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Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to the course |
Read the syllabus |
2) |
What is a social movement? |
Snow, David A., & Soule, Sarah, A. (2010). A primer on social movements. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. (Chapter 1, pp.1-22) |
3) |
How are social movements formed? |
Snow, David A., & Soule, Sarah, A. (2010). A primer on social movements. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. (Chapter 2, pp. 23-63) |
4) |
Under what conditions do social movements emerge? |
Snow, David A., & Soule, Sarah, A. (2010). A primer on social movements. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. (Chapter 3, pp. 64-108) |
5) |
Who participates in social movements and why? |
Snow, David A., & Soule, Sarah, A. (2010). A primer on social movements. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. (Chapter 4, pp.109-148) |
6) |
What is the course of social movement development? |
Snow, David A., & Soule, Sarah, A. (2010). A primer on social movements. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. (Chapter 5, pp. 149-201) |
7) |
Consequences of social movements |
Snow, David A., & Soule, Sarah, A. (2010). A primer on social movements. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. (Chapter 6, pp. 202-230) |
8) |
Course review and midterm |
All materials from weeks 1-7, powerpoints, handouts, lectures |
9) |
Old and new social movements |
Mello, B. (2007). Political process and the development of labor insurgency in Turkey 1945-80. Social movement studies, 6(3), 207-225.
Şimşek, S. (2004). New social movements in Turkey since 1980. Turkish Studies, 5(2), 111-139.
Submit project proposal to getback |
10) |
Globalization and social movements |
Ignatow, G. (2008). Globalizations and the transformation of environmental activism: Turkey since the 1980s. Globalizations, 5(3), 433-447.
Kuru, A. (2005). Globalization and diversification of Islamic movements: Three Turkish cases. Political Science Quarterly, 120(2), 253-274.
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11) |
Terrorism and social movements |
Della Porta, D. (2008). Research on social movements and political violence. Qualitative Sociology, 31, 221-230.
Borrum, R., & Gelles, M. (2005). Al-Qaeda’s operational evolution: Behavioral and organizational perspectives. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23, 467-483.
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12) |
Middle Eastern uprisings |
Onodera, H. (2009). The Kifaya generation: Politics of change among youth in Egypt. Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, 34(4), 44-64. |
13) |
Presentations |
Prepare a written and oral report on volunteering for a social movement organization experience/or prepare a research report on a social movement according to guidelines |
14) |
Presentations and project submission |
Prepare a written and oral report on volunteering for a social movement organization experience/or prepare a research report on a social movement according to guidelines |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. |
3 |
2) |
To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels |
1 |
3) |
To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. |
1 |
4) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes |
3 |
5) |
To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills |
3 |
6) |
To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. |
1 |
7) |
To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. |
4 |
8) |
To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective |
1 |
9) |
To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge |
3 |
10) |
To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects |
3 |
11) |
To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. |
2 |
12) |
To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |
1 |