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CORPORATE POWER, CORPORATE CRIME AND CORPORATE HARMS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
144
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CORPORATE POWER, CORPORATE CRIME AND CORPORATE HARMS
UCEAP Transcript Title
CORPORATE POWER
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

The course explores corporate power and how it influences law-making and law- enforcement. Students study the key drivers of corporate crime/harm, along with their social impacts. Students also examine the basis of corporations’ structural and agency power, and corporate influence on the production and dissemination of science. The examination of the causes of corporate crime/harm will focus on organizational and structural factors, while investigation of the social impacts of corporate crime/harm focuses on the negative effects on human health, wellbeing, and the environment. Finally, students examine the social responses to corporate harm, including public shaming and corporate sentencing.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SPOL20070
Host Institution Course Title
CORPORATE POWER, CORPORATE CRIME AND CORPORATE HARMS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School for Policy Studies
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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MODERN BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
P
UCEAP Official Title
MODERN BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
MOD BRITISH GOV&POL
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

This course provides a detailed analysis of some of the key themes and issues in the UK's political system. It provides an overview of the relationship between the different aspects of the political system and shows how these have evolved in the last twenty years. It focuses on both the formal institutions of Parliament and the non-elected actors who influence the UK's political process.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POLI20014
Host Institution Course Title
MODERN BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Host Institution Degree
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DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
P
UCEAP Official Title
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
UCEAP Transcript Title
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

This course offers students the tools to come to an informed view about different models of development, whether there are better or worse ways of intervening in poorer countries, or whether it may be better to do nothing at all. The course considers a series of issues including economic takeoff in Pacific-Asia, ideas of dependency, neo-liberal theories of development, including the rise of the governance agenda, post-development, and the politics of international aid. Students learn to link theory and practice and to show the relevance of past debates to contemporary issues.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POLI21213
Host Institution Course Title
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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PUNISHMENT IN SOCIETY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
138
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUNISHMENT IN SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUNISHMT IN SOCIETY
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

Drawing upon criminological, sociological, historical, political economy, penal theory, intersectional and decolonial perspectives, this course critically examines why and how societies punish criminal wrongdoing. It provides students with a thorough understanding of the main theoretical perspectives on punishment and their application to contemporary issues in penal policy.

 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SPOL20052
Host Institution Course Title
PUNISHMENT IN SOCIETY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School for Policy Studies
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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THEORIZING SOCIAL WELFARE
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
142
UCEAP Course Suffix
P
UCEAP Official Title
THEORIZING SOCIAL WELFARE
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOCIAL WELFARE
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

The course examines the big questions about social welfare’s current developments and future prospects. The "state" in this case implies the economic conditions and the political and institutional environments in which welfare operates. It explores the relevance of key theoretical contributions to the understanding of welfare origins, trajectories, and futures. It examines the contributions of Marxism, Varieties of Capitalism, Social Reproduction Theory, and The New Political Economy of Welfare, with a particular focus on the contributions of Polanyi, Foucault, Thelen, and Schmidt. In looking at the current period it exams welfare in crisis and welfare retrenchment and resilience and considers recent debates about labor market change, social differentiation, and dualism. The institutional environment is examined in the decommodification and recommodification of welfare and a review of international experience explores the varieties of liberalization.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SPOL20059
Host Institution Course Title
THEORIZING SOCIAL WELFARE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School for Policy Studies
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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FAIRY TALES ACROSS BORDERS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Comparative Literature
UCEAP Course Number
135
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FAIRY TALES ACROSS BORDERS
UCEAP Transcript Title
FAIRY TALES
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

This course offers a comparative approach to fairy tales that highlights their transnational circulation and their contributions to shaping European values from the late 17C to the present. The course will give students a powerful sense of the hybridity and fluidity of cultures and of the way tales are appropriated to consolidate national, social and gender identities. By studying fairy tale adaptations in different media (including film), students will develop new techniques of interpretation. And by writing a fairy tale for our times, students will stretch their imagination and creativity. This course is well suited to students of Comparative Literatures and Cultures and of Modern Languages, as it will build on and stretch your understanding of how cultures function and interact. More broadly, this course will also be of particular interest to students interested in the cross-fertilization between cultures and nations in the history of Europe.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MODL20029
Host Institution Course Title
FAIRY TALES ACROSS BORDERS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School of Modern Languages
Host Institution Degree
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PEOPLES, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Archaeology
UCEAP Course Number
104
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PEOPLES, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PEOPLES/CULTR& LANG
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

In this course students explore central theoretical issues in modern social anthropology and in the history of the discipline; key figures and their contributions to the history of anthropology; important ethnographic case studies; connections between ethnographic materials and theoretical positions; cross-cultural similarities and differences in a number of social and cultural domains; and the relevance of social anthropology for 21st century citizens.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARCH10017
Host Institution Course Title
PEOPLES, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Host Institution Campus
Bristol
Host Institution Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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