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030614 KU Law and Social Movements (2023W)
Local Practices and Transnational Alliances
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 12.09.2023 00:01 to Tu 26.09.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.10.2023 23:59
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max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 11.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 18.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 25.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 08.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 15.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 22.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 29.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 06.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 13.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 10.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 17.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 24.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
1) Oral presentations
2) Participation in class debates.
3) A final written essay on a case study chosen by the student. Use of AI tools is not permitted.
2) Participation in class debates.
3) A final written essay on a case study chosen by the student. Use of AI tools is not permitted.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The grade is based on regular active participation, the presentation, and the written work.
The students are expected to attend at least 75% of the course and to be punctual
The students are expected to attend at least 75% of the course and to be punctual
Examination topics
A reader will be provided via Moodle. Students will be expected to carefully read the literature provided via Moodle and discuss it in class. Students will hold a presentation as part of their course participation and will write an essay at the end of the course.
Reading list
Provisional Bibliography (A detailed Bibliography will be included in Moodle)
There will be 2 texts per sessionSelected pieces from:
Della Porta, D., Tarrow, S. (Ed) (2004) Transnational Protest and Global Activism. People, Passions, Power. Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the Political Process John C. Green, Series Editor, ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC.
Della Porta, D., (2014) Methodological Practices in Social Movements Research, Oxford University Press.
Khagram, S., Riker, J. V., & Sikkink, K. (Eds.). (2002). Restructuring World Politics: Transnational Social Movements, Networks, and Norms (NED-New edition, Vol. 14). University of Minnesota Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttsc5qMarx, G. T. (1998). Policing Protest: The Control of Mass Demonstrations in Western Democracies (D. della Porta & H. Reiter, Eds.; NED-New edition, Vol. 6). University of Minnesota Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttv1tvMc Cann, M. (Ed) (2016) Law and Social Movements, Routledge
Pinheiro Machado, R., Vargas Maia, T. (2023) THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH, Routledge.
Rajagopal, B. (2003). International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements and Third World Resistance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Sarat, A., Scheingold S. A. (Ed) (2006) Cause Lawyers and Social Movements. Stanford University Press.
Tilly, C., Castañeda, E., & Wood, L.J. (2019). Social Movements, 1768 - 2018 (4th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429297632
There will be 2 texts per sessionSelected pieces from:
Della Porta, D., Tarrow, S. (Ed) (2004) Transnational Protest and Global Activism. People, Passions, Power. Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the Political Process John C. Green, Series Editor, ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC.
Della Porta, D., (2014) Methodological Practices in Social Movements Research, Oxford University Press.
Khagram, S., Riker, J. V., & Sikkink, K. (Eds.). (2002). Restructuring World Politics: Transnational Social Movements, Networks, and Norms (NED-New edition, Vol. 14). University of Minnesota Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttsc5qMarx, G. T. (1998). Policing Protest: The Control of Mass Demonstrations in Western Democracies (D. della Porta & H. Reiter, Eds.; NED-New edition, Vol. 6). University of Minnesota Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttv1tvMc Cann, M. (Ed) (2016) Law and Social Movements, Routledge
Pinheiro Machado, R., Vargas Maia, T. (2023) THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH, Routledge.
Rajagopal, B. (2003). International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements and Third World Resistance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Sarat, A., Scheingold S. A. (Ed) (2006) Cause Lawyers and Social Movements. Stanford University Press.
Tilly, C., Castañeda, E., & Wood, L.J. (2019). Social Movements, 1768 - 2018 (4th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429297632
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Tu 19.09.2023 16:46
We are going first to deal with the main theoretical framework on social movements from the perspective of social sciences and a genealogy of social movements from the ‘60s -‘70s, focusing on the last 25 years (From Seattle 1999 and “anti-globalization” mass protests, till now)
Then, the relationship between law and social movements will be analyzed from two perspectives: 1) Law as a tool used by social movements to achieve their goals; 2) Law as a tool of criminalization and repression of social movements.
The second part of the course is organized to focus on specific local practices and transnational alliances: 1) Autonomy and self-Government 2) Anti-racist struggles 3) The Feminist Movements 4) Socio-environmental struggles 5) The rise of far-right movements and their network.
1) Introduction
2) Main theories on Social Movements
3) A “genealogy” of social movements
4) Law as a tool: Legal Mobilization, litigation, courts and cause lawyers
5) The Iron Fist of the Law: Criminalization of Social Movements.
6) Local Practices and Transnational Alliances 1: Indigenous, Autonomy, Self-government.
7) Local Practices and Transnational Alliances 2: B Anti-racist struggles
8) Local Practices and Transnational Alliances 3: The Feminist Movements
9) Local Practices and Transnational Alliances 4: Socio-environmental Struggles
10) Local Practices and Transnational Alliances 5: Radical Right movements