Contemporary Social and Political Movements

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The programme is divided into three parts. The first part is a general introduction to the topic of contemporary social and political movements. In this part of the course, students will learn why social movements arise, how they evolve, and what characterises them. They will also learn about the differences between social and political movements. The second part focuses on the classical social and political movements: liberal, conservative and socialist. The third part of the course will focus on the issue of new social movements. Starting from the 1968 revolt, it will be pointed out what factors determined the emergence of new social movements. We will analyse examples of the most characteristic movements of this period: the student movement, the hippie movement and the neo-anarchist movement. In the following part of the course, the focus will be on the ecological, feminist, anti- and alter-globalist movements. We will also draw attention to the latest forms of social and political movements, such as #metoo movement and the woke movement.