HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Sociology & Anthropology

Semester: Yearly

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Professor Eitan Alimi

Coordinator Email: eitan.alimi@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Tuesday, 15:00 - 16:00

Teaching Staff:
Prof Eitan Alimi

Course/Module description:
ever since 1968 and the waves of popular protest in Western Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere, the study of social movements and social protest, has become paramount, with ever-growing number of publications, specialized journals, book series, and research centers. As a seminar, we will get to know the major theories and approaches in the field, making sure to also know case studies from different parts of the globe.

Course/Module aims:
To strengthen the understanding, analysis, and familiarity of protest groups and events in and outside Israel.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
familiarity with basic texts in the study of social movements and social protest

tools to analyze instances of movements and social protests

Familiarity with instances of social movement and protest in and outside Israel.

Conducting research on a selected case study

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: group discussion

Course/Module Content:
What is a social movement
Social-Psychological approaches
Rational approaches
Political approaches
Interactive approaches
Cultural approaches
International approaches
Integrative approaches

Required Reading:
מהי תנועה חברתית:
Tilly, C. (2004) Social Movements, 1768-2004, Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers, Ch. 1.
אלימי, א. "לקרוא לילד בשמו – על השונה (והדומה) בין תנועות חברתיות ובין קבוצות אינטרס." חברה אזרחית ומגזר שלישי בישראל, 2(2), 2008.
Diani, M. (1992) “The concept of social movement,” Sociological review, 40 (1): 1–25.

גישות פסיכולוגיות-חברתיות לחקר מחאה פוליטית:
Gurr, Ted R. Why Men Rebel, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1970, Ch. 2.
Useem, B. (1985) "Disorganization and the New Mexico Prison Riot of 1980," American Sociological Review 50:667-688.
ברנשטיין, ד. "הפנתרים השחורים: קונפליקט ומחאה בחברה הישראלית", מגמות, כרך כ"ה, 1979, עמ' 80-65.

גישות רציונאליות לחקר מחאה פוליטית:
McCarthy, John D. and Zald, Mayer N. (1977). “Resource Mobilization and Social Movement: A Partial Theory”, American Journal of Sociology 82(12):12-41.
Jenkins, Craig J. and Perrow, C. (1977) "Insurgency of the Powerless: Farm Worker Movements (1946-1972)," American Sociological Review 42:249-268.
Bosi, Lorenzo. (2007) “Social Movement Participation and the “Timing” of Involvement: The Case of Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement,” Research in Social Movements, Conflict, and Change 27:37-61.
וולפספלד, ג. "פעילות פוליטית בישראל – המקרה של ימית", מדינה, ממשל ויחסים בינלאומיים, 22, 1984, עמ' 50-39.


גישת התהליך הפוליטי לחקר מחאה פוליטית:
McAdam, D. (1999) Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency 1930-1970, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, Ch. 3.
Tarrow, S. (1996) "States and Opportunities: The Political Structuring of Social Movements," in D. McAdam, J. McCarthy, and M. Zald, Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Ch. 2.
Alimi, Eitan Y. (2007) “The Israeli Political Arena and Palestinian Contention: The Case of the ‘First’ Intifada,” British Journal of Political Science 37:433-453.
Kitschelt, Herbert P. (1986). “Political Opportunity Structure and Political Protest: anti-nuclear movements in four democracies”, British Journal of Political Science 16:57-85.

גישות אינטראקטיביות לחקר מחאה פוליטית:
Zald, Mayer N. and Useem, B. (1994) "Movement and Countermovement Interaction: Mobilization, Tactics, and State Involvement," in Mayer N. Zald and John D. McCarthy, Social Movements in an Organizational Field, New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.
Gamson William A. and Gadi Wolfsfeld. (1993) “Movements and Media as Interacting Systems.” Annals AAPSS 528: 114-125.
Rasler, K. (1996) "Concessions, Repression, and Political Protest in the Iranian Revolution," American Sociological Review 61:132-52.
Della Porta, Donatella, and Diani, Mario. (2000) Social Movement: An Introduction. Blackwell, Ch. 5 (“Movement Networks”)
Diani, M. (2002) "Network Analysis," in B. Klandermans and S. Staggenborg, Methods of Social Movement Research, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.

גישות תרבותיות לחקר מחאה פוליטית:
David Snow, E. Burke Rochford, Steven Worden, and Robert Benford, (1986) "Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation," American Sociological Review 51: 464-481.
Swidler, A. (1995) "Cultural Power and Social Movements," in H. Johnston and B. Klandermans, Social Movements and Culture, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
Alimi, Eitan Y. and Hank Johnston (2009) "Primary Frameworks, Keying, and the Dynamics of Contention in the Chechen and Palestinian National Movements" (unpublished manuscript).
Johnston, H. (2002) "Verification and Proof in Frame and Discourse Analysis," in B. Klandermans and S. Staggenborg, Methods of Social Movement Research, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.

גישות בינלאומיות לחקר מחאה פוליטית:
Smith, Jackie. (2001) “Globalizing Resistance: The Battle of Seattle and the Future of Social Movements,” Mobilization 6(1):1—19.
Meyer, David S. 2003. "Political Opportunity and Nested Institutions." Social Movements Studies 2(1):17-35.
Tarrow, Sidney (2002) "The New Transnational Contention: Organizations, Coalitions, and Mechanisms," (paper presented at APSA annual meeting at Chicago, September 1, 2002).


גישות אינטגרטיביות: קולות חדשים, היבטים זנוחים ומתודות חדשות – קטעים נבחרים מתוך:
McAdam, D., Tarrow, S. and Tilly, C. (2001) Dynamics of Contention, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Ch. 1, 2.
Aminzade, Ronald R., Goldstone, Jack A., McAdam, D., Perry, Elizabeth J., Sewell, Jr., William H., Tarrow, S., and Tilly, C. (2001) Silence and Voice in the Study of Contentious Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Ch. 5.
Goodwin, J. and Jasper, James M. (2004) Rethinking Social Movements: Structure, Meaning, and Emotion, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, Ch. 11.
Giugni Marco. 2008. Political, Biographical, and Cultural Consequences of Social Movements,” Sociology Compass, 2(5):1582-1600.

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 20 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
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