Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The notions of "civil society" and "globalisation" will be considered here through theoretical and empirical approaches in an attempt to bring out a properly sociological perspective.
The course will seek to identify actors and dynamics that animate the space of civil societies and contemporary globalisation. In doing so, through teacher's ectures and student group work, the course will allow the emergence of contemporary issues and debates surrounding these notions of civil society and globalisation, both conceptually and empirically.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- clarify the borders of these two popular but conceptually blurred notions
- list the constituent elements of the dynamics of globalisation (on an economic, political, social or cultural level);
- trace the evolution of conceptions of civil society from antiquity to the present day;
- identify the main debates underway around the notions of globalisation and civil society;
- analyse contemporary citizen initiatives of alternative globalisation in the light of the debates discussed in class.
- To support a coherent and personal point of view on these elements of the debates.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The knowledge of English is an asset.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course articulates three types of pedagogical activities.
1) Reading of video clips.
Students watch a dozen 10-minute video clips clarifying the notions of globalisation and civil society and introducing the main debates related to them. The content of these vignettes is discussed in class (virtual or face-to-face).
2) Role-playing in the form of a tribunal.
In groups, students are asked to argue and take a position on debates concerning contemporary globalisation (its dynamics, consequences, etc.) and the notion of civil society (existence of a non-Western civil society, the reforming role of CSOs, the impact of their activities, etc.). At the end of the session, the "student jurors" are asked to develop a position on these debates. This judgement will allow the elaboration of an analysis grid of contemporary initiatives of alternative globalisation (part 3).
3) Study of a citizen's initiative of alternative globalisation.
A last group of students meets and analyses a citizen initiative of alternative globalisation (refugee reception collective, anti-pub mobilisations, social economy actors...). They present their analysis by trying to place the studied citizen initiative at the heart of the debates seen in class.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Part of the course content is delivered remotely in the form of video clips for flipped classroom learning.
Part of the course content is delivered face-to-face in the form of a role-play and a presentation of surveys/field analyses.
Recommended or required readings
Reference book:
Pirotte G, La notion de société civile, Paris, La Découverte, 2018, coll. "Repères" (2nd ed.)
Powerpoint file "Globalisation : une introduction" available on e-campus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- Remote
written exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Class participation...( /70)
- Clarity and originality of presentation.
- Analytical ability and relevance of arguments.
- Ability to provoke reflection in class.
Small personal work (/30): 7500 characters (spaces included) max.
- Relevance of arguments & ability to establish links with the course
- Originality of the argument
- Style & spelling
First session: the short personal work must be sent on e-campus and by e-mail (Gautier.Pirotte@uliege.be) by Friday 6 January 2023 at 12 noon.
Second session: in case of failure in the first session, a written work, the modalities of which will be specified later, must be submitted by Thursday 17 July 2023 at 12 noon on e-campus and by e-mail (Gautier.Pirotte@uliege.be ).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Gautier Pirotte
Gautier.Pirotte@uliege.be
Tel : 04/366.27.80