Ethics Gbl Human Devel

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course surveys approaches to the ethics of socio-economic development in the context of global justice and ethical issues in a select number of developmental activities. It also examines the uses of ethics in the field, within development organizations and for public advocacy. The ethical theories will include: human rights, capabilities theory, global justice and cosmopolitanism. Specific topical issues to be considered are: sustainable development, trade and aid, healthcare, poverty reduction and inequality, humanitarian emergencies, peacebuilding and ethically informed leadership roles.