Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance in the Developing World OpenCourseWare: A Free MIT Grad-Level Course
'Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance,' offered in OpenCourseWare format from MIT, analyzes the role of citizen participation as a method of affecting governmental changes within communities by identifying types of involvement and associated contexts. This graduate-level course is intended for students interested in studying Urban Studies and Planning and related fields.
Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance: Course Specifics
| Degree Level | Free | Audio | Video | Downloads |
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| Graduate | Yes | No | No | Yes |
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Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance: Course Description
Throughout history, citizens have taken an role in shaping and improving government policy through active participation. This graduate-level OpenCourseWare from MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning analyzes the purpose and context of citizen participation within developing world regions. The course provides contextual definitions of citizen participation, community and governance. Students will also study literary works that analyze citizen participation and its influence during transitional moments in history, such as global economy shifts and the decentralization of governments. The course also features case studies from a variety of developing regions, including Latin America, Southern Asia and Africa for a current perspective of citizen participation and its outcomes. Professor Gianpaolo Baiocchi of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning teaches the 'Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance: Course Description' OpenCourseWare.
A lecture outline, discussion questions and a reading list are all included in this free online course. If you are interested in learning more, visit the citizen participation and development of urban governance course page.
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