SBUS312 Social Movements

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 6. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code SBUS312
Name Social Movements
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester 6. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. MARELLA BODUR ÜN
Course Instructor
1 2
(A Group) ()


Course Goal / Objective

This course focuses on social movements - one of the basic concepts employed to make sense of national and global political, economic, cultural and social processes and transformations.

Course Content

This course focuses on the emergence and development of social movements in local, national and global levels. It also looks at different theories that explain and understand social movements.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Resources

Sidney Tarrow, Power in Movement

Notes

Alberto Melucci, Challenging Codes


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Identifies different conceptualizations of social movements.
LO02 Identify and analyze different social movement theories.
LO03 Analyze the emergence and development of social movements employing different social movement theories.
LO04 Identify and analyze different local, national and global social movements.
LO05 Analyzes the effect of social movements on international politics.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies. 4
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Becomes skilful at following and interpreting different social areas in international and national levels and also applies the problem-solving oriented practices.
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Collects, reviews and analyzes the data obtained which necessary for modelling applications in the Social Science. 3
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Individually and/or in a team, takes responsibility, leadership, and works effectively. 3
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı In recognition of the need for lifelong learning, follows the latest developments in the field and improves himself/herself.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses Turkish, and at least one more foreign language, in accordance with the requirements of academic and work life.
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Understands and interprets the feelings, thoughts and behaviors of related persons correctly; and expresses himself/herself in written and oral forms accurately.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves his/herself constantly by defining educational requirements considering interests and talents in scientific, cultural, art and social fields besides career development.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods; and develops and applies new study methods if necessary.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and implements social, scientific and professional ethical values. 4
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. 4
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops critical thinking skills. 5


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Manuel Castells, The Power of Identity. Oxford: Blackwel, 1997. Manuel Castells, Networks of Outrage and Hope Polity, 2012 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Social movements: different conceptualizations David Meyer, Protest and Political Process in Kate Nash and Alan Scott (eds), The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology, Blackwell Publishing, 2004. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Resource Mobilization Theory D. McCarthy and M.N. Zald, Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial Theory, American Journal of Sociology 82, 6 (1977): 1212-1241. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Political Process Model Sidney Tarrow, Introduction and Chapter 1, in Power in Movement: Social Movements, Collective and Politics. Cambridge UP, 1994, pp.1-27. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Political Opportunity Structures and Framing H.P. Kitschelt, Political Opportunity Structures and Political Protest: Anti-Nuclear Movements in Four Democracies, British Journal of Political Science 16 (1986): 57-85 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 New Social Movements Alberto Melucci, A Strange Kind of Newness in E. Larana, H. Johnston and J. Gusfield (eds.) New Social Movements: from Ideology to Identity. Temple UP, 1994. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Social Movements and the Media Jennifer Earl, Jayson Hunt, and R. Kelly Garrett, Social Movements and the ICT Revolution in Hein-Anton van der Heijden (ed.), Handbook of Political Citizenship and Social Movements, Edward Elgar, 2014, pp.359-383. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Q. Wiktorowicz, Introduction: Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory in Q. Wiktorowicz, Islamic Activism: A Social Movement Theory Approach, pp. 1-33. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
9 Global Social Movements Manuel Castells, Networks of Outrage and Hope Polity, 2012 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Presentations-1 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Presentations-2 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
12 Presentations-3 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
13 Presentations-4 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
14 Presentations-5 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
15 Presentations-6 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
16 Term Exams Exam Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
17 Term Exams Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 30 30
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 22 22
Total Workload (Hour) 136
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,44
ECTS 5 ECTS

Update Time: 13.05.2024 11:01