SOCI 254 - Political Sociology

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

When is protest and revolution possible? How do the dynamics of political institutions and processes shape policy outcomes? Under what political and social conditions have minorities and women succeeded in expanding their rights? This course explores sociological literatures on state formation and nationalism, social movements, political culture and participation, social policy and globalization. In this class, we tackle major theoretical questions about power, politics, and the state and apply theoretical tools to examine substantive cases concerning power in Appalachian coal camps, racial categorization in Brazil, political commemoration in Romania and Hungary, and the global production of Mardi Gras beads and Ikea furniture.

Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: V. Vujacic