PSC 608H - Comparative Political Movements

(3 units)

Political movements are often the most dynamic and transforming of all political phenomena. Why do social and political movements form? What ideologies and political situations have motivated movements? How do political scientists study political movements? Do political movements vary in democracies and non-democracies? This course seeks to answer these and other questions through an examination and comparison of political movements from around the world.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify and discuss the relationship between the political environment and collective political action.
2. explain and evaluate various scholarly theories that purport to explain the cause(s), progression, and outcome(s) of political movements.
3. describe and analyze at least three different political movements in at least two major world regions.
4. conduct a comparative analysis of at least two political movements that evaluates one of the social movement theories in light of the empirical comparison.

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