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Poslední úprava: Bc. Veronika Kučabová (28.06.2023)
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Poslední úprava: Bc. Veronika Kučabová (28.06.2023)
Introduction to the course structure and main concepts of Social Movement Studies 2. Social Theory and Social Movements Theories of Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Parsons and etc in relation to social movements 3. Sociology of Conflict in the 20th Century Social conflict according to C. Wright Mills, Lewis Coser, and Ralf Dahrendorf 4. Main Theoretical Perspectives on Social Movements Evolution of Social Movement theories in time with a focus on Resource Mobilization, Frame Analysis, Political Opportunity, and New Social Movements theories 5. Dynamics of Contention Causal mechanisms in different cases of contentious politics and mobilizations with regard to environmental, cognitive, and relational mechanisms. Comparison of the causal dynamics of the Us Civil War and post-Franco Spain transition 6. Repertoires of Contention How past experiences of contention shape contemporary social movements. Examples from Europe and the Middle East 7. New Social Movements and Collective Identity Comparing 'old' and 'new' social movements focusing on the question of collective identity 8. Media and Social Movements The relationship between social movements and media, traditional or social, with a focus on the Arab Spring 9. Transnational Movements and Diffusion of Protests Social movements in the globalized world and how protests in different countries trigger one another. Discussion on diffusion between the protests in Brazil, Hong Kong, and Turkey 10. Social Boundary Mechanisms in Social Movements Inclusion and exclusion in social movements as who gets to participate and who doesn't. Examples from the Algerian Hirak movement and the Gezi protests in Turkey 11. Democracy and Social Movements Possibilities of democratic decision-making within social movements and beyond with a focus on the Global Justice Movement 12. Social Movements' Success How to define success in social movements and discussion on different cases 13. Concluding Remarks |
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Poslední úprava: Bc. Veronika Kučabová (28.06.2023)
Attendance and Participation 20% / Presentation 30% / Final Essay 50% |
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Poslední úprava: Bc. Veronika Kučabová (28.06.2023)
Della Porta, D., & Diani, M. (2014). Introduction: The field of social movement studies. Melucci, A. (1996). Challenging codes: Collective action in the information age. Cambridge University Press. Tilly, C., McAdam, D., & Tarrow, S. (2001). Dynamics of contention. Cambridge, CUP. Jasper, J. M. (2014). Protest: A cultural introduction to social movements. John Wiley & Sons. Snow, D., della Porta, D., Klandermans, B., & McAdam, D. (2013). The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Tilly, C., & Tarrow, S. G. (2015). Contentious politics. Oxford University Press.
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