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Instructors: Dr. rer. pol. Andrea Schapper
Event type:
proseminar
Org-unit: Dept. 02 - Institute of Political Science
Displayed in timetable as:
PS2IB
Subject:
Crediting for:
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Course Contents:
This seminar serves as an introduction to human rights research in International Relations (IR). During the course, we will reflect upon about the history of human rights in international politics and we will learn how to apply theoretical approaches from IR to analyzing current themes in human rights politics. Moreover, we will think and discuss about the rights of particular target groups, including women’s rights, children’s rights or the rights of disabled people, and pertinent problems in domestic implementation. Finally, we will carve out in which way human rights questions are relevant for (and interact with) other policy fields, among them security, development or climate change politics.
Literature:
- Baylis, John et al. 2014: The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Smith, Rhona 2013: Textbook on International Human Rights, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Risse, Thomas, Ropp, Stephen C. and Sikkink, Kathryn (eds.): The Persistent Power of Human Rights: From Commitment to Compliance, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Preconditions:
- Willingness to read, discuss and write in English.
- Active participation in class.
- Willingness to engage in group work and interactive sessions.
Further Grading Information:
- All course materials and texts will be provided via TUCaN.
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