SOC-STD 98jl - Global Social Movements

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Social movements are often considered a driving force behind political, social, and cultural change. This course explores the major theoretical and empirical approaches used in the social sciences to understand the emergence, endurance, and outcomes of social movement activism. Questions of political and social change, state formation and transformation, violence, peace, gender, race/ethnicity, class, identity, and research methods will be examined through an analysis of case studies from the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, as well as transnational movements.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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