Hands On Training

Citizen Engagement: A Game Changer for Development

World Bank Group

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edX

Course Features

Duration

5 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

4 hours per week

Teaching Type

Instructor Paced

Course Description

Government works best when citizens are directly engaged in policymaking and public service delivery.

This social sciences course explores citizen engagement and the role citizens can play in actively shaping public policy.

Throughout the course, you will learn about cutting edge research and theories related to citizen engagement, and examples of ways citizens and governments are working together in new ways to improve their societies.

This course was developed in partnership with many individuals and organizations. We have partnered with top experts from a wide range of fields and countries to present this course, creating a truly global faculty.

We have also partnered with 4 leading institutions – the London School of Economics, Overseas Development Institute, Participedia and CIVICUS – who have taken leading roles in the development of each week’s content.

Course Overview

Live Class

Human Interaction

Personlized Teaching

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

No Prerequisites Required

What You Will Learn

What citizen engagement is and why it matters

The role that citizens can play in actively shaping public policy

How engaging citizens can improve public service delivery

The impact of recent innovations in information and communications technology

Course Content

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Module 1: Overview

Module 2: Citizen Engagement: What It Is and Why It Matters

Module 3: Engaging Citizens for Improved Policymaking

Module 4: Can Engaging Citizens Bring Better Services?

Course Instructors

Helene Grandvoinnet

Lead Social Development Specialist, Governance Global Practice at The World Bank Group

Helene Grandvoinnet is a governance expert, with twenty years of experience in research, policy dialogue, and project design and management on transparency and accountability, decentralization, publi...

Jeff Thindwa

Program Manager, Global Partnership for Social Accountability at The World Bank Group

Jeff Thindwa is Program Manager of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), in the Governance Global Practice (GGP). The GPSA was established by the World Bank Group’s Board of Direct...

Tiago Carneiro Peixoto

Senior Public Sector Specialist at The World Bank Group

Tiago is a Senior Public Sector Specialist at the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice. Having joined the Bank in 2010, Tiago’s activities focus on working with governments to develop solutions fo...

Kate DeMoss

Policy Specialist at World Bank

Serving as a policymaker and researcher in international economics, governance, trade and development for over fifteen years, Kate Henvey DeMoss has worked at the World Bank, the International Financ...