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Citizenship and Political Participation

Citizenship and Political Participation

Code	17790
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Ciência Política
Entry requirements	N/A
Learning outcomes	- To contribute to the understanding of the concept of Citizenship and its connection to the principles of Political Participation - To identify the various perceptions of the phenomenon of Political Participation - To address the values associated with Political Participation: Legitimacy and Political Culture - To distinguish and analyze the different levels and models of Political Participation - To measure the impact of political apathy on the stability of democracies - To distinguish between the conventional and non-conventional forms of Political Participation
Syllabus	- The concept of Citizenship and its historical evolution - Notions of Political Participation - Values intrinsic to Political Participation: Legitimacy and Political Culture - The Participatory Democracy model - Political Apathy - Forms and models of Political Participation - Conventional and non-conventional forms of participation
Main Bibliography	Almond, G. e Powell, B. (1996). Comparative Politics Today. Longman Publishers. Inglehart, R. (1990). Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society. Princeton Univ Press. Inglehart, R. (1995). Value Change in Global Perspective. The Univ. Press of Michigan. Lisi, M e Espírito Santo, P. (2017). Filiados e activismo partidário em Portugal: enquadramento teórico e características do inquérito. ICS. Marshall, T. e Bottomore, T. (1992). Citizenship and Social Class. Pluto Press. Meirinho, M.M. (2010). Cidadania e Participação Política. ISCSP. Milbrath, L. e Goel, M. (1976). Political Participation – How and Why do People Get Involved in Politics. Univ. Press of America. Osbun, Lee Ann (1985). The Problem of Participation – a radical critique of contemporary democracy theory. Univ. Press of America. Verba, S. et al. (1987). Participation and Political Equality – a seven nation comparison. Univ. Chicago This bibliography is supplemented by the texts assigned exclusively for each class.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.