1. Introductory Class

I. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF COLLECTIVE ACTION

2. Theory: Activism, Interest Groups, Social Movements and Protest in the View of Four Research Traditions

3. Methodology: How to Research Collective Action?

II. SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY

4. Political Opportunities and Resources

5. Cultural Dimensions of Social Movements

III. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

6. Forms of Political Participation and Democracy

7. Political Participation, Connective Action and the Internet

IV. INTEREST GROUPS, MOVEMENTS, PARTIES AND INSTITUTIONS

8. Movements, Interest Groups and Parties

9. Movements, Interest Groups and International Institutions: The Impact of the EU Accession Process on Social Movements and State-Civil Society Relations

V. TRANSFORMATION OF CAPITALISM AND PROTEST

10. Post-communist Transitions and Political Mobilization

11. New Climate Activism

12. Course Wrap Up