Citizenship and Political Participation

Code	15461
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Ciência Política
Entry requirements	None.
Learning outcomes	1. Recognize and analyze the fundamental theories, concepts and theories on citizenship and political participation. 2. Interpret seminal texts on citizenship and political participation and evaluate them. 3. Cooperate in developing a collective scientific project on citizenship and political participation.
Syllabus	1. The concept of Citizenship and its historical evolution 2. Notions of Political Participation 3. Values intrinsic to Political Participation: Legitimacy and Political Culture 4. The Participatory Democracy model 5. Political Apathy 6. Forms and models of Political Participation 7. The conventional and unconventional nature of forms of participation.
Main Bibliography	- Martins, M. M. (2004). Participação Política e Democracia. ISCSP. - Giugni, M., & Grasso, M. (Eds.). (2022). The Oxford handbook of political participation. Oxford University Press. - Van der Heijden, H. A. (Ed.). (2014). Handbook of political citizenship and social movements. Edward Elgar Publishing. - Verba, S., Schlozman, K. L., & Brady, H. E. (1995). Voice and equality. Harvard University Press. - Bellamy, R. (2008). Citizenship: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.