Popular protest and social movements in China

Disciplinary Elective Course

This course explores social movements in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China through key social movement scholarship with these questions: when and why do social movements occur; who joins or supports movements; how are movements organized; how do movements make tactical choices; how do institutions influence movements; and what changes do movements bring about? We examine these questions by focusing primarily on movements for democracy, labor movements, and women’s movements.