# PSPA 222 — Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Leadership (AUB)

> PSPA 222 Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Leadership at American University of Beirut. 2 student reviews · 2 shared files.

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Retrieved: 2026-09-15

## Facts

- Course code: PSPA 222
- Title: Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Leadership
- University: American University of Beirut (AUB)
- Subject: Political Studies and Public Administration
- Department: Political Studies and Public Administration
- Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 3
- Counts toward General Education: Societies and Individuals
- Professors on record (2): Carmen Geha, Zeina Mohanna

## Catalogue description

The course will introduce students to the principles and processes of civic engagement and leadership within democratic and democratizing systems of governance, and will help them understand the theoretical and practical issues related to the practice of participatory democracy from a comparative perspective. The discussion of the main features of the democratic system will be complemented with an extensive review of specific cases that are relevant to understand the problems that face civic engagement and leadership in different socio-political and cultural contexts.

## Quick answers

### What is PSPA 222 at AUB?

PSPA 222 Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Leadership is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The course will introduce students to the principles and processes of civic engagement and leadership within democratic and democratizing systems of governance, and will help them understand the theoretical and practical issues related to the practice of participatory democracy from a comparative perspective.

### How many credits is PSPA 222?

PSPA 222 Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Leadership is worth 3 credits at AUB.

### Is PSPA 222 hard?

2 AUB students have written about PSPA 222 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average.

### Who teaches PSPA 222 at AUB?

Studiety has 2 professors on record for PSPA 222: Carmen Geha, Zeina Mohanna. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now.

### Are there past papers for PSPA 222?

Yes — 2 files for PSPA 222 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account.

## What to expect

- Has Midterm
- Has Final
- Has Attendance
- Has Project
- Has Graded Homeworks
- Has Participation
- Original Book Necessary

## Shared course material

2 files shared by students. Free to download after signing up.

- Syllabi: 2 (most recent from 2018)

## Student reviews

2 of 2 reviews by students who took the course. Any review carried over from
elsewhere is marked with its source on its own line.

- **2020-04** — It's relatively easy, in this class, you read articles and discuss them and the exams were in the form of general essays that you could use the articles in the book as examples.

- **2020-04** — She’s a really nice person and her classes are usually easygoing and discussion-based, I do recommend it

## See also

- [All Political Studies and Public Administration courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/political-studies-and-public-administration.md)
- [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md)

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