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(4) Ghani Salleh 2000. Urbanisation & Regional
Development in Malaysia, Utusan Publications, Kuala
Lumpur.
(5) Palen, J.J. 1981. City Scenes: Problem and Prospects
(2 ed), Little, Brown & Co., Canada.
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EPGB6325 CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students are able to:

(1) Examine the roles and potentials of civil society in
development and social transformation;
(2) Assess civil society organization’s (CSO) potentials in
influencing multi-organization and multi-sector
domains; and
(3) Analyze civil society impacts on national and
transnational governance.
Synopsis of Course This course explores contributions that CSO can make to
Contents constructive social change. The course will cover: the
concept of civil society and the roles that civil society actors
have been playing in development and democratization
initiatives; CSO relations with other organizations, such as
governments, businesses and other CSOs; and the impacts
of globalization on civil society and CSO roles in
transnational governance.
Assessment Methods Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%
Main Reference (1) Glasius, Marlies (et.al.) (eds.) (2006). Global Civil
Society 2005/6. London: SAGE Publications.
(2) Edwards, Michael (2004). Civil Society. Cambridge:
Polity Press.
(3) Lewis, David, Wallace, Tina (eds.) (2000). New Roles
and Relevance: Development NGOs and the
Challenge of Change. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian
Press.

EPGB6326 INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students are able to:

(1) Explain global power structures and the role played by
organizations such as United Nations, the World Bank,
IMF and the World Trade Organization alongside the
dominance of some countries over others;
(2) Explain the distinctions of market power and civil
society, and how it is defined by political economy
factors;
(3) Estimate proxies of market power and explain its
consequences as well as regulatory mechanisms to
contain excessive market power;
(4) Examine why institutions are conditioned and in turn
condition the conduct of economic agents and the
environment; and
(5) Analyze how and why governments and pressure
groups can effect changes in the structure, conduct
and performance of firms.

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