CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

SOCI320

Course Code: SOCI320
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)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Discuss the concepts of civil society and social movement.
Analysis the concept of civil society in a historical point of view.
Disscuss the concept of civil society theoretically.
Analysis the reasons and process of social movements.
Link and discuss the concepts of civil society and social movements.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The course discusses social movements within the scope of basic theoretical approaches and tries to understand the birth and development of social movements in the axis of participation, mobilization, tactics, strategies, reactive forces and control. The course focuses on ?New Social Movements? as a special topic.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The Contemporary Revival of Civil Society
2^nd Week	The Discontents of Civil Society
3^rd Week	Civil Society and State Relations
4^th Week	Social Theory and Civil Society
5^th Week	Theoretical Development in the Twentieth Century
6^th Week	Social Movements and Civil Society
7^th Week	Social Changes and Social Movements
8^th Week	Mid-term Exam
9^th Week	The Symbolic Dimension of Collective Action
10^th Week	Collective Action and Identity
11^th Week	Individuals, Networks and Participation
12^th Week	Social Movements and organisations
13^th Week	Action Forms, Repertoires, and Cycles of Protest
14^th Week	The Policing of Protest and Political Opportunities for Social Movements
15^th Week	Public Holiday
16^th Week	General Overview

Recommended or Required Reading

* Corsaro, A. W. (2011) The Sociology of Childhood. Third Edition.
* Mayal, B. (2013). A History of The Sociology of Childhood. London: Institute of Education Press.
* Onur, B. (2007) Çocuk Tarih ve Toplum. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
* Onur, B. (2009) Türk Modernleşmesinde Çocuk. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
* Wells, K. (2009) Childhood: In a Global Perspective. UK: Polity Press.
* Wyness, M. (2006). Childhood and Society. Second Edition. UK: Palgrave and Macmillan.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	5	5
Individual or group work	0	0	0
Preparation for Final exam	1	55	55
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	50	50
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X
K2			X
K3	X	X		X
K4		X		X
K5
K6			X
K7					X
K8
K9
K10
K11					X
K12