02:00 PM to 04:40 PM W
Mason Korea (119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea) G301
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Section Information for Spring 2023
This course examines inequality, social justice, and human rights in an age of globalization from a conflict analysis and resolution point of view. Key topics will include international law and order, gender inequality, racism and other types of discrimination, regionalism and multilateralism, environmental protection, extremism and transnational criminal networks, migration, security, and transnational social movements. We will also look at key questions such as: What are human rights? Where do they come from? Are there other important values aside from human rights (for example, “national security,” “national sovereignty,” “good governance” or “economically sustainable growth”), and if so, how are human rights related to them? What are the limits and the value of human rights?
At the start of the twenty first century, human rights, social justice and inequality are becoming urgent issues of global politics and governance. Drawing upon case studies from around the world, this course examines institutional and structural violence as it relates to state, corporate, and military power; international law and order; welfare and social policy; gender equality environmental protection; transnational networks; immigration and ethnic conflict. Throughout the course, we will focus on the implications of these issues for the ongoing development of human rights. We also discuss the relationship between culture and human rights – including the problems of cultural imperialism and cultural relativism, as well as the relationship between human rights and minority rights, the rights of indigenous people, women’s rights and the right to self-determination.
Credits: 3
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