POLI 2124 - Global Justice and International Order
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Course Details
| Course Code | POLI 2124 |
| Course | Global Justice and International Order |
| Coordinating Unit | School of History & Politics, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | 3 Hours per week (2 x 1-hour lecture, 1 x 1-hour tutorial) |
| Prerequisites | At least 12 units of undergraduate study |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | Which changes in the international system in the last decades are to be considered positive developments, and which are to be judged as negative? What parameters can we use in making these judgments? This course attempts to explore the current state of the debate on some of the most important questions about what is just and what is unjust in the international arena. We will be asking mainly normative questions, questions about right and wrong, but also exploring the reality of the international system and the dynamics of international politics. We will examine major themes in global justice: global poverty and inequality, global environmental justice (what are the duties of people in developed countries to people in developing countries? Are they different to what we owe fellow citizens? Is global poverty caused mostly by local factors or is it caused by features of the international political and economic order? What changes in the global political structure would improve global justice?); theories of human rights (What does it mean to have a right? What rights do human beings have? Who is responsible for their protection?); cosmopolitan democracy and global governance (What should be the mechanisms of decision making on issues with a global impact? Does the fact of contemporary global economic and political integration mean that we should have global democratic procedures?). |
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Course Staff
Dr Tiziana Torresi
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 413
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5606
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Office Hours: Tuesday: 3-4pm; Thursday: 4-5 pm
