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    PSIR 641 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Social Movements
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    PSIR 641
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    7.5

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Elective
    Course Level
    Third Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator -
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s)
    Course Objectives The purpose of this course is to equip the students with a strong theoretical framework and appropriate conceptual tools towards an analysis of social movements. The historical evolution of social movements themselves and the scholarly analysis of these movements indicate a sustained yet transforming contribution to political life. Therefore a second objective of the course is to cover the historical progression of social movements in order to expose the continuities and discontinuities. Finally, the students will benefit from the theoretical and historical overview in analyzing the contemporary social movements and their impact.
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • introduces students with the social movements literature
    • forms a theoretical basis for analyzing social movements
    • constructs a comparative framework for historical analysis.
    • establishes the practical and material parameters in analyzing contemporary movements.
    Course Description The first part of the course consists of theoretical discussions as described in the course objectives. The second part of the course will cover the historical evolution of social movements and the way this historical has been studied. Finally the third part will focus on the contemporary social movements and will give students greater chance to analytically engage with the subject matter of the course.
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    Course Category

    Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    Supportive Courses
    Media and Management Skills Courses
    Transferable Skill Courses

     

    WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

    Week Subjects Related Preparation
    1 Introduction Overview of the Course Material
    2 Core Questions and Concepts Regarding Social Movements Della Porta & Diani, Chapters 1-4.
    3 Collective Action, Networks and Organizations Della Porta & Diani, Chapters 5-9.
    4 Resources Towards Collective Action Olson, Chapters 1,2,5 &6.
    5 Social Movements as Political Processes McAdam, Chapters 1-5.
    6 Analyzing Networks: Individuals, Organizations, and Leaders Diani & McAdam, Chapters 1-6.
    7 Theorizing Social Movements and Networks: Rationalist vs. Structuralist Analysis and the Making of a Future Agenda Diani & McAdam, Chapters 7-13.
    8 Midterm
    9 Long-term Historical Analysis Arrighi, Giovanni, Terence K. Hopkins and Immanuel Wallerstein. (1989) Anti-Systemic Movements. London: Verso.
    10 Dynamics of Contention Tilly & Tarrow, Chapters 1-5.
    11 Analyzing Contention: Components, Processes and Awaiting Possibilities Tilly & Tarrow, Chapters 6-9.
    12 Urban Social Movements Domaradzka & Hamel, Chapters 1-5 & 15.
    13 Transnational Social Movements Tarrow, Sidney (2005) The New Transnational Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
    14 Making Sense of It All: Networked Social Movements in a Globalized World Castells, Manuel (2015) Networks of Outrage and Hope. Cambridge: Polity Press.
    15 Review Gözden Geçirme ve Sonuç
    16 Final Exam

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks

    Books (see above), power point presentations.

    All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources.

    Suggested Readings/Materials
    • Della Porta, Donatella, and Mario Diani (2006) Social Movements: An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
    • Olson, Mancur, (1965) The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, Harvard University Press.
    • McAdam, Doug (1971) Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency 1930-1970, University of Chicago Press.
    • Diani, Mario and Doug McAdam (eds.) (2003) Social Movements and Networks: Relational Approaches to Collective Action. Oxford: Oxford UP.
    • Tilly, Charles and Sidney Tarrow (2007) Contentious Politics. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
    • Arrighi, Giovanni, Terence K. Hopkins and Immanuel Wallerstein. (1989) Anti-Systemic Movements. London: Verso.
    • Domarazka, Anna and Pierre Hamel (2024) Handbook on Urban Social Movements, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Tarrow, Sidney (2005) The New Transnational Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
    • Castells, Manuel (2015) Networks of Outrage and Hope. Cambridge: Polity Press.

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

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

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    3
    70
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    30
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    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
    16
    5
    80
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    0
    Presentation / Jury
    1
    27
    27
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    35
    35
    Final Exam
    1
    35
    35
        Total
    225

     

    COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

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    Program Competencies/Outcomes
    * Contribution Level
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    1

    To be able to improve and deepen the theoretical and conceptual proficiencies on Political Science and International Relations.

    -
    -
    X
    -
    -
    2

    To be able to evaluate critically and analytically the relationships between various factors in the discipline of Political Science and International Relations such as structures, actors, institutions and culture at an advanced level.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    3

    To be able to determine the theoretical and empirical gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature and gain the ability of questioning at an advanced level.

    -
    -
    X
    -
    -
    4

    To be able to gain the ability to develop innovative, leading and original arguments in order to fill the gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    X
    5

    To be able to gather, analyze, and interpret the data by using advanced qualitative or quantitative research methods in Political Science and International Relations.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    6

    To be able to develop original academic works and publish scientific articles in refereed national or international indexed journals in the field of Political Science and International Relations.

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    -
    -
    -
    -
    7

    To be able to describe individual research and contemporary developments in Political Science and International Relations in written, oral, and visual forms.

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    -
    -
    -
    -
    8

    To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity and/or as part of a team in generating innovative and analytical solutions to the problems that arise in relation to the politics in daily life.

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    -
    -
    -
    -
    9

    To be able to develop projects in determining the institutional and political instruments for conflict resolution in national and international politics.

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    -
    -
    -
    -
    10

    To be able to prepare an original thesis in Political Science and International Relations based on scientific criteria.

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    -
    -
    -
    -
    11

    To be able to follow new research and developments, publish scientific articles and participate the debates in academic meetings in Political Science and International Relations through a foreign language.

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    -
    -
    -
    -
    12

    To be able to have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of gathering, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to Political Science and International Relations.

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    -
    -
    -
    -

    *1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest


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