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| Certificate
in Civil Society Building |
| APPLICATION FORM |
| Why the need for this course? |
Recent years
have witnessed dramatic changes in the social, political
and economic arrangements throughout the world. It is
increasingly being recognised that the state as an intervener
in society to bring about growth and development, has
its limits. Similarly the role of private sector as
a way of organising society and economy is restricted.
The collective power of Civil Society (CS) in building
social, economic and political agendas -both locally
and globally, is slowly gaining strength. Collaboration
between state, private sector and civil society thus
is increasingly being viewed as a viable approach for
solving complex social and economic problems. |
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Strengthening
civil society as a sector is essential for democracy
and for ensuring human development, well-being and equality.
Members in a strong civil society will exhibit commitment
to freedom and equality, to democracy, participation
and mutual recognition of rights, vis a vis state, market
and internal functioning. Responding to the above need,
PRIA is launching the current course, in a distance
education mode, for development organisations and actors
engaged with or interested in working with civil society
actors and associations. |
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| Who can join? |
The course
is intended for resource providers, policy makers, practitioners
and researchers, who are working or interested in working
for strengthening Civil Society. These include staff
of donor agencies (multilateral, bi-lateral, state or
non state actors), government officials, civil society
organisations, social activists, university students
and researchers. |
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It will provide
in-service career opportunity for practioners. The participants
can be mid career professionals or young professionals,
with limited practical experience of working for or
with civil society organisations. The minimum required
qualification is Bachelors degree in any subject.
The learners should have an easy access to computer
and Internet facilities otherwise they might miss out
on significant portions of the course. |
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| Special features |
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This innovative course is one of its kind, at the national, regional and international level, in a distance education mode. |
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It will consider
a range of conceptual and practical issues faced
by civil society in their pursuit of social change
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and perspectives on the theme. |
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It draws together theory and practice on civil society, through field case studies and practical illustrations. |
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It has leading
national and international academics and practitioners
as part of guest faculty and its advisory committee.
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The
course material is specially designed and developed
to meet special requirements of distance mode
of education. It includes inbuilt exercises, in-text
questions to stimulate critical thinking and analysis.
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The entire course
will be taken by distance education, making learning
accessible outside working hours. Distance delivery
includes print material (a manual and CD-ROM),
enhanced with Web-Conferencing activities and
discussion facilitated by an instructor at an
Internet Web site. |
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To encourage
maximum interaction between the instructor and
the learners a PRIA web board has been developed
wherein the students can post their queries, comments,
suggestions, and experiences and participate in
the online but asynchronous discussions. The students
can also access the tutor through emails and phone.
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| Course structure |
| Course goal |
"To strengthen understanding on the
concept of civil society and on strategies for strengthening
civil society, in its pursuit of addressing issues of poverty,
democratisation and sustainable human development". |
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To meet the above goal, the course content is divided into six Units: |
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| Unit 1: Civil Society-meanings, origins, functions and interpretations |
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Historical and cultural roots of civil society |
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Meanings and perspectives on civil society |
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Mapping of civil society organisations |
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| Unit 2: Civil society and other actors |
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Exploring the concept of trinity |
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Civil society and the state |
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Civil society and the market |
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Civil society and donors |
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Unit 3: Civil society and development |
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Understanding development and participatory development |
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Civil society's contribution to development |
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Emerging issues and challenges |
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| Unit 4: Civil society and democracy |
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Understanding democracy and governance and its implications for civil society |
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Civil society's contributions to strengthening democracy and improving governance |
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Emerging issues and challenges |
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| Strengthening civil society |
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Understanding capacity building-concept and principles |
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Strengthening civil society - individual, organisational and sectoral aspects |
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Current and future issues in capacity building |
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| Unit 6: Civil society in a globalised world |
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Understanding globalisation |
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Globalisation and civil society |
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Current issues and challenges |
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On completion of the course the learners would: |
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Acquire basic understanding on the concept of civil society, with particular reference to developing Countries |
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Be familiar with examples of civil society's contribution to development and strengthening democracy |
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Build understanding on strategies for strengthening civil society, at the sectoral and organisational level |
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Team involved in course development and
delivery
Advisory committee |
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Bandopadhyay, Kaustuv Kanti (Dr.), Director-Urban Governance, PRIA, New Delhi. |
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Brown, L. David (Dr.), Director, International Programmes, Hauser Centre for Non Profit Organisations, Harvard University, USA. |
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Chandhoke Neera (Prof.), Department of Political Science, Delhi University, Delhi. |
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Farrell, Martha, Director, PRIA Continuing Education, New Delhi. |
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Koul , B. N. (Prof.), Former Director, IGNOU, New Delhi. |
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Mohanty, Ranjita(Dr.), Research Fellow, PRIA, New Delhi |
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Oommen , T. K (Prof.), Retd., Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi. |
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Singh, R. R (Prof.), Retd. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. |
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Tandon, Rajesh (Dr.), President, PRIA, New Delhi. |
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| Faculty |
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| Course Instructor: |
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Dass, Purvi, Sr. Manager, PRIA Continuing Education, New Delhi. |
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| Course authors: |
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Ball, Colin, Former Director, The Commonwealth Foundation, U.K. |
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Jaitli, Namrata, Sr. Manager,
PRIA Continuing Education, New Delhi. |
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| Editor |
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Ball, Colin, Former Director, The Commonwealth Foundation, U.K. |
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| Secretarial support |
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Bhaskaran, K.V., Executive Secretary, PRIA Continuing Education, New Delhi. |
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| Admission procedure |
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Eligibility: The minimum required qualification is Bachelor's degree in any subject. |
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Mode of delivery : The course is offered in a distance mode, making learning accessible through part time study, outside working hours. Distance delivery includes print materials, audio-visual CDs, guest faculty and immediate and engaged communication through web board. |
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Duration :The course is of 3 months duration. |
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Medium of instruction : The course will be delivered in English. |
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Credits and evaluation : All the certificate programmes are of 8-credits and involve 240 hours of study. Evaluation will be based on written assignments in the form of reflection papers, Group work (virtual), Quiz and project work/ project proposal or an essay. |
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Course fee : The course fee is Rs.6000/- for applicants in india or 250 US$
for applicants outside India. For Afghanistan, Bangladesh,Bhutan,
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka the fee is INR 7000/-payable
in one installment. |
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Payment of fee : The fee is to be paid in Demand Draft drawn in favour of "Society for Participatory Research in Asia", payable at New Delhi. The fee can also be paid through Bank Transfer. |
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Registration Deadline:
The last date for registration is Friday, February 26, 2010 (first come first serve basis). Registration forms may be downloaded from the website: www.priaeducation.org, or e-mail education@pria.org to obtain the same. |
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