Local community 3401-PS12NOS2z
The course consists of following subject areas:
1.Local community – basic structures and processes: social relationships, social bonds, networks, groups, organizations, Gesellschaft vs. Gemeinschaft, urban and rural communities
2. Social capital – conditions and mechanisms of cooperation
3.Local civil society – voluntary organizations in local community;
4.Structures and mechanisms of local power: leadership, authority, local self-government, civic participation, governance;
5.Change in local community.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
as far as knowledge is concerned
- describe meaning of basic concepts: social relationships, social bonds, networks, groups, organizations, social capital, local civil society, self-government, leadership, community change and development
- describe legal regulations concerning local self-government, voluntary organizations and their relationships
as far as skills is concerned
- apply basic concepts in analyzing real communities
- explain community processes, in particular cooperation and influence
- understand processes of community change, especially its socio-cultural and socio-economic determinants
as far as attitudes is concerned
- understand and recognize the meaning and value of community for quality of life of individuals and for development of a society
Bibliography
1.Kurczewski, J., Lokalne społeczności obywatelskie, UW ISNS, 2003;
2.Piasecki, A.K., Samorząd terytorialny i wspólnoty lokalne, PWN 2009
3.Putnam, R., Demokracja w działaniu, Znak, 1995;
4.Sztompka, P., Socjologia, Znak, 2002;
5.Trutkowski, C., Mandes, S., Kapitał społeczny w małych miastach, Scholar, 2005;
Ustawy:
- o samorządzie gminnym
- o samorządzie powiatowym
- o organizacjach pożytku publicznego i wolontariacie
Additional information
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