Providing
Professional Education in Social and Human Development
PRIA International Internship Programme
International
Perspectives on Citizenship, Democracy and Accountability
I.
Why the need for this course?
This programme
is a unique collaborative initiative
of PRIA Continuing Education (PCE)
in India and DRC (Development
Research Center) Citizenship Teaching
and Learning Project research
partners from various countries
as Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada,
India, Mexico, South Africa and
UK. DRC is a research consortium
based at the Institute of Development
Studies (IDS), Sussex. The programme
will consider a range of conceptual
and practical issues faced by
practitioners, adult educators,
researchers, resource providers
and policy makers in strengthening
citizenship, democracy and accountability.
It will facilitate critical analysis
of different debates and perspectives
on the themes and encourage the
development of innovative practices.
Completion
of this programme will enable
learners to develop critical understanding
on the concepts of citizenship,
democracy and accountability.
It will reinforce their understanding
on approaches for strengthening
inclusive citizenship, participatory
and accountable governance. It
will familiarize them with international
exemplars on the themes
II.
Who can join?
This
program will be of interests to
those who are currently engaged
in or interested in learning about
international debates and practices
of citizenship, democracy and
accountability. It is especially
designed for individuals from
multi disciplinary backgrounds;
practitioners-CSO’s; government
officials; staff of bilateral
and multilateral institutions;
and policy makers and academia
located in countries of both North
and South regions. Candidates
for the course will be selected
on the basis of applications.
III.
Special features
•
As the course is a collaborative
initiative of PRIA and CTLP members
of DRC anchored in IDS, the course
shares insights developed from
both the researchers and the practitioners.
• This
programme introduces practice
and theory of citizenship, democracy
and accountability from the international
perspective. • 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. •
CTLP members will participate
as guest faculty.
IV.
Course structure
Course
goal:
This
course aims to strengthen understanding
on concepts and approaches to
strengthening citizenship, democracy
and accountability.
To meet the above goal, the course
content is divided into six units:
Unit
1: Citizenship: The State and
the Citizen
•
Citizenship discourse: A historical
overview •Different
traditions on citizenship thought
•Different
dimensions of citizenship •Understanding
citizenship •Citizenship
and rights •Citizenship
and development •
Rights and responsibilities •
Active
citizenship, participatory citizenship,
inclusive citizenship
Unit 2: Claiming Citizenship:
Influences, Powers and Practices
•Practice
of Citizenship: Role of State,
Market and Civil Society •Factors
influencing the claiming of citizenship •Case
Studies •Overall
lessons and conclusions
Unit 3: Participatory Democracy
and Governance
•Democracy
and Its Forms •Questioning
democracy •Approaches
to deepening democracy
Unit 4: Practical Applications
of Participatory Democracy and
Governance
•Case
studies
Unit 5: Accountability
•Diverse
forms and purposes of citizen
action •Definitions •Multiple
and complex accountabilities •The
accountability of the state •The
accountability of the market •The
accountability of civil society •Case
studies
Unit 6: Issues and Challenges
for Citizenship, Democracy and
Accountability in a Globalised
World
•Building
inclusive citizenship •Counter
attractions of identity politics •
Constructing relationships between
people and public institutions •Whose
knowledge counts? •Contesting
local in global context •Strategies
V.
Learning objectives
On
completion of the course the learners
would:
• Strengthen their critical
understanding on the concepts
of citizenship, democracy and
accountability
• Strengthen their understanding
on approaches for strengthening
inclusive citizenship, participatory
governance and accountable governance
• Be familiar with international
exemplars on the themes.
VI.
Team involved in course
development and delivery
Colin Ball
Mandakini Pant
Martha Farrell
Course
Instructor:
•
Pant, Mandakini, (Dr.), PRIA,
New Delhi.
• Martha Farrell, Director,
PRIA, New Delhi
VII.
Admission procedure
Eligibility:
The
minimum required qualification
is Bachelor's degree in any subject.
Applicants can be from India and
all parts of the world.
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.
Duration
:The
course is of 3 months duration.
Medium
of instruction :The
course will be delivered in English.
Credits
and evaluation :It
is a 8-credit course and involves
240 study - hours. Evaluation
will be based on written assignments
in the form of reflection papers
and project work.
Course
fee : The
course fee is Rs.6000/- or 250US$
for applicants outside India payable
in one installment. The fee is
INR 7000/- for applicants from
Afghanistan, Bangaladesh, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Payment
of fee : The
fee is to be payed 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.
Registration
Deadline: The
last date for receiving filled
in application form is 31st of
August, 2009
