Universität Wien

230018 SE Selected Paradigms: Social Movements and Social Change (2021W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

Information der SPL: Im Rahmen dieser Lehrveranstaltung kann eine BACHELORARBEIT verfasst werden. Die Betreuungsvereinbarung muss bis zum Ende der Lehrveranstaltung zu Stande kommen. Weitere Informationen siehe: https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/ba/ba-s/bachelorarbeit/
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 35 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

**UDPATE 19.11.2021 - as of immediately, this seminar will take place online. All information is to be found on moodle.**

Update 22.09.2021: The first session on 05.10.2021 will be digital online (the link to the zoom room will be posted on Moodle and sent to all participants by email).

  • Tuesday 05.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 12.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Hybride Lehre
    Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 19.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
  • Tuesday 09.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Hybride Lehre
    Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Hybride Lehre
    Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 30.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 07.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 14.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 11.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 18.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 25.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Societies are not static, but dynamic. Sociology includes the study of the developmental dynamics of modern societies, the drivers of their change, as well as upheavals and crises to ascertain how, when and why societies change, what the causes and consequences of changes in social orders are and how changes are perceived and interpreted by social actors. This seminar explores sociological answers to these questions focussing in particular on the paradigm of conflict theories and the role of social movements in processes of social change. The central focus is on teaching theories and research strategies that enable an historical as well as current examination of old and new social movements in the 20th and 21st centuries in the context of social conflict.

Assessment and permitted materials

1. Oral presentation (20%)
2. Book review (30%)
3. Written Essay (50%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Seminar attendance is compulsory and active participation in seminar discussions as well as the completion of required readings in preparation for each seminar are expected.

A minimum requirement of at least 50 points is required to pass the exam and with that, the course.

Grading scale:
very good 87,5% - 100
good 75% - 87,49%
satisfactory 62,5% - 74,99%
pass 50% - 62,49%
fail 0% - 49,99%

Examination topics

Required readings for each seminar and further materials that will be made available on the moodle learning platform.

Reading list

Reading list will be made available at the beginning of the course.
For orientation:
Della Porta, D. (2014): Spreading Protest: Social Movements in Times of Crisis, Lanham, Maryland: ECPR Press/Rowman & Littlefield.
Kern, T. (2008): Soziale Bewegungen: Ursachen, Wirkungen, Mechanismen, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Association in the course directory

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Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:20