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

  1. 1Collective actionComing
  2. 2Theories of social movementsComing
  3. 3Resource mobilizationComing
  4. 4Political opportunityComing
  5. 5Framing and identityComing
  6. 6Labor movementsComing
  7. 7Civil rights movementsComing
  8. 8Environmental movementsComing
  9. 9Interest groups and lobbyingComing
  10. 10Lobbying rules in the United StatesComing
  11. 11Digital activismComing
  12. 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.