ILRGL 2390

People Power: Resistance, Protest and Revolution

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

The Arab uprisings of 2010/2011 brought renewed attention to the power of ordinary citizens to collectively overthrow their governments. This course introduces theories of collective action, resistance, protest, and revolutions. It addresses the following questions: How do aggrieved citizens make claims against their governments, especially in non-democratic contexts? When and why do people act collectively to make those claims? How do governments respond to various forms of protest? What constitutes a revolution? Why do some succeed and others fail? We pay particular attention to different forms of workers' mobilization and to the role of labor and other social classes in revolutions.

Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) sophomores; remaining seats open to ILR sophomores, juniors and seniors during the add period.

Distribution Requirements (ICE-IL, ICL-IL, SOW-IL)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP

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