Presentation

2 - Oral assessment and presentation - 20

Essay (2,500 words)

1 - Written assignment (including essay) - 80

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The module begins by outlining the key characteristics of transnational social movements and introduces you to the broad range of issues in which these movements have become involved since the end of the Cold War. You will become familiar with recent transnational social movement activity, such as the World Social Forum, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jubilee 2000 and the Global Call to Action against Poverty. You are introduced to the historical evolution of transnational social movements, and the factors that have affected their emergence and growth. You are introduced to the tools for understanding transnational social movements provided in the relevant analytical literature. The interactions between transnational social movements and a broad range of major international political actors (including governments, intergovernmental organizations and transnational actors such as multinational corporations) are evaluated, as are the factors affecting the influence of transnational social movements. Case studies are used to analyse the impact of transnational social movements in a wide variety of issue-areas, such as: peace and security, democratization, human rights, women&#39;s equality, labour rights, development, the environment, nationalism and religion.

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

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Self-directed - 

Transnational Civil Society: An Introduction 

The New Transnational Activism 

Activists Beyond Borders 

Transnational Social Movements and Global Politics: Solidarity Beyond the State 

Global Citizen Action 

Restructuring World Politics: Transnational Social Movements, Networks and Norms 

Social Movements in Global Politics 

NGOs: A New History of Transnational Civil Society 

Social Movements for Global Democracy 

Power in Movement 

IP3050 - ​Transnational Social Movements​

IP3050-PRD2-PER-ALV1

Acquisition of knowledge and understanding is promoted through a combination of lectures and interactive classes with a strong emphasis on students' presentations. You are encouraged to undertake extensive reading and independent study in order to understand the topics covered in lectures and classes and to broaden and deepen your knowledge of the subject. You also receive feedback on your coursework to encourage you to reflect on what you have produced

This module’s contact hours will be delivered using a number of different approaches. As an example, you may have a combination of in-person sessions (i.e. face to face on campus), and/or online synchronous sessions (participants are engaged at the same time online) and online asynchronous guided activities (you need to plan time to engage with these so you are prepared for the in person and synchronous sessions. These may include viewing recorded lectures and/or other online resources, reading materials, undertaking quizzes, completing exercises and chatting on forums.) In addition to these teaching delivery approaches, you will undertake your own independent study, which may involve wider reading, independent research, skills practice and preparation for assessment. Please see this module’s Moodle page and/or handbook for further information.

​Transnational Social Movements​

Recognise and define the principal characteristics of transnational social movements.

Knowledge

Be aware of the differences between the value positions of different political actors.

Values and attitudes

Demonstrate tolerance, expressed as respect for the opinions of colleagues, so that orderly discussion in classes is possible.

Evaluate the relationship between transnational social movements and other major actors in international politics, including intergovernmental organizations, transnational corporations, and governments.

Define the abstract concepts used in analysis of transnational social movements, and utilise them with rigour and consistency.

Skills

Produce an essay indicating precisely and honestly what is the author’s own work and what is attributable to others, so that the offence of plagiarism is not committed.

Identify how transnational social movements can be categorised into a variety of different types and structures.

Compare and contrast the values and objectives embodied in different communications received.

Describe and evaluate the role of transnational social movements in a variety of issue areas in contemporary world politics.

Define abstract concepts and utilise them with rigour and consistency.

Distinguish the transmission of information and attempts to influence values and behaviour in written and oral communications received from other people.

Distinguish empirical, normative and explanatory statements from each other, in writing on transnational social movements.

Analyse the significance of the activities of transnational social movements as a challenge to traditional academic analysis of international politics.

Define and utilise the theories and concepts essential for analysis of transnational social movements.