Under what conditions do groups of individuals come together to effect political and social change in domestic politics? Under what conditions do groups of individuals come together to bring about political or social change in world politics? How to digital technologies alter the strategies that people use to effect political change? What strategies remain the same, even in our digital age? Drawing on classic works of political anthropology, as well as more recent examples of transnational and digital activism, this course seeks to understand deployment of power by everyday people.