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  • Power and Social Change

     
    eL This course is for students interested in how power is exercised by people, organizations, and the state to bring about social change. The course combines theoretical insights with practical examples and discussions to help students understand power and social change and give them tools they can apply in projects, organizations, and their everyday lives. It features classical as well as critical approaches on power, politics, policy, social movements, and organization to provide students with a more holistic understanding of the possibilities, promises, and challenges of social change.
                                            

    EMAIL

    samantha.ortiz@novasbe.pt

    TA: maximilian.hauser@novasbe.pt

    OFFICE HOURS

    By appointment
        •  Course ENROLMENT key:  2025P

    • Please be reminded that all required readings must be completed before class. These readings have been uploaded to the designated folders or provided via direct links. Ensure you review the instructions for each reading carefully, as sometimes only a specific chapter or set of pages is required, rather than the entire document.

      We strongly encourage you to explore the extra readings as well. You can access these additional readings online or through the Nova SBE Library webpage: http://library.novasbe.unl.pt/.

      Thank you for your dedication and preparation!


◄3 February - 9 February17 February - 23 February►

10 February - 16 February

  • 10 February - 16 February

    Session 2: State power and public policy

    In this session we examine power and social change through the State. We learn about public policy as a government mechanism and think critically about the limitations and implication of exercising power through it.

     

    Required readings:

    -       Stone, D. A. (1989). Causal stories and the formation of policy agendas. Political science quarterly, 104(2), 281-300.

    -       Foucault, M. (1982). The Subject and Power. Critical Inquiry, 8:4, 777-795.

     

    Recommended readings:

    -       Lasswell, H. D. (1970). The emerging conception of the policy sciences. Policy sciences, 1(1), 3-14.

    -       Behn, R. D. (1981). Policy analysis and policy politics. Policy Analysis, 199-226.

    -       Miller, P., and Rose, N. (1990). Governing economic life. Economy and Society, 19:1, 1-31.

    -       Peter DeLeon, "The Historical Roots of the Field", The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Michael Moran, Martin Rein, and Robert E. Goodin (eds.), 39-57 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008).

    -       Doherty, R. (2007). Chapter 13: Critically framing education policy: Foucault, discourse and governmentality. Counterpoints, 292, 193-204.

    -       Stone, D. A. (2022). Policy paradox: The art of political decision making. WW Norton & company.


◄3 February - 9 February17 February - 23 February►