Political and legal means of democratization of society
Course: Public Management and Administration
Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Title
Political and legal means of democratization of society
Code
ВБ 3.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
To know the philosophical, sociological and political foundations of the phenomenon and concept of civil society, its role in the development of democratic state administration and governance.
To be able to organize the processes of public administration and governance with the involvement of civil society and business, ensuring their compliance with the values of democratic public administration.
autonomy and responsibility: demonstrate an understanding of personal responsibility for the organization of democratic management and governance processes, including responsibility for effective interaction with civil society in these processes, in particular during
Justification of the need for changes to ensure the proper quality of public administration and governance in the organization, in the group/collective/team and at the personal level.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Prerequisites and additional requirements
Know: the basic principles of the organization of state power and management in Ukraine, the foundations of regulatory and legal support for the activities of public authorities; the basis of the essence, prerequisites and basic values of democracy and their implementation in the state policy of Ukraine.
2. To be able to use analytical and statistical methods of information processing regarding the socio-economic development of the country.
3. To have the skills of analysis, synthesis, processing and visualization of statistical, sociological and other data, working with the legal framework, design and presentation of data using Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.).
Course content
Content of the educational program
Topic 1. Historical origins and genesis of democracy. Basic values of democracy in conditions of war.
Topic 2. The concept of "democracy" and the main models. Theories of democracy
Topic 3. Democratic transition
CONTENT MODULE 2
Institutions of democracy
Topic 1. Institutions of democracy: Ukraine and Europe in conditions of war
Topic 2. Civil society and work with youth: involving citizens in a joint and result-oriented dialogue between the government and public organizations
Topic 3. Political and legal provision of the system of checks and balances
CONTENT MODULE 3.
Tools of democratic development
Topic 1. Transparency and integrity of public authorities
Topic 2. Digital transformation: strengthening Ukrainian institutions in order to accelerate the development of digital services, which will be able to be used by vulnerable sections of the population of Ukraine.
Theme 3. Tools of interaction with the public
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Recommended and necessary literature
1. The alphabet is political. Civil society and politics: a study guide. For science ed. dock. of science state example O. V. Radchenko, editor-compiler M. D. Horodok. Kyiv: 2016. 48 p.
2. Compass. Handbook of human rights education involving youth. Second edition, revised in 2020. Publishing House of the Council of Europe. URL: https://rm.coe.int/compass-2020-ukr-yfdua/1680a23873
3. Civil society and government: best practices of cooperation. A collection of stories about the best joint projects of civil society organizations and authorities. K.: Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. 2020. 108 p
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, seminars
classes, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Methods and criteria of assessment
Knowledge control is carried out according to the ECTS system, which provides for a two-level assessment of the learned material, in particular, the assessment of theoretical training - learning outcomes (knowledge 1.1 - 1.3), which makes up 25% of the total grade for the semester, and the assessment of practical training - learning outcomes (skills 2.1 - 2.3; communication 3.1 – 3.2; autonomy 4.1 – 4.4), which is 75% of the total grade for the semester.
– semester assessment (MAX – 80 points / MIN – 48 points). The final grade for the discipline is assigned to the student based on the results of work during the semester as the sum of points received during the academic semester, including points received for independent work and final control work. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the semester.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Lilia
Vasylivna
Gonyukova
Department of Public Policy
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Public Policy
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service