Discipline

Social Movement and Social Change: Contemporary Reflections

Course Number
HS 412
Credit
6
Discipline Type
Sociology

Nature, Definitions and Characteristics of Social Movement, Relationship with state and Civil Society Theories of Social Movements Social Movements and Social Change Reform, Rebellion, Revival Revolution, Counter Movement New Social Movements (Peasant movement, Labour movement, Dalit movement, Women’s movement, Ecological/Environmental Movement, Anti-Nuclear Movement, Anti-Globlalization movements Movements, mobilization and current social order

Reference

Foweraker, Joe. (1995) Theorising Social Movements. London: Pluto Press. Diani, M. (1992) 302223The Concept of Social Movement:, Sociological Review. 40 (1). Pp.1-25.Oommen, T.K. (2004). Nation, Civil Society and Social Movements. Sage: Delhi. Shah, Ghanashyam. (2002). Social Movements and the State. Sage: New Delhi.Singh, Rajendra. (2001) Social Movements, Old and New. Sage: New Delhi. Raka Ray, Mary Fainsod Katzenstein (2005) (eds). Social Movements in India: Poverty, Power and Politics. Rowman and Littlefield: Lanham, MD. David, S. Mayer. (2007). The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America. Oxford University, Press.