An anti-nuclear power sticker is displayed on the back window of a car. Nuclear power was discussed during Session 21. (Image courtesy of Tim Bradshaw on Flickr. CC NC-BY-SA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
MIT Course Number
11.166 / 11.496
As Taught In
Spring 2012
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Description
This course studies the interaction between law, courts, and social movements in shaping domestic and global public policy. Examines how groups mobilize to use law to affect change and why they succeed and fail. The class uses case studies to explore the interplay between law, social movements, and public policy in current areas such as gender, race, labor, trade, environment, and human rights. Finally, it introduces the theories of public policy, social movements, law and society, and transnational studies.
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