Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

·         Distinguish between the concepts of growth and development

·         Learn about the criticism that has been raised against past development programs from thw perspective of dependency theories (core and periphery).

·         Get familiarized with the main tenets of the degrowth perspective.

·         Understand the diverse approaches to the concept of the community.

·         Define conceptually Social Economy, Solidarity Economy and their synthesis in Social Solidarity Economy (SSE).

·         Detect the various types of SSE entities (cooperatives, non profits and social enterprises).

·         Understand the differences among the various approaches to social innovation.

·         Get familiarized with various initiatives for the formation and maintenance of urban commons.

·         Learn about the new generation of transformative public policies with emphasis on the local scale.

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

ICT Use

Teamwork

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Equity and Inclusion

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

The aim of this course is to illustrate the dynamics of the local scale as the space where social policy is designed and implemented.

In the first part, we differentiate between the concepts of growth and development. In the following, we criticize development as a theory and practice through the presentation of earlier critical analysis in the framework of dependency theories and the criticism raised against mainstream development paradigms.

In the second part, we present approaches which criticize the dominant approach to economic development and intend to articulate a new approach towards the economy with emphasis on the local scale and the participation of citizens.

In the third part, we present transformative public emphasis which address simultaneously the multifaceted crisis of our times through citizens’ participation.

Course outline:

·         Growth and development

·         Critique to the dominant development paradigm

·         The approach of degrowth

·         The approach of diverse economies

·         The concept of social innovation

·         The approach of the Commons

·         Social (and) Solidarity Economy

·         Urban commons

·         Transformative public policies at the local level

·         Participatory municipal budgeting

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

Lectures               30

Interactive teaching        9

Preparation of oral presentations 31

Independent work towards written exams          80

Course total       150

Description of the evaluation process

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

Formative

Preparation of oral presentations

Essay development questions

·         Adam, S. (2021). Social Solidarity Economy. Another Approach to Economy. In Economic of Social Policy. Dionikos, Athens (in Greek).

·         Adam, S., Kioupkiolis, Α., Kostakis, V., Liegey, V., Papadopoulou, Ch., Petridis, P. (2019). Synthesizing Visionary Approaches for the Future. Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons. Degrowth and Basic Universal Income, Heinrich Boll Stiftung Thessaloniki Office (in Greek).

·         Zaimakis, G. (2011). Community Work and Local Societies. Development, Collective Actions, Multiculturalism, , Plethron, Athens (in Greek).

·         Karagounis, V. (2008). Community Work and Local Development, Topos (Motivo), Athens (in Greek).

·         Particpaptory Municipal Budgeting. A Democratic Experiment. Heinrich Boll Stiftung Thessaloniki Office (in Greek).

·         Power point presentations of the lectures.

·         Audiovisual material from the online moon platform kalomathe.gr (units: Introduction to the Commons, Urban Commons and Public Policies for the Commons, Community Economic Development.

For the oral assignment (with the use of ppt presentation), the students will be divided in groups of 5-6 persons. The will be allowed 15 minutes of presentation each. The other students and the instructor will provide feedback. Maximum contribution to the final grade 3.

For the written exams, the eclass platform will be used with exrra camera on.

All students will be required to demonstrate their valid proof documentation before participation into the exams.

SUBMISSION OF ON-LINE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (ECLASS)