Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Course Overview
  • 2

    What Is the Collective Action Problem?

    • Social Movements vs Collective Action

    • Types of Collective Action

    • The Prisoner's Dilemma and the Collective Action Problem

    • The Collective Action Problem and Social Movements

    • Quiz: Section 1
  • 3

    The Tragedy of the Commons and Global Overfishing

    • Solutions to the Collective Action Problem

    • Tragedy of the Commons

    • Global Overfishing
  • 4

    Climate Change and the Collective Action Problem

    • Basics of Climate Change

    • Climate Change and Collective Action

    • Social Movements of Climate Change

    • Activity: Discussion Board

    • Sample Response