C – Civil Society Relations State

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL STUDIES
TERM : FALL 2014
COURSE #: POLS 7330
SECTION: A01 CRN:
CREDIT HOURS: 3
COURSE TITLE: State – Civil Society Relations
PROFESSOR: Dr. Karine Levasseur
FORMAT: Seminar
OFFICE LOCATION: 528 Fletcher Argue
LOCATION OF CLASS: TBD
TELEPHONE: 474-6410
TIME OF CLASS: Tuesdays 8:30 – 11:15am
EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected]
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays 11:15am – 12:00pm
COURSE CONTENT AND DESCRIPTION:
What is civil society? On the international state, is there a global civil society? Domestically, what
relationship does civil society, notably the voluntary sector, have to the Canadian state? Should the
voluntary sector – also known as the non-profit, third, independent, and community sector – play a bigger
role in developing public policy? Under the NPM model, this sector was counted on largely to deliver goods
and services for the state. With movement away from the NPM model to more collaborative forms of
governance, what is the envisioned role for this sector besides just delivering goods and services for the
state? With more collaborative forms of governance, what are the resulting implications for the state in its
relationship with this sector?
These are just a few of the many questions that will be raised in this course. This course is designed to
introduce students to the concept of civil society with an emphasis placed on the voluntary sector, In
addition, this course encourages students to think critically about the role this sector should play in
governance and whether the state needs to transform itself to become a collaborative partner. The readings
will also challenge students to think critically about the need for public policy to better support this sector
and social innovation.
ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING
Discussion
20%
Book review
20%
Presentations 20%
Weekly summaries 30%
Analysis of documentary 10%
GRADING SCALE
A+ = 90-100
A = 80-89
B+ = 75-79
B
= 70-74
C+ = 65-69
C
= 60-64
D
= 50-59
F
= 0-49
REQUIRED TEXT(S):
nd
*Michael Edwards. 2009. Civil Society (2 ed.). Cambridge: Polity Press.
*Peter Frumkin. 2002. On Being Nonprofit: a conceptual and Policy Primer. Cambridge: MA: Harvard
UP
* Dan Pallotta. 2009. Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential. Medford,
MA: Tufts University Press.
*Other assigned readings will be made available through a Course Pack at the U of M bookstore.
Students are required by the Department to retain a copy of each assignment submitted to their
instructors. Students should acquaint themselves with the University=s policy on plagiarism,
academic dishonesty, academic fraud, cheating and examination impersonation in the
University of Manitoba General Calendar. Students may also refer to the Faculty’s website:
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/student/index.html which will provide detailed information on
the issues and possible range of penalties for Academic Dishonesty. Unreturned term work will
Revised October 13, 2009
become the property of the Faculty of Arts and will be subject to confidential destruction.
Revised October 13, 2009