※本課程第一週有分組活動，欲選修課程者請務必到課，謝謝配合~
公民參與一向是民主國家相當重視的議題，也是民主社會運作的重要機制；在學理上，公民參與被視為是實現民主治理（democratic governance），即調解當代政治與行政之衝突的解方之一。因此，學者們紛紛針對民主國家中的公民參與現象進行研究，然而，過去的研究主題，不是聚焦於「政府為什麼不想讓公民參與決策制定？」，就是在探討「公民為什麼不願意參與公共事務？」。
但，隨著愈來愈多新興公民參與機制的常規化及生活化，如網路投票（i-Voting）、電子連署（e-petition）、審議式預算等機制的應用，當前公民參與的重要議題，逐漸轉化為「公民應該具備什麼樣的知識（knowledge）與能力（capacity），才能作為其參與公共事務的基礎？」。基此，未來如何培養公民具備良好的公民素養（civic literacy），進而促使其做出合宜的政策選擇（optimal policy choices），並履行其相對應的公民資格（citizenship），逐漸成為當代民主治理實踐的核心課題。尤其當世界多數國家都將投票年齡的門檻設在20歲以下，面對國內各界對公民權年齡限制下修的呼籲日益增多，未來新興世代的公民素養應如何培植，更是政府與教育界須未雨綢繆的課題。
因之，本課程奠基於公民參與、公民素養及民主治理等知識基礎，進一步納入電子化民主與審議式民主等新興理論之觀點，藉此辨識及梳理有助於體現「良善公民參與」的相關要素與具體條件，同時，根據研析內容的主題，進一步搭配實作活動及團體反思，讓同學能夠瞭解在特定的治理系絡與管理議題中，公民素養對於公民參與之實踐的效果與限制。
詳言之，本課程之規劃將以實作活動及團體反思為主，理論探討為輔，主要授課內容包括：
一、民主社會的治理邏輯；
二、民主社會的治理衝突；
三、民主社會的治理困境（governance dilemma）與制度解方；
四、公民素養的基本概念；
五、公民素養的權威面向；
六、公民素養的正義面向；
七、公民審議的實作活動及團體反思－過程與成效。※There are group activities in the first week of this course. Those who want to take elective courses must come to class. Thank you for your cooperation~
Citizen participation has always been an issue that democratic countries attach great importance to, and it is also an important mechanism for the operation of democratic society. In academic terms, citizen participation is regarded as one of the solutions to achieve democratic governance, that is, to mediate the conflict between contemporary politics and administration. . Therefore, scholars have been conducting research on the phenomenon of citizen participation in democratic countries. However, past research topics have either focused on "Why does the government not want citizens to participate in decision-making?" or "Why are citizens unwilling to participate in public affairs?" ”.
However, as more and more emerging citizen participation mechanisms become routine and become part of daily life, such as the application of mechanisms such as online voting (i-Voting), electronic signature (e-petition), and deliberative budgeting, the current importance of citizen participation The issue gradually transformed into "What kind of knowledge and capabilities should citizens have as the basis for their participation in public affairs?" Based on this, how to cultivate citizens with good civic literacy in the future, thereby prompting them to make optimal policy choices and fulfill their corresponding citizenship, has gradually become a contemporary democratic governance practice. core topics. Especially when most countries in the world have set the voting age threshold below 20 years old, and in the face of increasing calls from all walks of life in the country to lower the age limit for citizenship, how to cultivate the civic literacy of the emerging generation in the future is something that the government and the education sector must take precautions against. subject.
Therefore, this course is based on the knowledge foundation of citizen participation, civic literacy and democratic governance, and further incorporates the perspectives of emerging theories such as electronic democracy and deliberative democracy, thereby identifying and sorting out the concepts that help embody "good citizen participation" Relevant elements and specific conditions. At the same time, based on the theme of the research and analysis content, it is further paired with practical activities and group reflections, so that students can understand the effects and limitations of citizen literacy on the practice of citizen participation in specific governance systems and management issues. .
Specifically, the planning of this course will be based on practical activities and group reflection, supplemented by theoretical discussions. The main teaching content includes:
1. The governance logic of a democratic society;
2. Governance conflicts in democratic societies;
3. Governance dilemma and institutional solutions in democratic societies;
4. Basic concepts of civic literacy;
5. The authoritative aspect of civic literacy;
6. The justice aspect of civic literacy;
7. Implementation activities and group reflection of citizen deliberation - process and results.
1. 美國公民教育中心（Center for Civic Education）（2019a）。超級公民─正義（郭菀玲譯）。財團法人民間公民與法治教育基金會出版。
2. 美國公民教育中心（Center for Civic Education）（2019c）。超級公民─權威（郭菀玲譯）。財團法人民間公民與法治教育基金會出版。
1. Center for Civic Education (2019a). Super Citizen─Justice (translated by Guo Yunling). Published by the Civic and Legal Education Foundation.
2. Center for Civic Education (2019c). Super Citizen─Authority (translated by Guo Yunling). Published by the Civic and Legal Education Foundation.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 課堂參與課堂參與 class participation |
30 | 含到課率與參與度。 |
| 小組討論與報告小組討論與報告 Group discussions and reports |
30 | 小組成果彙整，於期末舉行口頭報告，並繳交檔案與投影片。 |
| 活動參與及心得活動參與及心得 Activity participation and experience |
40 | 參與公民審議之實作、參訪活動，並提供個人之心得感想。 |
