4.3
(11 ratings)
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Five hours over one week: Understand how and why protests form Predict the next big protest Write about the impact of protests
4.3
(11 ratings)
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Five hours over one week: Understand how and why protests form Predict the next big protest Write about the impact of protests
Course overview
I can guarantee that the week this course is occurring, there will be protests and political instability in several countries around the world. Some will have been planned weeks in advance while others will pop up with almost no notice. Some will cause mass property damage and policy changes while others will occur peacefully and be done by the following day.
There are many services that can alert you and your company to when a protest is planned in a certain city or country. But simply knowing that 1,000 people will be on the streets Tuesday doesn't tell you how they will impact your personnel, facilities and investments the day of the protests much less the political situation the rest of the week.
This course will give you tools to analyze the events as they are happening and deliver better products to your readers and clients. We'll go through the causes of protests, how to predict protests, how to find and assess information, how to best write about protests, and how to determine the impact on your client, customer, or reader.
This is a "sprint course" with about five hours of material and exercises over five days. It can't cover everything. But it will give you new tools and frameworks to understand and write about protests. It will include exercises that incorporate current information.
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Analysts who work within GSOCs or intelligence units for large corporations and regularly write about protests for their superiors.
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Fund managers whose investments are exposed to political risk and civil unrest.
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Students who are studying political science, history, or international relations and want practical skills they can take to the job market.
Walk away with a new understanding of protests that you can apply to your day job
If your job has ever involved covering a protest, the information provided in this course will be immediately beneficial to you and those around you.
Written analysis you can use
You can use the writing exercises in this course to develop analysis about current issues in a way that can be delivered to your readers and clients.
A network of other analysts
This course will be a cohort of others who care about protests and political unrest. You'll have an opportunity to meet new people in your space who you can continue speaking and sharing information with beyond this course.
6 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
6 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
2 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Analyzing Protests
Week 1
Oct 2—Oct 6
Events
Mon, Oct 2, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Tue, Oct 3, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Wed, Oct 4, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Thu, Oct 5, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM UTC
Fri, Oct 6, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
Modules
Post-Course
Events
Wed, Oct 11, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
4.3
(11 ratings)
5-7 hours over the course of one week
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
2PM EDT for one hour
There will be a live 50 minute lecture with Q&A going over the material. Lessons will be recorded for those who can't make it live.
Tuesday, Thursday
30 minutes at any point during the day
Short pre-recorded videos plus exercises writing about ongoing protests and predicting future protests.
Ongoing discussion online
However much you want to participate
There will be an ongoing discussion in an online community about protests going on around the world. We'll share news articles, analyze events as they occur, and discuss what may happen in the weeks ahead.
Additional Office Hours
Optional
An optional office hours section will be held during the course and one the week after the course for those who want to discuss and ask questions.
Founder of Hxagon; Author of the Latin America Risk Report
Boz has been researching and writing about Latin American politics, economics, and security for the past two decades. Seven years ago he founded Hxagon, a firm that has conducted political risk analysis and bespoke research in over 35 countries around the world including 26 in the Western Hemisphere.
Student from a course on modern Latin America
Student from a course on global sanctions
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