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The aim of this module is to teach students the mechanisms of policy making in democratic societies with the identification of civil society as a main participant in governance.

Outline Syllabus:1. The Colonial Legacy and democratization of colonial world: Issues in postcolonial periods. 2. State and Society - History of civil society, social movements and politics 3. Different conceptualizations on Civil Society: Role of Civil Society in - Capitalism, Socialism and under fascism. 4. Identity Politics and Civil Society: Assimilation, Accommodation and Multiculturalism Democratisation processes - The concept of liberal democracy, Political Liberalisation, Democracy, Peace and Development 5. Governance structure – executive branch, legislative branch, administrative divisions, civil service structure, provincial council structure, local government structure, judicial branch, political pressure groups 6. Identity politics and issues in governance: Equal representation and distribution of resources, ethnic blindness in policy making 7. Issues of governance under market liberalization: Privatization, National Economy, Marginalization, Resource exploitation and civil society activism 8. Introduction to global civil society: International human rights regime, influential institutions (i.e. UN agencies, INGOs, Regional organizations - African Union etc.) 9. Asia and the International System - The United Nations (UN), The Commonwealth, The Non Aligned Movement (NAM))

Additional Information:Recommended reading: Edozie, R. K. (2009). Reconstructing the Third Wave of Democracy . Boulevard: University Press of America . Ogawa, A. (2017). Routledge Handbook of Civil Society in Asia. London: Routledge. Taylor, C. (1992). Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" . New Jersey: Princeton University Press .