150016320 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 150016040, 150016001, 150016020

The Study of Social Movements have come to the fore during the 90s; scholars questioned the separation of social movements studies from other forms of contention and advocated for a well-rounded approach of the study of Social Movements within the larger umbrella of contentious politics. The 90s has brought the rise of radical transnational movements to center stage and has thus raised the question of how ordinary people are reacting to the spread of global neo-liberalism and what forms of resistance are they utilizing. In the first part of this course we look at the history of social movements and how the discipline developed over time. We then look at the different ideas and perspectives that scholars adopted to understand the new surge of social movements and at times their violent tendencies. We will also examine the role of the state in relation to social movements in an era of globalization.