University of Geneva - Introduction to Political Citizenship
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Introduction to Political Citizenship at Coursera Overview
Duration | 14 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Introduction to Political Citizenship at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- A primary knowledge about citizenship and its interplay with political equality and democracy.
- The understanding of the origin, meanings and implications surrounding political citizenship.
- To foster critical thinking regarding the unequal political voices of citizens.
- This course provides a comprehensive introduction to political citizenship from both a theoretical and empirical perspective, with a particular emphasis on its participatory dimension
- Participants will engage with fresh teaching materials, alongside insightful interviews and case studies, thanks to contributions from researchers in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Geneva as well as international experts on political participation, citizenship, and migration
- The various components of the MOOC offer a diverse and well-rounded approach to understanding citizenship
- Citizenship consists of membership in a political community and involves both rights and duties, including the duty to actively engage with and contribute to that community
- It also entails addressing the challenges encountered by specific groups, such as migrants and young people, in relation to their citizenship status, rights, and participation
- This course aims to offer a deeper comprehension of the features and complexities of citizenship in today's globalized world, while also fostering the development of critical thinking
Introduction to Political Citizenship at Coursera Curriculum
Theories of Citizenship
Introduction to political citizenship: trailer
Welcome to this MOOC
Theories of citizenship: Overview
Introducing the concept of citizenship
The components of citizenship
Studying citizenship from a normative point view
Liberal and Republican theories of citizenship
Democratic citizenship
Multicultural citizenship
Studying citizenship from an empirical point of view
Combining normative and empirical perspectives in the study of citizenship - Part 1
Combining normative and empirical perspectives in the study of citizenship - Part 2
The evolution of modern democratic citizenship: Preconditions
The evolution of modern democratic citizenship: Stages
What is citizenship and why it matters
Bibliographic references
📢 Important preliminary information: Evaluations and subtitles
Defining citizenship: Our answer
Citizens, Non-Citizens and Rights
Dimensions of citizenship
Participation and democracy
Gender Perspectives on Citizenship
Citizenship and Nationhood
Why does citizenship matters for political participation?
Normative justifications of citizenship
Theories of citizenship: Certifying quiz
Comparing liberal and republican theories of citizenship
Comparing civil, political and social rights
Defining citizenship
Citizenship and Participation
Citizenship and participation: Overview
Defining political participation
Forms and modes of political participation
Theories of political participation
Civil society associations as schools of democracy
Models of voting
Types of voters and political representation
Protest participation
Historical transformation of action repertoires
From representative to participatory democracy
Lifestyle politics
Online participation and digital citizenship - Part 1
Online participation and digital citizenship - Part 2
New forms of participatory democracy: Mini publics
Citizenship, participation and political equality
Who Participates
Political Inequality
Initial survey
Defining and measuring political participation
The civic voluntarism model
Individualized and online participation
Mini publics
Citizenship and participation: Certifying quiz
Explaining electoral participation
Explaining protest participation
Old and new repertoires
Citizenship and Migration
Citizenship and migration: Overview
Philosophies of integration
Citizenship regimes - Part 1
Citizenship regimes - Part 2
Citizenship regimes and political contention on migration - Part 1
Citizenship regimes and political contention on migration - Part 2
Protest and movements on migration
Solidarity organizations with migrants
Immigrant organizations
Voices of Immigrants: Organizational Politics
Citizens' attitudes towards migration
Citizens' solidarity with migrants
The political participation of migrants
Citizenship and the welfare state for migrants
Deservingness
Institutional solidarity and welfare chauvinism
Citizenship, migration and the political inclusion of migrants and refugees
Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism
Immigration, Protest and Social Movements
Citizenship, Migration and Voting Behavior
Defining welfare chauvinism: our answer
Initial survey
Explaining citizens' participation in migration politics
Deservingness criteria
Citizenship and migration: certifying quiz
Classifying citizenship regimes
Citizenship regimes and contention on migration
The role of organizations for migrants' integration
Defining welfare chauvinism
Youth Citizenship
Youth citizenship: Overview
Definition of young people and some element of context
States policies around young people
The narrative around young people
Youth and political learning at the unemployment office
Socialization and youth becoming citizen
Primary political socialization and youth citizenship practices
Secondary political socialization and youth citizenship practices
How young people participate today
The good (young) citizen - Part 1
The good (young) citizen - Part 2
Students movements
Girls in social movements
Citizenship, youth and political inclusion
Thank you and farewell
Classifying public policies / increasing chances for young people to political participation: Our answer
Political Socialization
Youth Movements
Initial survey
Definition of young people
Social inclusion and opportunity for young people
Socializing processse
Youth participation in social movements
New Quiz
Youth citizenship: Certifying quiz
Classifying opportunities for political participation
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