PSC 258, 259 - Contemporary Protest in the Middle East

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirements SL and DE and is a linked (IL) course.
Meets requirement: W when offered as 259
This course applies theoretical frameworks drawn from sociology, political science, and the study of social movements to analyze several recent instances of contentious politics in the Middle East and North Africa. In particular, students will analyze the protests over the contested Iranian presidential elections in 2009, the Arab Spring protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, and Syria, as well as several important moments of contention in Turkey, including the Gezi Park protests, as well as Kurdish protests calling for Turkish intervention in Syria.