SOC 423 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Sociology

Course Name

Social Movements

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
SOC 423	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Case Study Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. SİNEM BAL
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims to introduce major sociological concepts and debates about the formation, dynamics and consequences of social movements. It introduces early social movements from the nineteenth century onwards, while primarily focusing on the waves of social movements and protests that have emerged since the 1960s. The course also aims to provide students with the main concepts and theoretical approaches necessary to analyse social movements.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; · describe social and political conditions making the emergence of movements possible. · discuss how socio-political context influences the shape of social movements. · classify main social movement theories that have shaped the way we make sense of social movements. · classify main social movement theories that have shaped the way we make sense of social movements. · explain the relations between social movements and social change.
Course Description	This course examines social movements and protests from the nineteenth century to the present, with particular emphasis on the waves of collective action that have emerged since the 1960s. It introduces the major theories and concepts developed to explain the emergence, development, and consequences of social movements. Drawing on these theoretical perspectives, the course examines different waves of social movements and protests in their specific socio-political contexts. It explores the conditions under which movements emerge and mobilise, the social groups and actors involved in them, and the extent to which they generate social, economic, political, and cultural change.
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Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction and Overview of the Course
2	What is a Social Movement?	Della Porta, Donatella, and Mario Diani, eds. The Oxford handbook of social movements. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015: 1-30. Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham:Palgrave Macmillan, 2019: 1-14.
3	Early Social Movements	Aminzade, Ronald. "Between movement and party: The transformation of mid-nineteenth century French republicanism." In Jenkins, J. Craig and Bert Klandermans (eds.). The politics of social protest, Taylor & Francis, 1995: 39-62. Tilly, Charles, Ernesto Castañeda and Lesley J. Wood. "Social Movements, 1768–2018”. NY: Routledge, 2019: 41-127.
4	Labor Movements I	Berberoglu, Berch. "The Marxist Theory of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation." The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019: 65-83. Tilly, Charles, Ernesto Castañeda and Lesley J. Wood. "Social Movements, 1768–2018”. NY: Routledge, 2020: 41-67.
5	Labor Movements II	Silver, Beverly J., and Sahan Savas Karatasli. "Historical dynamics of capitalism and labor movements." in Della Porta, Donatella, and Mario Diani, eds The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015: 133-145.
6	20th Century Early Movements	Petras, James F. "Twentieth-Century Socialist Revolutions and Their Class Components: Russia, China, Cuba, and Vietnam." In Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019: 85-113.
7	Women’s Movement and Feminist Waves	Wulff, Stephen, Mary Bernstein, and Verta Taylor. "New theoretical directions from the study of gender and sexuality movements: Collective identity, multi-institutional politics, and emotions." in Della Porta, Donatella, and Mario Diani, eds The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015: 108-130. Mann, Susan Archer, and Douglas J. Huffman. "The decentering of second wave feminism and the rise of the third wave." Science & Society (2005): 56-91. McBride, Dorothy E., and Amy G. Mazur. "Women’s movements, feminism, and feminist movements." Politics, Gender, and Concepts (2008): 219-243. Snyder, R. Claire. "What is third-wave feminism? A new directions essay." Signs: Journal of women in culture and society 34.1 (2008): 175-196.
8	Midterm
9	Civil Rights Movements	Spector, Alan J. "Decade of Turbulence: Social Movements and Rebellion in the 1960s." In Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019: 151-176. Ware, Leland. "Civil rights and the 1960s: A decade of unparalleled progress." Md. L. Rev. 72 (2012): 1087. Nelson, Jack. "The Civil Rights Movement-A Press Perspective." Hum. Rts. 28 (2001): 3-6. Hall, Simon. "Protest movements in the 1970s: The long 1960s." Journal of Contemporary History 43.4 (2008): 655-672.
10	New Social Movements I	Tarrow, Sidney. “Contentious Politics” in Della Porta, Donatella, and Mario Diani, eds The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015: 86-106 Petras, James F., and Henry Veltmeyer. "Neoliberalism and Social Movements in Latin America: Mobilizing the Resistance." In Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2019: 177-211. Johnson, Toni. "LGBTI rights: the international context". In Handbook on Gender in World Politics. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016: 153-161. Holtmaat, Rikki and Paul Post. "Enhancing LGBTI rights by changing the interpretation of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women?." Nordic Journal of Human Rights 33.4 (2015): 319-336.
11	New Social Movements II	Rootes, Christopher and Eugene Nulman. “The Impacts of Environmental Movements” in Della Porta, Donatella, and Mario Diani, eds The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015: 729-740. Parks, Peggy. “The Green Movement” San Francisco: Reference Point Press, 2012. Tilly, Charles, Ernesto Castañeda and Lesley J. Wood. "Social Movements, 1768–2018”. NY: Routledge, 2020: 177-193. Olzak, Susan. "Ethnic and nationalist social movements." David A. Snow, Sarah A. Soule, Hanspeter Kriesi. “The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements”, Blackwell Publishing, 2004: 666-693.
12	New Social Movements III	Lindio-McGovern, Ligaya. "Neoliberal Globalization and Transnational Women’s Movements in the Early Twenty-First Century." in Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019: 353-372. Welch, Levin. "Neoliberalism, the global capitalist crisis, and the Occupy Wall Street movement." in Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019: 325-351. Tilly, Charles, Ernesto Castañeda and Lesley J. Wood. "Social Movements, 1768–2018”. NY: Routledge, 2020: 194-204.
13	Theories of Social Movements I	Peoples, Clayton D. "Classical and contemporary conventional theories of social movements." In Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019: 17-34. Morris, Aldon, and Cedric Herring. "Theory and research in social movements: A critical review." (1984). Press, Salem. "Theories of Social Movements." Sociology Reference Guide. Pasadena, California Hackensack, New Jersey: Salem Press 5.2 (2011). Buechler, Steven M. “Understanding social movements: Theories from the classical era to the present”. Routledge, 2016: 9-109.
14	Theories of Social Movements II	Foweraker, Joe. Theorizing social movements. Vol. 1. Pluto Press, 1995: 9-24 Jenkins, J. Craig. "Resource mobilization theory and the study of social movements." Annual review of sociology (1983): 527-553. Sen, Anindya, and Ömer Avci. "Why social movements occur: Theories of social movements." Journal of Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Management 11.1 (2016): 125-130. Buechler, Steven M. “Understanding social movements: Theories from the classical era to the present”. Routledge, 2016:109-229.
15	Review of the semester
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

Della Porta, Donatella, and Mario Diani, eds. The Oxford handbook of social movements. Oxford University Press

Berberoglu, Berch. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.

Tilly, Charles, Ernesto Castañeda and Lesley J. Wood. "Social Movements, 1768–2018”. NY: Routledge, 2019.

David A. Snow, Sarah A. Soule, Hanspeter Kriesi. “The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements”, Blackwell Publishing, 2004.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	60
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	15	3	45
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	27	27
Final Exam	1	60	60
		Total	180

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.	X	-	-	-	-
2	To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.	X	-	-	-	-
3	To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.	-	X	-	-	-
4	To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.	-	-	-	-	X
6	To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.	-	X	-	-	-
7	To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.	X	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.	-	X	-	-	-
10	To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.	X	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-

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