How does someone go about changing the world? What does social change theory suggest are the most effective tactics to change hearts and minds? What can we learn from the past about what it means to be an effective agent of change? How have social entrepreneurs created organizations that become engines of change? How has technology, social media and trends in mainstream media changed the rules of the game? This course will focus on social change theory and explore social movements in post-WWII America, including: the movement for Black civil rights, the LGBTQ Movement, Environment/Climate Activism, the Women’s Movement; the Conservative Movement, Corporate Social Responsibility and social entrepreneurship, Immigration, Healthcare, Journalism, Whistleblowing & Hacktivism, and the Free Speech movement.
UG Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy (Graduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2025)
UPADM-GP 269-000 (20693)09/02/2025 – 12/11/2025 Thu6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Weaver, Celia