Governance, Government and Citizenship
Objectives
1.To know models and practices of Government
2.To know examples of good practice of governance
3.To know and test tools and methodologies for public participation in the planning decision
processes
a) Awareness and preparation of the students to the understanding of the conceptual framework of
support to active participation;
b) Key concept acquisition for the operationalization of active participation;
c) Competence development in conducting and structuring of interactive methodologies in practice.
General characterization
Code
722171219
Credits
3.0
Responsible teacher
Carlos Manuel Prudente Pereira da Silva
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 84
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
None
Bibliography
D. Ridder, E. Mostert, H. A. Wolters (editors). (2006) Learning Together to Manage Together. Harmonising Collaborative
Planning. Institute of Environmental Systems Research. Osnabrueck Germany. Pp99 ISBN: 3-00-016970-9
Coastal Cooperative Research Centre, Tim Smith (dir) 2004 The Citizen Science ToolBox. Disponível em
https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/03/toolbox/index.php Coastal Cooperative Research Centre Griffith University,
Ansell, Chris; Gash, Alison, (2007) Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice, Journal of Public Administration Research
and Theory, 18, pp. 543-571.
D. Ridder, E. Mostert, H. A. Wolters (eds). (2006) Learning Together to Manage Together. Harmonising Collaborative Planning.
Institute of Environmental Systems Research. Osnabrueck Germany. Pp99 ISBN: 3-00-016970-9
Fung, A.(2006) Varieties of Participation in Complex Governance. Public Administration Review, 66:66-75
Teaching method
Besides the course content, the methodology adopted is supported by two main components: (1) individual study and reflection, and (2) collaborative work. The individual study includes reading of the materials made available to the students, confronting the materials with the student previous knowledge, separating the essential aspects from the accessory ones, in a perspective of critical and distant evaluation, organizing and developing personal synthesis.
With this the student has to prepare comments and development of personal texts to participate actively in the thematic debates.
The course will also encourage hands on simulation and role play games for government and conflict resolution at the planning processes and testing of different methodologies and tools according to the technical and financial resources allocated.
Evaluation method
At the end of the semester a final test will be delivered.(100%)
Subject matter
Democracy and citizenship. The institutions. The networks. The coalitions. Leadership. Decision making processes in the perspective of the forums, arenas and courts. The needs and value-added generated through deliberative spaces. Discursive institutions.
Government Institutional regimes, structures and models;
Institutional structures National, regional and local competences;
Public Participation. Requirements and legal framework. The role of public administration. Contexts, levels and myths of participation. The information and knowledge. Lose-lose, win-lose e win-win methodologies. Interactive methodologies (third generation /mutual gain) for the collaborative resolution of problems. Adversial and collaborative techniques.
Key concepts: Type of problems and approaches; Communication; Group dynamics; Interactive model; Interests/values and positions.
Operationalization: Case studies; Workshop WinWin; Case studies and simulation games reflecting real settings;