Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: POLITICAL PROTEST

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course looks at various theories of collective action and social movements. It will examine theoretical debates about why individuals and groups occasionally redress their grievances through protest and more often endure hardships passively. It will evaluate the relative merit of these theories in explaining cases of protest and passivity worldwide.