Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Westminster
Course Title:
The Politics of Protest: Social and Political Movements Today
Course Number:
6PIRS017W
Course Description:
Social and political movements – the main, even only, way that many people ‘do’ politics – are established features of contemporary societies. They bring new ideas into public discourse and challenge the practices of governments and states. The module analyses a representative sample of contemporary movements, in the developed world and in other regions; studies the wide range of factors, national and transnational, shaping movement birth, development and decline; and evaluates the main theories used in social movement scholarship.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 329, GOVT 398
Attachment Files:
The Politics of Protest.docx
