Civil society and urban activism

Course: Applied sociology

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Civil society and urban activism
Code
ВК2.4.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1.1. Know the content of modern sociological concepts of civil society; 1.2. Know the content of practical sociological research on the forms of manifestation of civic activity; 1.3. Know the methodological approaches to the study of the urban movement in modern societies; 2.1. Be able to identify and characterize current trends in the development of the urban movement; 3.1. Analyze social phenomena and processes using empirical data; 3.2. Demonstrate the skills of reasoned presentation of one's own opinion, competent and tolerant discussion with opponents.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Know the basics of the sociological approach to the study of modern social problems, civil society, and social movements. Be able to create presentations at seminars, in a mass audience. Possess elementary skills of group work and public discussion.
Course content
1. Methodological aspects of modern democracy research. 2. Sociological dimensions of civil society. 3. Civil society in Ukraine. 4. Mobilization structure of the public sector of the city. 5. Practices of urban activism in the modern world. 6. The urbanism movement in the global and Ukrainian context.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Harvey D. Rebel cities. From the right to the city to the urban revolution. - K.: Medusa, 2021. 2. Sociological dimensions of civil society in Ukraine / for the science. ed. O. Reznik. Kyiv:Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2019. - P. 288. 3. Reznik O. Subjects of civil practices as the basis of democratic transit of Ukraine /O.S. Reznik // Sociology: theory, methods, marketing. -2020. — No. 1. -WITH . 5-21. 4. Bridging across difference in contemporary (urban) social movements: territory as a catalyst:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21622671.2020,1799851/ 5. Cities and social movements: theorizing beyond the right to the city: httos://ioumals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1068/a44301 6. Degrowth 'from below'? The role of urban social movements in a post-capitalist transition: https://sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/nublications/research-papers/degowth-ffom-below-the-role-of urban-social-movements-in-a-post-capitalist-transition
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures. Practical. Independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written independent work - 50/30 Research task - 30/15 Defense of the research task - 20/15
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Larysa Fedorivna Foster (Kaminska)
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology