Universität Wien

140397 SE T II - Global Human Rights (2012S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 07.05. 12:00 - 14:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Tuesday 08.05. 09:00 - 13:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Wednesday 09.05. 14:00 - 17:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Thursday 10.05. 09:00 - 13:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Friday 11.05. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-03
  • Monday 14.05. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum SG1 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 15.05. 09:00 - 13:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

A review of the construction of human rights as a highly influential concept shall emphasise motives and second thoughts behind it. We will consider some debates on universalism and relativism, the relevance of the concept in other cultures, the western origins of the concept and the instrumentalisation of it. These diverse views on human rights will be complemented by specific case studies to illustrate the problematic dimension of global' human rights. '

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation (20 %), oral presentation (35%), written essay (45%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To analyse human rights from various angles and understand the complexity of the notion.

Examination topics

Active participation (20 %), oral presentation (35%), written essay (45%)

Reading list

Micheline R. Ishay, The history of human rights from ancient times to the globalization era. Berkeley (CA) 2004.
Jack Donnelly, International Human Rights. Boulder 2007, third edition.
John M. Headley, The Europeanization of the World. On the Origins of Human Rights and Democracy. Princeton University Press, Princeton/Oxford 2008.
Roger Normand/Sarah Zaidi, Human Rights at the UN. The Political History of Universal Justice. United Nations Intellectual History Project Series, Bloomington (IN) 2008.

Association in the course directory

T II, T IV
MA Globalgeschichte und Global Studies: Vertiefung 2

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