Social Movements & Protests: Theory and South Asian Practice
How movements form, act, and change society — theory grounded in South Asian practice
A rigorous, South Asia-first flagship on how social movements form, act, and change society. Movement theory (Tilly, Tarrow, Sharp, Chenoweth) is grounded in South Asian cases — Chipko, Narmada, anti-caste and Dalit assertion, the farmers' protest, Shaheen Bagh, Sri Lanka's Aragalaya, and the 2024–26 Gen Z wave.
Interactive Lexicon
Downloadable Resources
Primary Sources
AI Study Companion What Is a Social Movement?
Why Movements Emerge
Framing & Collective Identity
Repertoires of Contention
Nonviolent Resistance & People Power
Gandhi & the Freedom Struggle
Environmental & Land Movements
Caste, Dalit & Adivasi Assertion
Farmers' & Workers' Movements
Feminist & Gender Movements
Digital & Networked Activism
Repression, Backlash & Outcomes
Movements Across South Asia + Capstone
Assess Yourself — Social Movements
Each of the 13 modules ends with an auto-graded self-check quiz — answer, check, and see the reasoning as you work through the material. Complete all 13 modules and the Module 13 capstone to consolidate what you've learned.
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