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Background Information
‘Developing Civil Society Education via Case Studies: A North American Perspective’ (DCSCS) is a four-year program that sends Canadian students to the U.S. or Mexico to study the complex and changing nature of North American civil society. (Note: By ‘civil society’ we mean the voluntary and community organizations, non-profit organizations (NGOs) and social movements that comprise the third sector/ voluntary sector/ independent sector, depending on the terminology used). Eighteen upper year students from McGill and Carleton universities will be selected to study at one of the six partner universities in the U.S. or Mexico. In addition to taking a minimum of two full-time courses, students will undertake a case study on a local civil society organization. This research will help inform critical analysis and problem solving in the sector, as well as encourage the dissemination of research focusing on civil society generally.
The DCSCS program will allow students to complement their classroom study of civil society with hands-on experience and case study research with a local organization.
The Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development (CVSRD) at Carleton University has been the lead Canadian partner managing civil society exchange programs since 2002. DCSCS is a part of The Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education, funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). In October 2006, CVSRD received funds from HRSDC to continue the program until 2010.
The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, McGill University is our Canadian partner in this program.
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