Engage with classical and contemporary sociological perspectives on social movements and protest politics. Emphasis is on the emergence, development, dynamics, and consequences of social movements using contemporary cases such as Idle No More, Black Lives Matter, anti-austerity movements, student movements, and climate justice movements. Learn what activists and organizers do to achieve their goals, why they succeed or fail, and why social movements, as agents of social and political change, matter. NOTE: Credit cannot be counted for both POLS 3212 and SOCI 3212.