Political Protests

<p>In-person Course. The Guardian defined the 2010s as the “mass protest decade.” In 2020, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the US witnessed the widest protests in its recent history in response to the George Floyd killing. Last year, civil unrest in Africa hit a 6-year high, and this year, farmers in India and Europe have been demonstrating against dropping produce prices, rising fuel costs, and environmental reforms. Protesting has been normalized as a type of political participation, but mass protests appear to have lost momentum. Under what conditions does a protest start? Do protests succeed? Can repression kill protest movements? Focusing on recent protest movements worldwide, this seminar will address these and other questions to understand protests’ potential impact better.&#160;1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070.</p>