Graduate Education Institute · Political Science and International Relations · Doctorate
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Melek SARAL
Course Objective
The course aims to introduce the students in the field of Human Rights politics with an international perspective.
Course Content
This course introduces the students to the importance of Human Rights in a globalized world will be analysed through a multi- disciplinary approach, combining political and legal arguments as well as economic or sociological elements.
Course Learning Outcomes
- To distinguish how different perspectives on globalisation view the role of the state and its possibilities to protect, promote and implement human rights
- To identify the contents of the new trend of cross-border human rights protection
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 13 | 7 | 91 |
| Midterm | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | . |
| 2 | What is Globalization? | Manfred B. Steger, Chapter One, “Globalization: a contested concept”Readings: Robert O. Keohane and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. “Globalization: What's New? What's Not? (And So What?)”, Foreign Policy, No. 118(Spring 2000), pp. 104- 119. |
| 3 | Globalization and National governments | Distributional Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries by Pinelopi Goldberg and Nina Pavenik |
| 4 | Globalization and Income Inequality | Growing Income Inequality in OECD Countries: What drives it and How Can Policy Tackle it? Forum, Paris, 2 May 2011 |
| 5 | Globalization, ethnicity and conflict | “Does Globalization Breed Ethnic Discontent/” Journal of Conflict Resolution, 55 (1) 3-32. Journal of Conflict Resolution www.polsci.wvu.edu/.../OlzakGlobalizationDiscontentJCR2011.pdf |
| 6 | Understanding Human Rights | Amartya Sen, 2004. “Elements of a Theory of Human Rights” Philosophy and Public Affairs Fall 32 (4). 42 Andrew Moravcsik, 2000. “The Origins of Human Rights Regimes” International Organization, 54, 2: 217-252. |
| 7 | Corporate Social Responsibility | E. Van de Velde and W. Vermeir, 2005. “Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance” Corporate Governance, Vol. 5, No. 3, 129-138. |
| 8 | Midterm | . |
| 9 | Human Rights and Women | 1990. “Women's Rights as Human Rights: Toward a Re- Vision of Human Rights.” Human Rights Quarterly 12(4): 486-498. |
| 10 | Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples | Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Available at: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/declaration.html |
| 11 | Human Rights and Children | Brady, David, and Denise Kalla. 2008. “Nearly Universal, But Somewhat Distinct: The Feminization of Poverty in Affluent Western Democracies, 1969– 2000.” Social Science Research 37(3): 976-1007 |
| 12 | Human Rights, Immigration and Discrimination | Lydia Morris (2003) Managing Contradiction: Civic Stratification and Migrants’ Rights, «International Migration Review», 37 (1): 74-100 |
| 13 | Human Rights, Immigration and Discrimination II | Thomas Faist (2009) The Transnational Social Question: Social Rights and Citizenship in a Global Context, «International Sociology», 24 (7): 7-35 |
| 14 | Agenda for a Global Era | Stiglitz, Joseph. 2008. Chapter 1 “Another World is Possible.” In Making Globalization Work, 3-25Birdsall, Nancy. 2007. “Globalization and Inequality.” Center for Global Development. |