Participatory Processes and Methodologies

• Starting Point, First Contacts and Self-Reflection
• Mappings and Action Sets
• Listening and Fieldwork
• Discourse analysis
• Creative feedback workshops
• Lines of action. Initiating Strategic and Sustainable Planning
• Scenario building and the main idea
• Strategic Planning and Participatory Budgeting
• Organizing into democratic-participatory networks
• Execution, Monitoring of the Strategic Plan, Continuity and Creative Overflows

 

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• Astudillo et al. (2016). “Social Participation with alternative methodologies from the south.” Quito: Abya Yala.
• Canales, Manuel et al. (2006). “Social research methodologies. Introduction to the trades”. Santiago de Chile: LOM.
• Cifuentes and Paño (2006). “Participatory practices in contemporary Latin America”. CIMAS and Diputación de Málaga.
• Collins, Patricia Hill (2017). The Difference That Power Makes: Intersectionality and Participatory Democracy. In Feminist Research Magazine. No.8 (1). Pp. 89-39.
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• Ganuza, Ernesto (2002). “Course on the analysis of the reality and perspectives of the associative fabric in Getafe”. (Available in the Methodology section of www.redcimas.org)
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• Harnecker, M. and Bartolomé, J. (2015). “Planning from below”. Barcelona: El Viejo Topo.
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• Karlsson, Lars and Velázquez, Isabel (2000). "EASW Workshop: Participating to Improve": Lanzarote
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• Martín, Pedro (2010) “Participatory planning from a social network perspective”. Doctoral Thesis UCM
• Martínez Palacios, Jone (2018). Deepening democracy in light of intersectional heuristics. In Viento Sur. No. 157.
• Martínez Palacios, Jone (2019). Intersectionality and participatory methodologies. Manuscript for the course
• Martínez Palacios, Jone. (2019). Public policies and the sustainability of life. Readings from intersectional praxis. Unpublished manuscript made available to the course.
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• Matus, Carlos (2007). "The theory of social games"
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The basic requirements for taking a seminar are:

• Availability of at least 4 hours per week to dedicate to the seminar course.
• Internet access.
• Reasonable handling of communication and computer tools.
• Language proficiency in the language in which the course will be taught. The official languages ​​are Spanish and Portuguese.

The seminars last 12 weeks, plus the completion of a final project. A total of 90 hours of dedication will be credited.

A course consists of twelve classes, each accompanied by required readings, supplementary readings, discussion forums, and learning activities proposed by the teaching team, as well as partial submissions and a final project. The course is delivered online and asynchronously. Some instructors may propose synchronous activities. In these cases, the time and date will be agreed upon in advance between the teaching team and the students to ensure everyone's participation. To pass the seminar, students must participate in at least 80% of the discussion forums and activities proposed by the instructors, complete all scheduled partial submissions, and pass the final project.

The possible payment methods are credit card, bank transfer and bank deposit.