Course Description

Examines the theoretical and practical challenges NGOs and other stakeholders encounter in an emerging global civil society. Language of instruction differs by year.

グローバル化する世界を市民の立場から理解するとどうなるのか。様々なNGOや社会運動などが構築する地球市民社会の理論と実践について概観する。開講年度によって、開講言語が異なる。

This lecture introduces how global civil society actors use old and new media. Mass media and (mini) media are used by NGO and other civil society actors not only to raise awareness about the issues of their concern, but also to raise their own profile and to increase their reputation in public.

The lecture will introduce a theoretical background and provide example videos of recent campaigns (One.org, Greenpeace, Amnesty International). These examples videos and posters will are supposed to provide some incentive and ideas for the student’s campaign.

Key elements of this lecture:

I. Core activities of civil society actors

Research (of facts and problems)

Translating (difficult facts into comprehensive language, raising awareness, agenda setting)

Defending (position in the public sphere)

II. Means of Communications

Media

Mass Media

Mini Media

New Media

New Media

Internet

Websites

Blogs

Newsletters

III. Example of Alternative Media

Indymedia

IV. Comparison of News and Old Media

New York Times, LA Times compared to MySpace and Facebook

The “Decreasing” Role of Newspaper in the US and Europe

Why is Japan different, so far?

V. Internet User Analysis

IV. Examples of the use of New Media and Independent Media

The Seattle WTO Protests (1999)

Reading:

Martin Albrow and Marlies Glasius, Democracy and the Possibility of a Global Public Sphere, in: Anheier, Helmut,K., Marlies Glasius, Mary Kaldor. 2008. Global civil society 2007/8. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, Introduction, pp. 1-16.