Module 12 - Movement Building

Course Overview

In this module, you will explore the concept of social movements and their role in driving systemic change, with a specific focus on building a vibrant healthy food movement in Nigeria. You will learn what defines a movement, why collective action matters, and how organized people power can challenge harmful systems and promote social transformation.

FAQ

A social movement is a collective, organized effort rooted in people’s agency and aimed at achieving positive social transformation through sustained action.

A healthy food movement raises awareness about the dangers of unhealthy diets, empowers marginalized communities, promotes civic engagement, and drives policy reforms for healthier food systems.

Key requirements include a clear vision and goals, effective leadership, power structure analysis, collective action, coalition building, grassroots mobilization, strategic communication, and unity of purpose.

Historical movements such as the Civil Rights Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, Anti-Apartheid Movement, and food movements like the Organic and Slow Food Movements demonstrate the power of organized collective action in achieving systemic change.

Coalitions increase reach, pool resources, strengthen legitimacy, and amplify impact by bringing together diverse stakeholders with shared goals.

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Instructor

Adelaja Odutola Odukoya

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Adelaja Odutola Odukoya, PhD. a professor of Comparative Political Economy, lectures at the Department of Political Science, University of Lagos. He is the Dean of the University’s Faculty of Social Sciences and also the Chairman of the Joint Postgraduate Board of Studies at the Administrative Staff College, Topo, Badagry. Lagos. A renowned Marxist scholar and public intellectual, he can be found at the barricades as much as in the classroom. He has been part of several social movements and activism. He has to his credit over 50 publications in influential outlets globally.