Global Studies Seminars (296)
There is still room in three 296 seminars that were announced late last month (including new courses on EU policy and forest management, as well as the return of a popular course on sweatshop labor taught by James Kilgore). These one-credit, half-semester seminars are a great way to learn about a topic in-depth and are set up to easily fit into your schedule.
Section C: Selected Common EU Policies (new!) (8 week course; 1 credit; Part A of term; Professor Rokicki)
This course examines the most important common EU policies. In particular we focus on the common trade policy, EU budget, Common Agriculture Policy and the Cohesion Policy. We discuss both institutional arrangements and their impact on different sectors of economy and society. The intent of the class is to introduce students to the peculiarity of European policies that in many ways differ from the policies observed in the US. Aspects considered include domestic political and economic factors in the EU decision making process, the multiannual financial perspective negotiation procedure, and other external factors that influence the shape of EU common policies. Readings and discussions will be aimed on showing the examples of a given policy measures and their impact in micro or macro scale.
Section D: Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (new!) (8 week course; 1 credit; Part A of term; Professor Pollini)
Students will explore climate change mitigation policies in the South, with a focus on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects. After an introduction to REDD+ and the presentation of case studies, participants will collectively identify key issues relating to REDD+. These issues can span from technical aspects (the feasibility of achieving and verifying reduction emissions) to social and economic ones (livelihood, equity and governance issues generated by REDD+ policy implementation).
Section F: Sweatshops or Opportunity? Exploring the Human Rights, Governance and Development Implications of the Global Workplace (new!) (8 week course; 1 credit; Part B of term; Professor Kilgore)
This course will examine the changing world of work and its implications for human rights, governance and development. Throughout the course we will be examining to what extent corporations, consumers, national governments, and international organizations bear responsibility for monitoring and regulating this global process.