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ETHICS AND PHOTOJOURNALISM
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies Communication
UCEAP Course Number
135
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ETHICS AND PHOTOJOURNALISM
UCEAP Transcript Title
ETHICS&PHOTOJOURNAL
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course focuses on how photojournalism contributes to the news landscape and how images shape our comprehension of current affairs and history. It looks at images from contemporary events as well as studying the history of photojournalism and its different fields of engagement to provide context for its role today. The course also focuses on how artificial intelligence is changing the game for the viewers as well as professional photographers.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DHUM 25A28
Host Institution Course Title
MEDIA AND NARRATIVE CENTER - ETHICS AND PHOTOJOURNALISM
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
Humanities

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PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course provides both a first contact with the law and a critical reflection on it. It takes certain generalizations about the law that are often encountered in philosophy, politics, or economics, and shows that what may seem obvious is in fact more complex. Rather than presenting what the law is supposed to be or do, the course reveals its paradoxes by constructing problems dialectically. Course readings are chosen by preference from the corpus of philosophy and art (literature, cinema) to provide material for reflection and discussion that is common and interesting to all. It also addresses a few points of legal theory and technique to demonstrate the complexity of the issues and the difficulty of finding non-simplistic solutions. In all cases, the choice of texts demonstrates the diversity, even contrariness, of the opinions expressed and the theories elaborated, to avoid confirming unquestioned convictions.

Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
CDRO 25F39
Host Institution Course Title
PHILOSOPHIE DU DROIT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
Law

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MULTILATERALISM IN CRISIS: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
153
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MULTILATERALISM IN CRISIS: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL ORGS IN 21C
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course provides a critical overview of the functioning of intergovernmental organizations, with a specific focus on their relevance, role, and contribution in the face of a shifting global landscape. Through a series of case studies and scenarios, it introduces the broad notion of multilateralism and how to identify legal issues, analyze problems, and formulate an informed perspective on intergovernmental organizations.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DDRO 25A85
Host Institution Course Title
MULTILATERALISM IN CRISIS: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
Law

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THE POLITICS OF IMAGES
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology Film & Media Studies Communication
UCEAP Course Number
149
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE POLITICS OF IMAGES
UCEAP Transcript Title
POLITICS OF IMAGES
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

The focus of this course is twofold: firstly, to study the nature of representations and the impact they have on our society through philosophy, cinema, literature, and art; and secondly, to develop a critical analysis of the image through aesthetics, political theories, cultural studies, and the philosophy of humor. It analyzes different scenarios of the image in order to circumscribe its "field of action," in particular, to understand the motives behind the objects of the representation, the impact on the spectators, and the socio-political consequences that they generate. The course discusses how technology facilitates the spread of images in our society and mirrors, to a certain extent, our way of life. It considers how, as means of communication, images convey our personal and public experiences on a daily basis, captivate our attention, influence our perception of the world, and, if images are to be considered representations, contain aesthetic and political components. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DHUM 25A34
Host Institution Course Title
THE POLITICS OF IMAGES
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
Humanities

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US FOREIGN POLICY IN A FRAGMENTED WORLD: HISTORICAL, IDEOLOGICAL AND GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
F
UCEAP Official Title
US FOREIGN POLICY IN A FRAGMENTED WORLD: HISTORICAL, IDEOLOGICAL AND GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
UCEAP Transcript Title
US FOREIGN POLICY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course analyzes U.S. foreign policy, primarily through the prism of American military power. It provides an overview of the major issues at stake regarding U.S. international action in a fragmented world. The course is divided into three main parts, each of which addresses specific questions. The first part focuses on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy, from the end of the Second World War to the post-9/11 period. The second part examines U.S. international strategy in its ideological dimension, through the major debates that surround it. Finally, the last part looks at the practice of American foreign policy and its major geopolitical challenges, particularly with regards to Russia, the Middle East, and China.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DAFF 25A32
Host Institution Course Title
US FOREIGN POLICY IN A FRAGMENTED WORLD: HISTORICAL, IDEOLOGICAL AND GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
International Relations

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PUBLIC ECONOMICS: POLICY BRIEFS ON THE DESIGN OF TAXES AND TRANSFERS
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS: POLICY BRIEFS ON THE DESIGN OF TAXES AND TRANSFERS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course in public economics analyzes the design of taxes and transfers. The first part of the course introduces key concepts in public economics. The second part is dedicated to the analysis of particular policies covering the environment and climate change, social insurance, redistribution, and capital and firms taxation. Course sessions include student presentations on actual policies in particular countries; for example, carbon taxes in Sweden, unemployment insurance in the United States, housing benefits in France, or corporate taxation in Germany.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
AECO 25A25
Host Institution Course Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS: POLICY BRIEFS ON THE DESIGN OF TAXES AND TRANSFERS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Core Seminar
Host Institution Department
Economics

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MINORIZATION, WOMEN, AND MASS VIOLENCE IN COLONIAL SITUATIONS
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MINORIZATION, WOMEN, AND MASS VIOLENCE IN COLONIAL SITUATIONS
UCEAP Transcript Title
MINORIZATN&VIOLENCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course investigates minorization, how it relates to categorization and differentiation, and to what extent minorization plays a role in mass violence and colonial situations. It introduces the concept of minorization, one of the fundamental questions in sociology for understanding the issues of today's society yet missing from the French university catalog, and its place in academic debate.

Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
CAFF 25F37
Host Institution Course Title
MINORISATION, FEMMES ET VIOLENCES DE MASSE DANS LES SITUATIONS COLONIALES
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
International Relations

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QATAR, DUBAI AND ABU DHABI: CULTURAL POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF NEW INTERNATIONAL POWERS
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology Political Science International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
132
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
QATAR, DUBAI AND ABU DHABI: CULTURAL POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF NEW INTERNATIONAL POWERS
UCEAP Transcript Title
NEW INTERNTL POWERS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course takes as its starting point the description of cultural places and moments in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, whose role in both the building and the representations of the global stage has increased and diversified since the late 1990s. It then focuses on contributing to the definition of power in those political entities and understanding their place on the global stage through the lenses of political sociology. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DAFF 25A06
Host Institution Course Title
QATAR, DUBAI AND ABU DHABI: CULTURAL POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF NEW INTERNATIONAL POWERS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
International Relations

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DEMOCRATIC THEORY AND DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
D
UCEAP Official Title
DEMOCRATIC THEORY AND DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
DEMOCRATIC THEORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course introduces, develops, and critically debates some of the major theories of democracy in political thought – liberal, deliberative, radical – and the responses they offer to the current crisis of democracy. It discusses how, throughout the 20th century, the presence of the word "democracy" has become mandatory in political discourses, and politicians from the left and right claim to speak in the name of democracy. It also examines the contemporary debate and disagreement about what democracy actually is and the feeling that democracy is in crisis or at risk.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DSPO 25A59
Host Institution Course Title
DEMOCRATIC THEORY AND DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
Political Science

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SEEKING JUSTICE: A TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY OF WAR CRIME TRIALS
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science Legal Studies International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
168
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SEEKING JUSTICE: A TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY OF WAR CRIME TRIALS
UCEAP Transcript Title
WAR CRIME TRIALS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

The story of post-World War Two war crime trials was long told from a Western standpoint with attention mostly focused on a few highly publicized international trials. By contrast, in this course, the stress is on the transnational delivery of justice; the plurality of protagonists, including genocide/war survivors, involved in shaping it; the window into regime changes, evolving power hierarchies, and social and gender norms trials offer. The course builds upon a diversity of print, visual, and oral primary and secondary sources, including filmed trials and archival documents. It provides an opportunity to explore these complex sets of data as well as interact with former judicial investigators and scholars, invited as guest lecturers.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DSPO 25A62
Host Institution Course Title
SEEKING JUSTICE: A TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY OF WAR CRIME TRIALS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Seminar
Host Institution Department
Political Science
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