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