Citizenship, Rights, and Social Justice

Undergraduate

An examination of the impact of the ‘global’ on social and economic processes, human rights and struggles over rights in specific locales worldwide. Topics may include: gender-based violence, poverty and ‘development’, children’s rights, changing labour practices; human rights principles and institutions; and cultural and political struggles for rights in European, North American, and post-colonial settings (Prerequisite: one of SACR-2200, SACR-2400 or SACR-2910 and semester 5 or higher standing or instructor’s consent.)