| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||
| 1 | Overview | |
| 2 | Class Discussion: What is the value of community? Why do we participate in public life? | |
| 3 | Class Discussion: What is the value of community? Why do we participate in public life? (cont.) | |
| Key Concepts | ||
| 4 | What is Civil Society? | |
| 5 | What is Civil Society? (cont.) | |
| 6 | What is Civil Society? (cont.) | |
| 7 | What is Social Capital? | |
| 8 | What is Social Capital? (cont.) | |
| 9 | Debates About Civil Society and Social Capital | First paper due |
| Participation and Democracy | ||
| 10 | Civil Society and Social Capital in the U.S. and Other Consolidated Democracies | |
| 11 | Civil Society and Social Capital in the U.S. and Other Consolidated Democracies (cont.) | |
| Participation and Regime Change | ||
| 12 | Civil Society, Social Capital, and Democratization | |
| 13 | Civil Society, Social Capital, and Democratization (cont.) | First paper rewrite due |
| Participation in Non-Western Contexts | ||
| 14 | Civil Society, Rebellion, and War | |
| 15 | Intertwining of State and Society | |
| 16 | State Impact on Civil Society | |
| 17 | Civil Society, Social Capital, and Obligation | |
| 18 | Civil Society and Gender | |
| Civil Society Before Democracy | ||
| 19 | Civil Society Before Democracy | Second paper due |
| Social Capital and State Capacity | ||
| 20 | Positive Effects of Social Capital on State Capacity | |
| 21 | Positive Effects of Social Capital on State Capacity (cont.) | |
| 22 | Negative Effects of Social Capital on State Capacity | |
| 23 | Negative Effects of Social Capital on State Capacity (cont.) | |
| 24 | The Nonprofit Sector and Substituting for the State | |
| Participation and International Politics | ||
| 25 | International NGOs and Transnational Social Movements | Third paper due |
| 26 | The Dangers of "Global Civil Society" | |