PUB AFF M179ASocial Movements in Theory and Practice
Public Affairs · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Public Policy M179.) Social movement is group of people pressuring for political or social change over long periods of time. Study focuses on how mass movements form, when and where they are likely to form, what types of tactics they choose, how those tactics affect their success, and role new technologies play. Weekly focus on one specific topic, such as nonviolence or social media, with historic and more recent movements used as case studies.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
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Nothing — this is an entry point.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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