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Saylor University

POLSC402: Global Justice

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Undergraduate political science course on global justice, examining the human rights context and historical origins of contemporary justice and rights discourse, political theories of justice, the universal-relative debate over empowerment and agency, conflicting individual and collective claims, and the tension between civil-political and economic, social, and cultural rights, closing with the question of whether global justice is achievable in theory and practice. Includes a feedback survey and a final certificate exam. Suited to learners with some background in political science, philosophy, or law.

Syllabus

  • Course Introduction
  • Unit 1: A Human Rights Context for Global Justice
  • Unit 2: Origins of the Contemporary Justice and Rights Discourse
  • Unit 3: Political Theory and Global Justice
  • Unit 4: Empowerment, Agency, and Global Justice: Revisiting the Universal-Relative Debate
  • Unit 5: Resolving Conflicting Claims for Justice: Revisiting the Individual-Collective Debate
  • Unit 6: Participation, Rights, Needs, and Global Justice: Revisiting Civil, Political and Economic, Social, Cultural Rights Debate
  • Unit 7: Final Considerations: Are Global and Justice Compatible In Theory and Practice?
  • Course Feedback Survey
  • Certificate Final Exam

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