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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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Introduction to the Course |
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Civil society, New Social Movements and New Civic Activism
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— Snow, D.A, Soule, S. A., and H. Kriesi (2004). Mapping the Terrain. In D. Snow, S. A. Soule and H. Kriesi (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements. UK: Blackwell
— Youngs, R. (2017). Introduction. In R. Youngs (Ed.), Global civic activism in flux. Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Available at https://carnegieeurope.eu/2017/03/17/global-civic-activism-in-flux-pub-68301#intro
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Civic Cooperation: NGOs and New Activists
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— Glasius, M., and Ishkanian, A. (2015). Surreptitious symbiosis: Engagement between activists and NGOs. Voluntas, 26, 2620–2644.
— Zihnioğlu, Ö. (2018).” The Prospects of Civic Alliance: New Civic Activists Acting Together with Civil Society Organizations”, Voluntas. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-018-0032-9 |
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Digital Activism
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— Diamond, L. (2010). ‘Liberation technology’, Journal of Democracy, 21 (3): 69-83.
— A. Breuer, T. Landman and D. Farquhar, (2015). ‘Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution’, Democratization, 22(4): 764–792. |
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New Civic Activism: Case Studies
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6) |
Activism and Protests
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— Leetaru, K. (30 May 2014). ‘Did the Arab spring really spark a wave of global protests?’, Foreign Policy.
— The Economist Intelligence Unit (2013). Rebels Without a Cause: What the Upsurge in Protest Movements Means for Global Politics, EIU Report.
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7) |
REVIEW BEFORE MIDTERM |
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8) |
Midterm Exam |
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9) |
Activism and Democracy
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— Maleki A.,and Hendriks, F. (2015). ‘The Relation Between Cultural Values and Models of Democracy: A Cross-National Study’, Democratization, 22(6): 981–1010.
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10) |
International Support for Civic Activism
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— Agg, C. (2006). Trends in Government Support for Non-Governmental Organizations: Is the “Golden Age” of the NGO Behind Us?, Civil Society and Social Movements Programme Paper Number 23, Geneva, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.
— L. Whitehead, (2015). ‘International democracy promotion as political ideology: upsurge and retreat’, Journal of Political Ideologies, 20(1): 10–26.
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11) |
Right-wing Activism
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— Shapovalova , N. (2018). The Two Faces of Conservative Civil Society in Ukraine. In R. Youngs (Ed.), The Mobilization of Conservative Civil Society. Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Youngs, R. (2017). Introduction. In R. Youngs (Ed.), The Mobilization of Conservative Civil Society. Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. |
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Presentations
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13) |
Presentations
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14) |
Overview |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. |
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2) |
Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. |
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Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives |
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Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). |
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Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. |
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Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). |
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7) |
Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. |
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8) |
Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. |
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9) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. |
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