The various civil society organizations are currently a crucial relational network in the democratization of political communities, a dynamic and quantitatively significant economic sector, and a major arena for ethical and political reflection. Understanding their boundaries, recognizing the importance of their social deployment, and comprehending their economic development is key for leaders in the political and social spheres. Participatory governance in a complex world requires the articulation of diverse civil society organizations.
Students will be confronted with the analysis of a network of heterogeneous organizations, with diverse socio-political functions, varied economic management models, and plural ethical aspirations. Understanding civil society and its organizations is a necessary condition for deeply grasping reality and its operating dynamics.
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION: TEXTS AND CONTEXTS
Topic 1: The Society of Uncertainty
1.1 Complexity, Risk, and Uncertainty
1.2 Democracy and Future Challenges
1.3 The Digital Era
UNIT 2: CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND NGOS
Topic 2: The Pathways of Civil Society: Concepts, Processes, and Debates
2.1 History of Civil Society
2.2 Contemporary Theories on Civil Society
2.3 Political and Social Dimensions of Civil Society
2.4 Does Civil Society Exist in Spain?
2.5 Global Civil Society
Topic 3: The Space of Non-Governmental Organizations
3.1 What Are NGOs?
3.2 Types, Contexts, and Relationships
3.3 NGOs in Spain
Topic 4: The Third Sector: Definitions of Its Space and Functions
4.1 The Third Sector: Philosophy and Concepts
4.2 Social, Economic, and Political Functions
4.3 Third Sector, State, and Market: A New Relationality
4.4 The Third Sector in Spain
Topic 5: Social Movements
5.1 Theories and Dynamics of Social Movements
5.2 Between Political Advocacy and Social Reflexivity
5.3 Social Movements in Spain
Topic 6: Development NGOs (NGDOs) in the Spanish System of International Development Cooperation
6.1 What Are NGDOs?
6.2 Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Action
6.3 NGDOs in the Spanish System: History and Development
UNIT 3: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN THE ORGANIZED CIVIL SOCIETY SPHERE
Topic 7: Management Trends in NGOs
7.1 Managing in the Third Sector: Between Social Enterprise and Public Association
7.2 Transparency, Good Governance, and Ethical Standards
7.3 Leadership Models in the Third Sector
Ordinary call:
In order to be assessed in the ordinary call, all evaluation activities must be completed. These activities must be submitted by the deadlines set by the instructor. If, for any duly justified reason and communicated to the instructor, the student is unable to submit within the established period, the work may be submitted before the date of the final exam so it can be assessed?although in this case, the instructor is not obliged to provide feedback.
The student is entitled to take the final written exam even if not all activities have been submitted. However, the final grade will only be calculated if all evaluation activities have been delivered, according to the criteria and weightings specified in this syllabus. If any activity is not submitted or completed, the grade will appear as ?Not Presented? in the official record.
Extraordinary call:
The evaluation criteria are the same as for the ordinary call. All course evaluation activities must be submitted. Grades for completed activities (including the final written exam) will be retained while pending activities are completed. The same weighting criteria will apply as in the ordinary evaluation. This measure applies only to the current academic year; if the extraordinary call is not passed, reenrollment will mean repeating the entire course.
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