GLBL 296

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Global St Foundation Seminar

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Credit: 1 hours.

Examination of current controversies and larger ethical issues in today's global society. Topics could include: immigration, global environmental debates, and population issues.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 3 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: GLBL 100.

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GLBL 296 class schedule data for spring 2017
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
60626	Lecture-Discussion	B	10:00AM -11:50AM	T	330 Armory	Renn, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/13/17-05/03/17 Section Title: Consequences of Civil Conflict Section Info: Consequences of Civil Conflict... This seminar is designed to introduce students to the scientific study of civil conflict and equip understand organized political violence and its consequences around the world. We will focus on the effects or legacies of civil war, looking at a broad range of consequences that affect individuals, groups and governments in the aftermath of civil conflict including health, economic development, and migration.
62739	Lecture-Discussion	F	2:00PM -3:50PM	W	143 Armory	Kilgore, J	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/17/17-03/10/17 Section Title: Glbl Mass Incarceration Section Info: Recently the extent of mass incarceration in the US has gained much attention. Less widely understood are the ways in which an expanded criminalization of the poor at a global level has greatly increased the regimes of punishment of marginalized populations and shifted enormous resources from social welfare to corrections and security. This course will examine the changes in criminal justice systems at a global level, looking at trends like changing immigration laws, the rise of supermax prisons, prisons for profit and the adaptation of US style mandatory minimums in societies as diverse as Brazil, Thailand, and South Africa.
63495	Lecture-Discussion	G	2:00PM -3:50PM	W	143 Armory	Kilgore, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/13/17-05/03/17 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: NGOs and Development Section Info: This Global Studies 296 seminar will provide students with a general introduction to NGOs in development. The course will focus on major international players based in the global North like World Vision and Human Rights Watch, the rise of mega-NGOs of the global South such as BRAC, as well as a range of grassroots groupings in several locales that operate with no more than a handful of unpaid staff. The course will be broad in scope, offering an overview of the work of NGOs in many places and sectors as well as acquaint students with the debates over the effectiveness of the non-governmental organizations and the appropriate role for them in the development process.
64098	Lecture-Discussion	PM	12:00PM -1:50PM	T	330 Armory	Muniandy, P	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/17/17-03/10/17 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Int'l Asylum & Migrtion Crises Section Info: Globally, the UNHCR estimates 55 million people have been forcibly displaced by 2014. The EU currently faces the largest influx of asylum seekers since WWII. Here, we look at causes behind contemporary refugee crises across the world and emerging humanitarian issues that stem from them. The course introduces students to key problems facing both migrant populations, host societies and states that are being called to respond, in addition to other public and private sector entities. Pre-req: GLBL 100 or consent of instructor.