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11.166 Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience
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Not offered regularly; consult department
(Subject meets with 11.496)
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9![]()
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. Case studies explore the interplay between law, social movements, and public policy in current issues, such as gender, race, labor, trade, climate change/environment, and LGBTQ rights. Introduces theories of public policy, social movements, law and society, and transnational studies. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 15.
B. Rajagopal