guest faculty and immediate
and engaged communication through web board. |
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Duration
:The course is of 3 months duration. |
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Medium
of instruction : The course will be delivered
in English. |
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Credits
and evaluation : All the certificate programmes are of 8-credits and involve 240 hours of study. Evaluation will be based on written assignments in the form of reflection papers, Group work (virtual), Quiz and project work/ project proposal or an essay. |
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Course
fee : Course fees are payable in one installment. The course fee for Indian students is Rs.6000/-. For students outside india, the course fee is US$ 250. For applicants in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the course fee is INR 7000/-. |
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Payment
of fee : The fee is to be paid in Demand Draft
drawn in favour of "Society for Participatory Research
in Asia", payable at New Delhi. The fee can also
be paid through Bank
Transfer. |
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Application Deadline:
The last date for registration is September 17, 2010 (first come first serve basis). Application forms may be downloaded from the website: www.priaeducation.org, or e-mail education@pria.org to obtain the same. |
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