Sumários

Civil Society in Transition

25 Outubro 2022, 16:00 • ANA LUÍSA SANTOS DE ALMEIDA SILVA

  • Situate the global civil society debate in the current international context: multiplex world and the decline of Official Development Assistance
  • Debate the current trends and challenges development NGOs are facing
  • Discuss the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a case that represents a new type of philanthropy (philanthrocapitalism)

Leadership in Civil Society and the Civil Society and the 2030 Agenda

18 Outubro 2022, 16:00 • Susana Réfega

•Putting in practice the “Power and Systems approach” – Case studies Raising her voice programme 
• Reflect about  different perspectives regarding the role of leadership in civil society
• Analise the role of civil society in the 2030 Agenda

Lecture 5 - Collective Action and Social Change

11 Outubro 2022, 16:00 • ANA LUÍSA SANTOS DE ALMEIDA SILVA

Acknowledge the existence of different theories social change  and collective action

Understand change key aspects of social change from a civil society perspective 

Explore specific examples in Elinor Ostrom’s Collective Action Theory and Duncan Green’s Power and Systems Approach 

Lecture 4 - Civil Society Ideas in Practice: Global Civil Society

4 Outubro 2022, 16:00 • ANA LUÍSA SANTOS DE ALMEIDA SILVA

·        Reflect about the influence of different theories in current conceptions and manifestations of CS, using examples

·        Explore the debate around global civil society

·        With the Jubilee Debt Campaign as a starting point, reflect about international development cooperation, NGOs, and global civil society

Lecture 3

27 Setembro 2022, 16:00 • Susana Réfega

  • Provide students with an overview of CS theory and ideas through history​

  • Identify key CS thinkers in different historical periods​

  • Reflect about the influence of different theories in current conceptions and manifestations of CS ​