Non-Governmental Organizations

Course: Non-Governmental Organizations
Course Number: 72
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Credits: 6
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COURSE OUTLINE 72

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
SECTION SOCIAL POLICY
LEVEL OF STUDIES LEVEL 6
COURSE CODE 72 SEMESTER OF STUDIES 6th & 8th
COURSE TITLE Non-Governmental Organizations
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES
in case the credits are awarded in discrete parts of the course e.g. Lectures, Laboratory Exercises, etc. If the credits are awarded uniformly for the entire course, enter the weekly teaching hours and the total credits		 WEEKLY HOURS TEACHING CREDIT UNITS
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Add rows if needed. The organization of teaching and the teaching methods used are described in detail in 4.    
TYPE OF COURSE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skills Development

 Scientific Area
PREREQUISITE COURSES:

 

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LANGUAGE OF TEACHING AND EXAMINATIONS: GREEK

 
THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS  
ONLINE COURSE PAGE(URL)  
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes of the course are described, the specific knowledge, skills and abilities of an appropriate level that students will acquire after the successful completion of the course.

Consult Annex A

·     Description of the Level of Learning Outcomes for each course of study according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area

·     Descriptive Indicators of Levels 6, 7 & 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning

and Annex B

·     Summary Guide to writing Learning Outcomes
 

The aim of the course is to analyze the concept and political phenomenon of Non-Governmental Organizations.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able:

(a) To understand the meaning, importance and function of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as a field of Political Science.

(b) To know basic aspects of the historical emergence of N.K.O. in a comparative perspective with other political phenomena and categories, such as parties, pressure groups, social movements.

(c) To understand the condition and the terms of transitionof the exercise of institutional policy from the traditional state-centered field of modernity to the modern field of polycentricity as defined by the multilateral dynamic relationship between state and intergovernmental institutions and non-governmental organizations.

(d) To know the basic ways and fields of intervention of the N.K.O., the multilevel relationship that develops with other institutional bodies such as the state and local government,otherand supranational-intergovernmentalinstitutionsand organizations, in the modern dynamic conditions of globalization, as well as the possibilities of practical intervention in national policy fields, such as the field of social policy, but also in international issues such as migration-refugee, ecology,human rights,gender relations,etc.

f) The content of the course, as it emerges from the outline of the material, is designed to cover, with a view to deepening, subjects on which the programme of humanistic-sociological courses ofthe Ministry of Education for Secondary Education isbased, in particularonthe the classic themes of political sociology (parties-pressure groups-social movements), but also in the contemporary fields of multilevel governance.

 
  General Competencies
Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as these are listed in the Diploma Supplement and listed below) which / which of them is the subject of the course intended for?.
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision-making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in a multidisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project planning and management

Respect for diversity and multiculturalism

Respect for the natural environment

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

Criticism and self-criticism

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking
Autonomous work, teamwork, work in an international environment, work in an interdisciplinary environment, production of new research ideas,respectfor diversity and multiculturalism,demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivityto issues of humanrights, multiculturalism, environment,criticism and self-criticism,promotion of free, creativeand inductive thinking,strengthening of research projects and research proposals

 

 
  1. COURSE CONTENT
The course material is divided into 13 weeks, the content of which is as follows:

I. Definition, concept, institutional recognition of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Scientific-thematic sites of the political phenomenon of N.K.O., as a field of Political Science and in particular of Political Sociology and International Relations.

 

II.  NGOs as a theme of Political Sociology, in a comparative perspective with the other basic political phenomena and institutions, such as parties, pressure groups, social movements.

 

III. The relationship between NGOs and New Social Movements. The case of the anti-globalisation movement.

 

IV.M.K.O. and Civil Society. Presentation of the concept of Civil Society, as it has historically been formed, as well as the relevant scientific dialogue on the issue. NGOs as an active part of modern Civil Society in its articulation with the Political Society.

 

V.From the state-centric policy field to the polycentric one of multilevel governance. The relationship between the state and the intergovernmental spheres and the NGOs

 

VI. Typology of NGOs – The distinction between operational and supportive NGOs

 

VII. NGOs as part of transnational social movements and as part of the institutions of the multi-level global governance process.

 

VIII. Criticisms of the role and operation of NGOs: Efficiency, democratic legitimacy, transparency-accountability, sources of funding.

 

IX.  The presence of N.K.O. in the third sector of the economy and in particular in social services and developing relations, competitive and complementary to the social state and the corresponding services of local government.

 

X. NGOs and human rights. NGO action in the field of migration-refugees

 

XI. NGOs and the ecological issue. Dominant and alternative approaches. The case of Greenpeace and the green movement

 

XII. The international experience of the activities of NGOs in international political relations.  Presence and role of NGOs in national social formations in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and South America.

XIII. Conclusions

 

 

 

 
  1. TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS – EVALUATION
WAY OF DELIVERY
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.		 Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Use of
TEIs in Teaching, Laboratory Education, Communication with students		 1. Use power point during lecturships

2. Basic course details into the e-class.

3. Research in the relevant bibliography and folder of classical texts.

 
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Study & Bibliography Analysis, Tutorial, Practical (Placement), Clinical Practicum, Art Workshop, Interactive Teaching, Educational Visits, Project, Writing a Project, Writing a Paper, Artistic Creation, etc.

 

The student’s study hours for each learning activity are listed, as well as the hours of non-guided study so that the total workload at semester level corresponds to the standards ofECTS
Activity Semester Workload
1. Lectures: The material is enriched with the use of examples. The lectures are held in an interactive manner, in order to favor the interventions ofstudents and to intensify their critical capacity. 75

 

 
2. Seminars: During their duration, special topics are presented and analyzed. The Seminars focus on interdisciplinarity, in order for students to acquire a multidisciplinary perspective, comparative ability and synthetic thinking, necessary prerequisites for the analysis of complex historical-social entities and political phenomena. The connection with topics of political science, political sociology and international relations is crucial in order students to understand the role of NGO’s.
 
Study at home/in the library 60
Elaboration of a study (project). Thewriting of assignments,not exculpatory, but additional / complementary of the main course, leads to the learning of the scientific written word, assists the academic constitution of the student and tomorrow’s scientist, gives him / her the opportunity of synthetic analysis and presentation of topics, strengthens   the argumentation, through the process of preparation-organization of public presentation-support of work-study,but also the transmissibility, the acquisition of pedagogical ability. 15
   
Total Course 150
   
STUDENT EVALUATION

Description of the evaluation process

 

Evaluation Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Report/ Report, Oral Examination, Public Presentation, Laboratory Thesis, Clinical Examination, Clinical Examination, Artistic Interpretation, Other/ Other

 

Explicitly defined assessment criteria are mentioned and if and where they are accessible to students.

  

Formative

Final exam (written or oral during the June exam (100%)

 

 
  1. RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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16)     Pasé R., Ecology and environment,Epikentro Publications, 2007

17)     Rakkas G., The solidarity industry, Alternativeeditions, 2020

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19)     Sasen S., Sociology of Globalization,Metaichmio Publications, 2012

20)     Sklias P.-Houliaras A., Non-governmental organizations and international development cooperation,Papazisi Publications, 2002

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