Syllabus

Module-1 Social Movements: Concept, Social Movements and Social Change, Leadership and Ideology, Characteristics and Classification of Social Movements, Elements of Social Movements, Life Cycle of Social Movements.
Module-2 Perspectives on Emergence of Social Movements: Functionalist, Marxist, Gandhian, Resource Mobilization.
Module-3 Globalisation and Social Movements: Information Technology, Trans-national Networks, Anti-globalisation Social Movements
Module-4 Social Movements in India: Agrarian Movements, Dalit Movements, Backward Castes Movements, Ethnic Movements, Naxalite Movement.
Module-5 New Social Movements in India: Environmental Movement, Anti-displacement Movements, LGBT Movements.

To provide a basic understanding of social movement concepts, theories.

To develop insights into factors and issues in social movements in India.

To enable identification of processes and outcomes of social movements

To recognize the salience of movements for democracy and development

1. Understand processes and dimensions of social movements
2. Comprehend strategies and outcomes of movements.
3. Recognize the potent of social movements in Indian context.
4. Grasp the interlinkages between movement, democracy and development.

Crossely, Nick., Making Sense of Social Movements., Open University Press , 2002

Shah, Ghanshyam, Social movements in India: A Review of the Literature, Sage , 1997

Dhanagare D.N., Peasant Movements in India 1920-1950, Oxford University Press , 1983

Zelliot Eleanor, From Untouchable to Dalit: Essays on the Ambedkar Movement, Manohar , 1995