SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

PSIR326

Course Code: PSIR326
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Erdem Damar

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Identify fundamental concepts, actors and operationalising logics of contemporary social movements;
Comprehend and analyse recent issues about (new) social movements;
Analyse roles and impacts of different types of social movements on democratic politics;
Distinguish social movements from other non-state civil society and pressure groups;
Know about a wide range of social movement theories and apply them to specific case-studies;
Develop visions and perspectives that include non-institutional and broad societal domains as well as everyday life to the study and analysis of politics.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

This course examines the origins, dynamics and impact of social movements in historical and contemporary contexts. The course will examine theoretical frameworks, analyze case studies and discuss how social movements have shaped political, social and cultural change. By the end of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate the strategies, achievements and challenges of social movements.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Introduction
2^nd Week	The Concept of Social Movements
3^rd Week	Marx, Lenin, Gramsci and theories of social movements
4^th Week	Theory of Collective Behavior
5^th Week	Resource Mobility Theory
6^th Week	Political Process Model I
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Political Process Model II
9^th Week	New Theory of Social Movements
10^th Week	Framing Perspective and Social Movements
11^th Week	Emotions and Social Movements
12^th Week	Culture, Ideology and Social Movements
13^th Week	Labor and Women's Movements
14^th Week	Human Rights Movements and Transnational Movements

Recommended or Required Reading

Çetinkaya, Y. D. (2008) Tarih ve Kuram Arasında Toplumsal Hareketler içinde Toplumsal Hareketler: Tarih, Teori ve Deneyim (derleyen: Y. Doğan ÇETİNKAYA) (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları), sf. 15-61.
Orum, A. M., ve Dale, J. G. (2019) Siyaset Sosyolojisi (İstanbul: Say Yayınları) sf. 20-52.
Le Bon, G. (2009) Kitlelerin Psikolojisi (İzmir: Tudem Yayıncılık), sf. 19-64.
Cohen, J. (2016) Strateji ya da Kimlik: Yeni Teorik Paradigmalar ve Sosyal Hareketler içinde Yeni Sosyal Hareketler (derleyen: Kenan ÇAYIR) (İstanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları) sf. 109-130.
Orum, A. M., ve Dale, J. G. (2019) Siyaset Sosyolojisi (İstanbul: Say Yayınları) sf. 257-284.
Kurtbaş, İ. (2017) Toplumsal Hareketler Siyasası: Teori-Oluşum-Dönüşüm (Ankara: Detay Yayınclılık), sf. 105-123, 357-378.
Güren, M.S., ve Özarslan, H. (2015) Çerçeveleme Teorisi ve Toplumsal Hareketler Erciyes İletişim Dergisi (4:1), sf. 36-50.
Mouffe, C. Siyaset ve Tutkular: Demokrasinin Bahisleri Gazete Duvar https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/dunya-forum/2017/08/12/siyaset-ve-tutkular-demokrasinin-bahisleri/
Sancar, S. (2014) İdeolojinin Serüveni: Yanlış Bilinç ve Hegemonyadan Söyleme (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi), sf. 11-46, 59-81, 125-136.
Yılmaz, İ. (2008) Hareket ve Kurumsallaşma Arasında Türkiye'de Kadın Mücadelesi: Eşitlik, Özgürlük, Farklılık içinde Toplumsal Hareketler: Tarih, Teori ve Deneyim (derleyen: Y. Doğan ÇETİNKAYA) (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları), sf. 525-567.
Dursun, Ç. (1998) Türkiye'de İşçi Sınıf Kimliğinin Medyada Temsili: 1970-1977 Toplum ve Bilim (78:Güz) sf. 210-243.
Bayat, A. (2015) İslam'ı Demokratikleştirmek: Toplumsal Hareketler ve Post-İslamcı Dönüş (İstanbul: İletişim), sf. 307-332.
Bayhan, V. (2014) Yeni Toplumsal Hareketler ve Gezi Parkı Direnişi Birey ve Toplum (4:7), sf. 23-57.
Çoban, B. (2009) Küreselleşme Sürecinde İnsan Hakları Mücadelesi ve Yeni Toplumsal Hareketler Marmara İletişim Dergisi (15), sf. 121-133.
Tarrow, S. (2008) Köklü Kozmopolitler ve Ulusötesi Aktivistler içinde Toplumsal Hareketler: Tarih, Teori ve Deneyim (derleyen: Y. Doğan ÇETİNKAYA) (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları), sf. 113-141.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	2	20
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	2	5	10
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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