SY2018 - Power and Protest in a Globalising World
[Offered in even-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Protest has long been a driving force of social change in society, but many people argue that it has substantially changed in recent years. In 2000, there was an explosion of support for the anti-corporate globalisation movement. Since about 2008, social media such as Twitter and Facebook have changed the face of activism yet again, fuelling the organisation of protests in Iran, throughout the Arab world, and in the Western world through such protests as Occupy Wall Street. In this subject, students will explore a number of different issues affecting social movements. This will be done through a lens of agency and power - who is powerful? How do the "powerless" bring about change? In particular, we look at the shifting locus of power from nation-states to corporations, the global hegemony of business interests, and the possibilities for global civil society.
Learning Outcomes
- discuss and critically evaluate key theoretical debates in sociology and their application to social movement studies and collective action;
- apply appropriate theoretical frameworks and concepts to specific examples of social movements and collective action;
- design, create and appraise the strategies and tactics of social movements.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | SY3018 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Theresa Petray |
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| Assessment: | participation (10%); reflection (30%); creative work (20%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Theresa Petray |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | participation (10%); reflection (30%); creative work (20%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
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