Theories of Change

In this course we will tackle the question of social change. More specifically, we will: (1) analyze various organized efforts trying to make social change happen; and (2) troubleshoot their different methods, strategies, ways of operating, and sets of assumptions about how they think social change works. Through close analysis of these initiatives we will explore how practitioners of social change conceive of social change: what it is, what it looks like, how it happens, and how to do it. (ENVS 0211) 3 hrs. sem.