Undergraduates
- Two short papers:
- One on US or India
- One on global movements and their relationship to law and legal institutions
- Field-based project
- Class participation
Graduate Students
- Final paper
- 40 pages maximum on a research topic that they identify in consultation with the instructor. This topic should relate to a social movement and its relationship to law and legal institutions in a country (India and US can be chosen but need to focus on a movement not covered in class), or at the global level, and must be based on independent research.
- Field based class project
- Class participation
Sample Paper
"Social Movements, Law, and Public Policy for Land and House in South Africa." (PDF) (Courtesy of an MIT student. Used with permission.)