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Advanced study course: Global Justice and Advocacy

Semester
F2019
Subject
Public Administration * / Global Studies * / International Development Studies * / Politics and Administration * / International Public Administration and Politics *
Activitytype
master course
Teaching language
English
Registration

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Learning outcomes/Assessment criteria

Knowledge

  • Specialised knowledge of a particular topic within one of the three themes of Global Studies.
  • Advanced knowledge of academic and methodological debates relating to the topic.

Skills

  • Skills in selecting and critically applying relevant theories and methods.
  • Skills in communicating and discussing theories and empirical results.

Competencies

  • Competency to take responsibility for and reflect on one’s own learning and that of colleagues by actively participating in group work, presentations and discussions.
  • Competency to critically, independently and creatively select and utilise academic literature that is relevant to a particular issue.
Overall content

The object of the advanced study course is to provide students with advanced knowledge in a specific research area within one of the three themes of Global Studies: Global Politics, Global Sociology or Global Political Economy.

At least two advanced study seminars are offered each semester. The range of courses will change each semester, within the following topics:

Global Politics:

  • International state institutions and global governance
  • Regionalisation and regional integration in international politics
  • International security
  • International law and human rights

Global Sociology:

  • International mobility and information flow
  • International political movements and social change
  • International civil society, law and defence
  • Contentious identities and new global players

Global Political Economy:

  • Work and globalisation
  • Natural resources and geopolitics Trade, investment and global production networks
  • International financial economics
Detailed description of content

This course covers advanced research on global justice campaigns and advocacy. It gives students a historical and theoretical overview of the development and increasingly global nature of social movements and the moral, ideological, and political implications of this development. This will include advanced methodological and theoretical knowledge of the groups operating across borders and beyond the reach of governments. Through case studies from different parts of the world and recourse to theories of civil society and global justice, students will discuss how we can make sense of ‘action from below’ in relation to some of the most important social movements today dealing with pressing issues such as the climate, migration, feminism, peace, and human rights.

Teaching and working methods

The course is based on lectures, but will also encompass other forms of teaching and work, including group work, exercises, student presentations, peer feedback and field trips, as well as other practical activities.

Expected work effort (ECTS-declaration)

10 ECTS (270 hours)

Form of examination

The examination is in two parts:

  1. Assignment written during the course. The first part of the examination is an answer to a question handed out at the start of the course. The assignment is submitted during the final course session. The maximum length of the assignment paper is 14,400 characters, including spaces. The size specifications include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. Assignments that fail to meet the size specifications will be refused assessment, and one examination attempt will be deemed to have been used up.
  2. 48-hour written assignment. The student is given 48 hours to write the second part of the examination. The assignment is set after the final course session. The maximum length of the assignment paper is 14,400 characters, including spaces. The size specifications include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. Assignments that fail to meet the size specifications will be refused assessment, and one examination attempt will be deemed to have been used up.

The assignments will be refused examination if one or both of them exceed the maximum size. A single overall grade is awarded. The two assignments have equal weight in the assessment. Failure to submit the first assignment on time will result in the student not being allowed to take the 48-hour examination, and one examination attempt will be deemed to have been used up.

Form of re-examination

Re-examination: The student must submit the first assignment within two weeks of the conclusion of the course. Previous assignments cannot be reused, and new questions may be set.

The second assignment in the examination is a 48-hour written assignment, and is taken in the re-examination period.

Re-examination otherwise has the same size requirements as the ordinary examination.

Examination type
Individual examination
Exam aids

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Assessment
7-point grading scale
Moderation
None (i.e. course lecturer assesses)
Responsible for the activity
Silas Fehmerling Harrebye (silas@ruc.dk)
Teacher
Silas Fehmerling Harrebye (silas@ruc.dk)
Jacob Rasmussen (jacobra@ruc.dk)
Sune Haugbølle (suneha@ruc.dk)
Henrik Andersen (henand@ruc.dk)
STADS stamdata
kandidatkursus
belastning : 10 ECTS aktivitetskode : U41218
prøveform : Skriftlig (ut) bedømmelse : 7-trinsskala censur : ingen censur
Last changed 08/01/2019

lecture list:

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Tuesday 12-02-2019 13:15 - 12-02-2019 15:00 in week 07
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 1 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 19-02-2019 13:15 - 19-02-2019 15:00 in week 08
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 2 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 26-02-2019 13:15 - 26-02-2019 15:00 in week 09
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 3 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 05-03-2019 13:15 - 05-03-2019 15:00 in week 10
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 4 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 12-03-2019 13:15 - 12-03-2019 15:00 in week 11
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 5 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 19-03-2019 13:15 - 19-03-2019 15:00 in week 12
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 6 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 26-03-2019 13:15 - 26-03-2019 15:00 in week 13
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 7 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 02-04-2019 13:15 - 02-04-2019 15:00 in week 14
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 8 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 16-04-2019 13:15 - 16-04-2019 15:00 in week 16
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 9 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 23-04-2019 10:15 - 23-04-2019 12:00 in week 17
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 10 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 30-04-2019 10:15 - 30-04-2019 15:00 in week 18
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 11 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 07-05-2019 13:15 - 07-05-2019 15:00 in week 19
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 12 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Tuesday 07-05-2019 15:15 - 07-05-2019 17:00 in week 19
Global Justice and Advocacy, lecture 13 (FORV, GS, IDS, IPAP, PA)

Wednesday 08-05-2019 10:00 - 08-05-2019 10:00 in week 19
Submission of assignment

Tuesday 21-05-2019 10:00 - 21-05-2019 10:00 in week 21
Re-submission of assignment

Thursday 13-06-2019 10:00 - Saturday 15-06-2019 10:00 in week 24
Exam

Monday 12-08-2019 10:00 - Wednesday 14-08-2019 10:00 in week 33
Re-exam