Course objectives: The major objective of the course is to develop among students analytical perspective of civil society and third sector actors, to help students understand complexity of intersectoral linkages,
and to develop students’ competences of evaluating civil society and third sector initiatives and organisations through contemporary examples. The course aims at enabling students for engaged public science perspective and
for using social science concepts and research tools for informed civic participation and social entrepreneurship competences.
Enrolment requirements and/or entry competences required for the course: None
Learning outcomes at the level of the programme to which the course contributes:
(1) Critically assess and apply theoretical approaches to the analysis of phenomena and processes in Southeast Europe
(2) Recognize and explain the ways in which local, national, and transnational processes influence social structures in Southeast Europe
(3) Recognize, use, integrate, and document data from various sources
(4) Apply knowledge in creating socially responsible projects and cultural policies
Expected learning outcomes at the level of the course:
(1) Understand social mechanisms and institutional framework of civil society and third sector in Southeast Europe
(2) Contextualize social processes in the field of civil society and third sector in a wide socioeconomic framework
(3) Collect qualitative data and perform basic procedures of data analysis
(4) Evaluate programmes, projects and initiatives of civil society and third sector.
Course content (syllabus):
(1) Civil society and third sector on the global level
(2) State of development of civil society and third sector in Southeast Europe
(3) European and national institutions for supporting civil society and third sector
(4) EU strategies for development of civil society and third sector
(5) Regulative framework of non-profit economy in states of Southeast Europe
(6) Cooperative entrepreneurship in Southeast Europe
(7) Philanthropy and foundations in Southeast Europe
(8) Social Entrepreneurship in Southeast Europe
(9) Local development strategies in Southeast Europe
(10) Databases on civil society and third sector in Southeast Europe
(11) Cultural Heritage Factors in development of civil society and third sector
(12) Civil society and third sectors organisations’ networks and platforms in Southeast Europe
(13) Measuring societal impact in Southeast Europe
(14) Social capital research in Southeast Europe
(15) Analytical review – assessment of development potential of civil society and third sector in Southeast Europe
Format of instruction: lectures, seminars and workshops, field work, independent assignments
Student responsibilities:
Monitoring student work: Class attendance, research, oral exam, written exam
