Study of the global proliferation of the strategic use of nonviolent tactics and methods and investigate the power in social relations upon which collective nonviolent action capitalizes. We will also address sociological literature on the emergence, maintenance, and impact of social movements. For examples of the kinds of case studies covered in this seminar, visit https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu Social sciences. 1 credit. Eligible for PEAC Catalog chapter: Sociology and Anthropology Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/sociology-anthropology