1980年代中期以來，民主社會已逐漸由過去「選舉為中心」的投票民主，轉向以「討論為中心」的審議式民主，主張公民才是民主體制的參與主體，所有受決策影響的公民或其代表，都應透過知情、理性、平等的社會溝通後參與集體決定。自2015、2016至2017年，臺中市已分別於中區、清水、豐原、大里、南區、東勢等行政區執行「參與式預算」（Participatory Budgeting），此一起源於巴西愉港（Porto Alegre）的公民參與都市治理政策，是審議民主（Deliberative Democracy）在臺灣最重要的公民參與模式之一。本課程以回顧三年來在臺中市參與式預算中由市民提案關注的廣泛都市議題出發，選取與公民日常生活密切相關的「食農教育與空污」、「新移民/移工」、「都市規劃」、「國家科技政策」等主題，提供修課同學進行社會溝通實作，並依據「問題研析、實作方法、批判反思」三階段進行。修課學生將有機會參與科技部「社會與科技政策溝通平台計畫」（計畫編號：MOST 106-3114-Y-307 -046），並多次至臺中市的審議民主現場參與活動或上課，藉此體悟公民治理精神，並對社會溝通現況提出批判，檢視審議民主在臺中市之實踐與更多可能性。因此，公民參與既是本課程內容，同時也是問題意識，而社會溝通實作則為方法，一方面促進修課同學理解社會現實，另一方面則鼓勵其對臺灣社會問題提出社會學批判。Since the mid-1980s, democratic societies have gradually shifted from the "selected as the center" voting democracy in the past to the "discussion-centered" appraisal democracy. The proactive citizens are the participation of the democratic system. All citizens or their representatives affected by the decision should participate in collective decisions through informed, rational and equal social communication. From 2015, 2016 to 2017, Taichung City has implemented "participatory budgeting" in administrative regions such as Central District, Qingshui, Hongyuan, Dali, Nan District, and Dongxi. This originated from the citizen participation and urban governance policy of Porto Alegre, Brazil, and is one of the most important citizen participation models for Deliberative Democracy in Taiwan. This course is based on the extensive urban discussion topics that are concerned by citizens' proposals in the Taiwan Municipal Party Budget for three years. It selects topics such as "food and agricultural education and air pollution", "new immigration/immigration", "urban planning", and "national science and technology policy" that are closely related to citizens' daily lives. It provides students with social communication practices and is conducted in three stages: "question analysis, practical methods, and critical reflection". Students will have the opportunity to participate in the Ministry of Science and Technology’s “Social and Science and Technology Policy Communication Platform Plan” (Photography No.: MOST 106-3114-Y-307 -046), and have visited Taichung City many times to participate in democratic venues and activities or attend classes, so as to understand the spirit of civic governance, and criticize the current situation of social communication, and examine the reality and more possibilities of democratic review in Taichung City. Therefore, citizen participation is not only the content of this course, but also the concept of problematics. Social communication practices are a method. On the one hand, it promotes students to understand social reality in the course, and on the other hand, it encourages them to propose social criticism of Taiwan’s social issues.
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| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平時出席與課堂暨參訪討論平時出席與課堂暨參訪討論 Attendance and class and visit discussions |
20 | 課堂出席與討論，及所有參訪過程的參與程度，均列入平時成績計算之中。若因故不克出席，務必於上課時間開始前9小時，事先向授課教師及同組組員請假。 |
| 小組報告一「批判閱讀」小組報告一「批判閱讀」 The group report a "critical reading" |
30 | 口頭報告、報告後繳交簡報檔 |
| 小組報告二「實作參與」小組報告二「實作參與」 Group Report 2 "Practical Participation" |
50 | 口頭報告、書面/多媒體呈現，各25% |
