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Government 302, Fall, 2005 Elizabeth Sanders 255-2305Class meets MWF at 11:15-12:05 In GS HEC Office: 314 White Hall (mes14)

TA Lisa Sansouci (office hours 314 White, W 2:30-3:30 (office hours MW 12:30-2:30,plus appt.)

Social Movements in American Politics

Social movements are efforts, against the odds, through which people at the margins of power unite to press their

grievances on the state (in this case, the national state).

Analyzing a variety of movements from the late 19th century to the present, this course seeks answers to the followingquestions: What social and political conditions gave rise to these movements? What determined success or failure (andhow should those terms be defined and measured)? How do social movements affect political processes andinstitutions (and vice-versa)? What is their legacy in politics, policy, and patterns of social interaction?

The movements to be studied are populism; progressive era movements (labor, farmers, womens suffrage); themodern feminist movement post-1960; protest movements of the 1930s; civil rights; SDS and antiwar movements ofthe 60s; environmentalism; the 1980s anti-nuclear (weapons) movement and contemporary peace movements; gay

rights; and the new religious right. Some theoretical works will be used, but most of our theoretical explorations willbe inductively derived, from studies of actual movements, the difficulties they faced, and what they accomplished.

There will be a midterm and final exam, and one 10-12pp essay on an assigned topic, using the syllabus readings (dueNovember 28). They count for 30, 40, and 30% of the grade, respectively. There will be open discussion on alternate

Fridays, in the classroom. Study questions on the readings will be provided on the web site,

Books to be used, in whole or part (see below for pages read), in order of appearance, are:

Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black InsurgencyFrances Piven and Richard Cloward, Poor Peoples Movements

Elizabeth Sanders, Roots of ReformAlan Brinkley, Voices of ProtestTodd Gitlin, The Whole World is Watching, 2nd ed.Kirkpatrick Sale, The Green RevolutionMary F. Katzenstein, Faithful and Fearless

Frances McRae and Gerald Markle, Minutes to Midnight (not in bookstore; special arrangement)Clyde Wilcox, Onward Christian Soldiers? 2nd ed.James W. Button, et al., Private Lives, Public Conflicts

A packet containing additional articles (denoted with *) is available at the bookstore. All readings on reserve at Uris.

Reading Schedule [Averages c. 110 pp/wk, but variable; pp noted in brackets, rounded]

Introduction to Social Movement Theory

Aug. 29-Sept. 2 Doug McAdam, Political Process, 5-59 (concentrate on 36-59). [130]*William Gamson, The Strategy of Social Protest, 28-37, 72-88*Dennis Chong, Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement, 1-12Frances Piven and Richard Cloward, Poor Peoples Movements, 1-37

The Movement Culture" of Farmers in the Late 19th Century

Sept. 5-9 Elizabeth Sanders, Roots of Reform, 1-6, 31-32, 101-47 [55]

Progressive Era Social Movements

Sept. 12-16 Sanders, Roots of Reform, 148-77 [75]*Eleanor Flexner, Century of Struggle, chapters 20-21*Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1-12

Organized Labor

Sept. 19-23 Sanders, Roots of Reform, 30-100 (concentrate on 71-100) [190]Piven and Cloward, Poor Peoples Movements, 113-25, 131-75

*Stuart Eimer, "Labor and the 2000 Elections," Research in Pol. Sci. v. 10, 213-21*Rick Fantasia, Cultures of Solidarity, 121-79

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Social Protest in the 1930s

Sept. 26-30 Alan Brinkley, Voices of Protest, 3-7, 42-53, 61-64, 71-74, 82-84, 119-123, 143-75, 179-86, [115]192-215, 242-62

The Civil Rights Movement

Oct. 3-7 Doug McAdam, Political Protest and Black Insurgency, 60-201; [140]

Fall Break Oct. 10-11

Oct. 12-14 *Dennis Chong, Collective Action and the C.R. Movement, 197-206; McAdam, 205-229 [35]

(MidtermEXAM is on Friday, Oct. 14)

Movement and Media in the '60s

Oct. 17-21 Todd Gitlin, The Whole World is Watching, 1-71, 89-92, 127-56, 180-92, 209-232 [135]

*Port Huron Statement in Takin it to the Streets 61-74. (You may find it helpful to read FrederickMiller, The End of the SDS, in Jo Freeman, ed., Social Movements of the 60s and 70s, on reserve

at Uris. However, this is not required; the chronology will be covered in lecture).

Oct. 24-28 Monday: Film: "Berkeley in the 60s"; *Gary T. Marx, External Efforts To Damage or FacilitateSocial Movements, in Zald and McCarthy, Dynamics of Social MovementsWed.-Fri: Introductionto Post-Materialism.

*Jeffrey Berry and Deborah Schildkraut, Citizen Groups, Political Parties and Electoral Coalitionsin Costain & McFarland, eds., Social Movements and American Political Institutions, 136-56.

Environmentalism

Oct 31-Nov. 4 Kirkpatrick Sale, The Green Revolution, 1-108 [108]

Women and Equal Rights

Nov. 7-11 *Anne N. Costain, Inviting Womens Rebellion, 26-45 [125]

Mary F. Katzenstein, Faithful and Fearless ix-xi, 3-103

The Peace Movement of the 1980s and Post-Sept. 11, 01

Nov. 14-18 Francis McCrea and Gerald Markle, Minutes to Midnight, 43-146 [130]

*David S. Meyer, "How the Cold War was Really Won," in Marco Giugni et al., How SocialMovements Matter 182-96, 200-02

*George Packer, "Smart-Mobbing the War," NYT Magazine, 3/9/03, 46-49*Andrew Boyd, "The Web Rewired the Movement," The Nation 4/11/03, 13-18

The New Religious Right

Nov. 21-23 Clyde Wilcox, Onward Christian Soldiers? 2nd ed., 3-30, 34-158 [155]

(Thanksgiving break = Nov. 24-28. Class meets Wed. Nov. 23)

Essay Due Monday, November 28 in class.

Gay Rights and the Politics of Identity

Nov. 28-Dec. 2 James W. Button, et al, Private Lives, Public Conflicts, 1-98, 173-213 [135]

Penalties accrue daily for unexcused late papers. A document from Gannett or other physician confirming treatmentfor illness must accompany any late paper or exam. Make sure the time received is confirmed by email if not submittedin class on due date. Read "Paper Writing Pointers" (at web site) carefully before writing. Consulting the Walk-In

Writers Service is strongly recommended.If you feel unwell, physically or psychologically, you should not hesitate to use the resources at Gannett.

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If you have any problem that is interfering with your performance in this class, feel free to come and talk to me, inconfidence, or call me or send an email.