Law and Social Movements

1 Unit · Undergraduate

How does ?the law? inhibit and facilitate social change? How do movement actors navigate laws and legal institutions? This course develops the necessary conceptual tools and examine key modern US social movements. This class focuses on developing your ability to work with social science data and historical sources. The main components of the course are in-class participation and short papers. LEGAL_ST 206-0 or SOCIOL 206-0 (Law and Society) recommended before this course.