Contemporary Social Movements
Code
722081073
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Inês Farinha Pereira
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
It is intended that students acquire :
a) Knowledge of theoretical concepts and methods of contemporary social movements analisys
b ) Notions of historically and sociologically rooted social movements
c ) Ability to describe and analyze social movements, political elites, institutionalization and political dynamics
d ) Ability to communicate clearly the results of research
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1 Social Movements : definitions, approaches and comparative analysis
2 From the classical theories on social movements to the theory of new social movements
3 Contemporary movements : from the anti - globalization to the anti austerity
4 Collective action and social movements : recruitment, structure , legitimation and institutionalization
5 Symbolic and cultural dimensions of social movements
6 New issues : globalization , convergence, new technologies
Bibliography
Della Porta, D. e M. Diani, Social Movements: An introduction, Oxford, Blackwell, 1999
Goldstone, J., \"Social Movements or Revolutions?\", in Giugni, McAdam e Tilly (ed.), From Contention to Democracy, Boston, Rowman & Littlefield, 1998, pp. 125-148
McAdam, D. , S. Tarrow e C. Tilly, Dynamics of Contention, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2001
Pichardo, N. \"New Social Movements: A critical review\", Annual Review of Sociology, vol. 23, 1997, pp. 411-430 Tarrow, S., Power in Movement: Social movements, collective action and politics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1994(3.ª edição), Thousand Oaks, Sage.
Teaching method
Lectures on central concepts ;
Debates based on chosen texts
Tutorial follow up of students´ projects
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment of students´ participation ( 20 % ) ;
Oral presentation ( 10 % ) ;
A bibliographic essay or a research plan ( c.15 pages . ) on a relevant topic ( 70 % ) .