Social Movements and Interest Groups
How citizens organize outside elections to influence policy and change society.
POLS-430 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Political Science
Course content
- 1Collective actionComing
- 2Theories of social movementsComing
- 3Resource mobilizationComing
- 4Political opportunityComing
- 5Framing and identityComing
- 6Labour movementsComing
- 7Civil rights movementsComing
- 8Environmental movementsComing
- 9Interest groups and lobbyingComing
- 10Lobbying rules in CanadaComing
- 11Digital activismComing
- 12Movements and policy changeComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How citizens organize outside elections to influence policy and change society.
Part of the Arts & Social Sciences stream, typically taken in year 4.