COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6066 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN KÖKALAN ÇIMRIN

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

Within the scope of this course, it is the main purpose to clarify the phenomenon of social movements, which has an important place both in our daily life and in the social sciences literature, in the context of historical sociology. Based on the comparative historical method, clarifying different social movements in the context of the dynamics of social change realized in both theoretical and everyday life constitutes the basic setup of this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Within the scope of the course, different social movements that occurred in our country and internationally will be covered.
2   It is the main content of this course to clarify different movements in the context of social movement repertoires that have emerged both in the past and today.
3   It is based on discussing movement repertoires representing old, new and global social movements through different examples in historical sociological context.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Basic concepts of historical sociology and social movements
2 2. Basic theories and approaches regarding historical sociology and social movements
3 3. Basic theories and approaches regarding historical sociology and social movements
4 4. Classification of social movements in the context of the comparative historical method
5 5. Old social movements in a historical sociological perspective
6 6. New social movements in historical sociological perspective
7 7. Global social movements in historical sociological perspective
8 8. Midterm Exam
9 9. French Revolution and its effects
10 10. 68 Spring
11 11. Porto Allegre Process and world social forum
12 12. Medieval Ottoman Revolts
13 13. Republican era social movements in Türkiye
14 14. Nowadays social movements in Türkiye

Recomended or Required Reading

-Tarihsel Sosyoloji, edt. Elizabeth Özdalga, Ankara 2009

-Theda Skocpol, Tarihsel Sosyoloji: Bloch'tan Wallerstein'e Görüşler ve Yöntemler, Istanbul 2008
-Stephen Hobden, Historical Sociology of International Relations, Cambridge 2002
-Ferdan Ergut-Ayşen Uysal, Tarihsel Sosyoloji / Stratejiler - Sorunsallar - Paradigmalar, Istanbul 2013.
- Philip Abrams, Historical Sociology, UK: Open Books Publishing, 1982.

- Amin, S., Arrighi, G., Gunder Frank, A., Wallerstein, I., (1993), Büyük Kargaşa-Yeni Toplumsal Hareketlerin Krizi, Çeviren: Erden Akbulut, Alan Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
-Amin, S., (1980), Class and Nation Historically an In The Current Crisis, Translated by: Susan Kaplow, Monthly Review Pres, New York.
-Burke, P., (2000), Tarih ve Toplumsal Kuram, Çeviren: Mete Tunçay, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul.
-Çayır, K., (1999), Yeni Sosyal Hareketler - Teorik Açılımlar, Yayına Hazırlayan: Kenan Çayır, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul.
-Della Porta, D., Diani, M., (1999), Social Movements: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell.
-Hardt, M., Negri, A., (2002), Imparatorluk, Çeviren: Abdullah Yılmaz, Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul.
- Hardt, M., Negri, A., (2004), Çokluk - Imparatorluk Çağında Savaş ve Demokrasi, Çeviren: Barış Yıldırım, Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul.
- Tarrow, S., (1994), Power in Movement Social Movements Collective Action and Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres.
-Tarrow, S., (1998), Power in Movemet: Social Movements and Contentious Politics, Second Edition, Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Pres.
-Tilly, C., (2005), Avrupa da Devrimler 1492-1992, Çeviri: Özden Arıkan, Literatür Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

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 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Reading 7 5 35
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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