Syllabus Plan
|
Date |
N |
Topic |
|
|
|
Semester One |
|
October 2 |
1 |
Introduction |
|
9 |
2 |
Valuing
Participation |
|
16 |
3 |
Rational Choice
Theories |
|
23 |
4 |
Social Theories
|
|
30 |
5 |
Social Capital
and Civic Engagement: Theory |
|
November 6 |
6 |
Social Capital
and Civic Engagement: Analysis |
|
13 |
7 |
Comparative
Voting Turnout |
|
20 |
8 |
Voting Turnout:
Individual Level |
|
December 4 |
9 |
Participation
in Parties |
|
|
|
Christmas |
|
January 8 |
10 |
Party
Democracy? |
|
15 |
11 |
Social
Movements |
|
|
|
Semester Two |
|
29 |
12 |
Revolutions and
Revolts |
|
February 5 |
13 |
The Internet |
|
12 |
14 |
'Civic
Literacy' |
|
19 |
15 |
Referendums:
Switzerland |
|
26 |
16 |
Deliberative
Democracy |
|
March 4 |
17 |
Civic Education |
|
11 |
18 |
Gender and
Participation |
|
|
|
Easter |
|
April 22 |
19 |
Culture,
Ethnicity, Participation |
|
29 |
20 |
Does Participation Matter? |
|
May 6 |
21 |
Review and
Conclusions |