This course examines selected issues, themes, or emerging developments in international affairs. Topics vary and may include political, economic, social, security, environmental, legal, or technological dimensions of global affairs. Students will explore the roles of states, international institutions, non-state actors, and transnational forces in shaping global outcomes. May be repeated as topics change to a maximum of fifteen semester hours.
This course examines the modern dilemma of how to protect human rights when governments are the perpetrators. The course provides an overview of the modern human rights movement, with a focus on the human rights issues and stakeholders in Kosovo—Europe’s newest democracy. Utilizing human rights materials, film, and on-site visits in Pristina to human rights activists, students will gain an immersive understanding of the centrality of human rights in this exciting and beautiful capital city.