Governance, Control and Normativities

Code:

MC119

Acronym:

GCN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MC	32	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2017	1	-	3	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Theoretical-practical classes, combining the exposition of theoretical content with autonomous literature review. Students will complement the knowledge transmitted in class with the analysis of key readings in each module.

Learning outcomes and competences

-Adquirir os conceitos-chave e conhecer os principais desenvolvimentos teóricos e aplicações empíricas das matérias leccionadas,

- Desenvolver a capacidade de aplicar os conceitos de modo rigoroso  e adquirir competências de análise dos modelos teóricos aprendidos, e aplicá-los a problemas concretos do fenómeno criminal; 
- Desenvolver aptidões de análise crítica, quer ao
nível conceptual, quer ao nível aplicado.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I-Social control and norms
1. Conceptual introduction
2. Classical sociological perspectives: Durkheim, Marx and Weber

II- Social control, deviance and crime
1. The legacy of symbolic interactionism
2. Functionalism and social control
3. Criminological Theories of Control
4. Conflict Perspectives and Radical Criminology


III- Governamentality and Governance

1.Foucault and Governamentality
1.1.The history of systems of thought
1.2.Genealogy and governmentality
1.3.Power, Knowledge and Subject
1.4.Regimes of government and regimes of truth

2,Governance
2.1.Basic concepts
2.2.Social Systems, State and Governance

3. Thematic and theoretical-empirical developments
3.1.Criminal policies and punishment
3.2.Risk, security and prevention
3.3.Legitimacy, trust and procedural justice

Mandatory literature

Foucault Michel 1926-1984; Sécurité, territoire, population. ISBN: 2-02-030799-5
Foucault Michel 1926-1984; Surveiller et punir. ISBN: 2-07-072868-0
Foucault Michel 1926-1984; Naissance de la biopolitique. ISBN: 2-02-032401-6
Garland David; The^culture of control. ISBN: 0-226-28384-4
Malley Pat O.; Risk, uncertainty and government. ISBN: 1-90438-500-1
Garland David; Punishment and modern society. ISBN: 0-226-28382-8
Innes Martin; Understanding social control. ISBN: 0-335-20940-8
Cohen Stanley; Visions of social control. ISBN: 0-7456-0021-2
Tyler Tom R.; Why people obey the law. ISBN: 0-691-12673-9
Wood Jennifer 340; Democracy, society and the governance of security. ISBN: 978-0-521-61642-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes, combining the exposition of theoretical content with autonomous literature review. Students will complement the knowledge transmitted in class with the analysis of key readings in each module.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Grade: Test*0.70+ written work*0.30