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Citizenship and Multiculturalism

Code 13446
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Sociology
Entry requirements Not applicable
Mode of delivery Face-to-face
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes In this curricular unit is intended that the student to deepen theoretical and methodological analysis of the processes of civic, ethnic, and cultural inclusion, based on the relationship between the concepts of citizenship and multiculturalism. The student should be able to: evaluate the contemporary contexts of civic and political participation, its effect on the logic of collective action and its relation to the ethnic and cultural identities; to better understand the specificities meaning of the multiculturalism in national, regional, and local levels and its relations with the active citizenship, participation and sociocultural inclusion; to better understand the process of identity construction and its impact on the logic of the collective action. At the end of the CU, it is expected that the student can interpret and critically appraise and discuss the theories of citizenship, the dynamics of the civic participation and on theoretical and practice issues of multiculturalism.
Syllabus 1. Concepts of citizenship and multi/interculturality
2. Classical and contemporary theories of citizenship
3. Multiculturalism, recognition and social justice
4. Citizenship, identity and collective action
5. Political participation and participatory resources
6. Ethnicity, nationalism and cultural belonging
7. Migration, ethnic minorities and rights
8. Climate injustice, Anthropocene and global inequalities
9. Inclusion and exclusion processes in plural societies
Main Bibliography Crutzen, P. (2002). Geology of Mankind. Nature, 415
Isin, E. F.; Nyers, Peter (eds.) (2014). Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies. London: Routledge.
Kivisto, P. (2002). Citizenship in a Global Society. Blackwell: Oxford
Kymlika, W. (2001). Politics in the Vernacular: Nationalism, Multiculturalism and Citizenship. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Matias, G. Saraiva (2014). Migrações e Cidadania. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos
Morais, I. (2013). “A construção histórica do conceito de cidadania”. Curitiba: PUC.
Schlosberg, D. (2012). Climate Justice and Capabilities. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 3(5).
Rodrigues, D. (2021). Etnicidade e Identidade(s) Étnica(s): reflexões teóricas e conceituais (texto de apoio).
Szaló, C. (ed.) (1998). On European Identity: nationalism, culture and history. Brno, Masaryk University
Torres, C. A. (2002). “Globalização, multiculturalismo e cidadania”. Revista Humanidades e Tecnologias, nº 06, pp. 01-09.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Written test (40%);
Group assignment (40%);
Class attendance and participation (20%).
Students who complete the two formal assessment components are considered to be under continuous assessment. Students with a final grade below 10 but above 7 (on a 0–20 scale) may take the final exam.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2026-06-05

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