Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
POL.VO.243
Civil Society and Forms of Political Participation, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
Course code
POL.VO.243Language of instruction
English, FinnishAcademic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027Level of study
Intermediate studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Elina Kestilä-Kekkonen, tenure track -professoriResponsible organisation
Faculty of Management and Business 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Politics Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
International outlook and global responsibility
Sustainable development
Participation in social movements; on-line participation; referendums and other types of direct participation; deliberative forms of participation; civil disobedience; illegal forms of participation.
Learning outcomes
Compulsory prerequisites
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
07.01.2025 – 17.02.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
06.03.2025 – 15.05.2025
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Completion option 2
Independent study
30.08.2024 – 31.07.2025
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
Completion option 3
Exam
01.08.2024 – 31.12.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
01.01.2025 – 31.07.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)