NEW!ANNOUNCING THE THIRD ANNUAL YOUNG SCHOLARS IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS MINI-CONFERENCEIn conjunction with the presentation of the John D. McCarthy Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Scholarship in Social Movements, The Center for the Study of Social Movements at Notre Dame will be hosting a “Young Scholars” Conference the day before the award events. The recipient of the McCarthy Award, Pam Oliver, and other senior scholars visiting Notre Dame for the award presentation will serve as discussants for the conference. Read More. |
2012 MCCARTHY AWARD RECIPIENT: PAMELA OLIVER |
LAUNCHING A FORUM FOR DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION: MOBILIZING IDEAS
 Mobilizing Ideas is a blog hosted by the Center for the Study of Social Movements at the University of Notre Dame. It serves to enhance dialogue between scholars and activists interested in social movements and social change. The blog hosts exchanges between leading scholars from the social sciences and humanties and the activists they study. Find out more. |
COMMENT ON THE WALL STREET PROTESTS: RORY MCVEIGH
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AWARD FOR THE BEST BOOK ON SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY AND BLACK POLITICS: CHRISTIAN DAVENPORT |
MOBILIZATION: LEADING JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIAL MOVEMENTS |
JOIN US FOR OUR WEEKLY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SEMINAREvery semester (spring and fall) the Department of Sociology organizes a social movements seminar (SPAM) which is open to students and scholars interested in social movements research from different departments. We have people from sociology, political science, history, international studies, peace studies who meet weekly to discuss ongoing as well as prospective papers, projects and ideas. This is a great opportunity to meet and network with scholars engaged in cutting edge social movements research. Read more. |
The Center for the Study of Social Movements was founded in 2006 to provide an interdisciplinary emphasis on the study of collective political challenges expressed via protest, collective violence, and other extra-institutional collective action.
The center provides a clearinghouse for information about scholarly activity related to the study of social movements and social change at Notre Dame. It also helps connect scholars at Notre Dame with the broader national and global community of social movement scholars.
The links on the rights will guide you through what's happening at our center - from who is involved to what projects scholars and students are working on. Students can also find helpful information with regard to obtaining research and travel grants.
The 2012 John D. McCarthy Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Scholarship of Social Movementsand Collective Behavior is being awarded to Pamela Oliver. Past recipients of the award include Bill Gamson (2011), Doug McAdam (2010), Mayer Zald (2009), Verta Taylor (2008), and John McCarthy (2007) 
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