COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4033 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN KÖKALAN ÇIMRIN

Offered to

Sociology (Evening)
Sociology

Course Objective

To follow the international and national literature on social movements and to deal with the basic concepts and theories of the field. To make the historical process of social movements in the world and in Türkiye comprehensible.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the conceptualization of movements within the framework of social movement theories,
2   To be able to analyze current social movements with the acquired conceptual and theoretical knowledge,
3   Understanding the classifications and theories of social movements,
4   To analyze the historical evolution of social movements,
5   Understanding social movement analysis through primary sources.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the concept of Social Movements
2 Introduction to the concept of Social Movements
3 Classification of social movements
4 History of social movements
5 Collective action and collective behavior theory
6 Social movements according to classical sociological approach
7 Structural-Functionalist school and social movements
8 Midterm exam
9 Conflict School and Social Movements
10 New Social Movements approach
11 Resource Mobilization theory
12 World System and anti-system movements approach
13 Manuel Castells and the Social Network Movements approach
14 Empire and Multiplicity theory
15 General Evaluation
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

- Tilly, C., Castaneda E., Wood L., (2022). Toplumsal hareketler 1768-2018. Alfa Yayınları
-Çetinkaya D. ( 2018). Toplumsal Hareketler/Tarih, Teori ve Deneyimler, Iletişim Yayınları.
- Martin W. G., (2008). Toplumsal Hareketler 1750-2005. Versus Yayınları.
- Tilly C., (2007). Demokrasi. Phoenix Yayınları.
- Türkdoğan O., (1997). Sosyal Hareketlerin Sosyolojisi. Birleşik Yayıncılık.
- Della Porta D., Diani M., ( 2020). Toplumsal Hareketler. Türkiye Iş Bankası Yyayınları.
-Tarrow S., (1998). Power in Movement/ Social Movements and Contentious Politics, Duke Üniversity Press.
- Zeyrekli-Yaş, S. (2020). Siyasete Katılım ve Toplumsal Hareketler. Astana Yayınları.
- Le Bon G. (2020). Kitlelerin Psikolojisi. Koridor Yayınları.
-Çayır K. (2020). Yeni toplumsal Hareketler. Metis Yayınları.
- Çoban B.( 2009). Yeni Toplumsal Hareketler. Kalkedon Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, apart from the lecturer's lectures, students are expected to come to class prepared by reading the articles shared on the Sakai system every week. Therefore, the lecturer uploads first-hand sources in the system every week in accordance with the next course program. Students are expected to read the relevant texts.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.kokalan@deu.edu.tr.

Tel: 0(232)3019421

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.145
LO.2343455
LO.343445
LO.444
LO.54