Discipline ID
622f5360-a489-43f6-8457-b24a9588a290
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BREXIT, EU AND GLOBAL WORLD: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Pompeu Fabra University
Program(s)
UPF Barcelona International Summer School
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BREXIT, EU AND GLOBAL WORLD: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
EU POLITICS & SOC
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course explores the most serious challenges facing democracies today including social inequalities, national security, climate change, and the rise of nationalism and populism and how each European Union member state might autonomously handle economic and institutional crises. It focuses on European Union countries and, in particular, Spain as a case-studies.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
59039
Host Institution Course Title
BREXIT, EU AND GLOBAL WORLD: CURRENT CHALLENGES IN EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Ciutadella Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
UPF Education Abroad Program
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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HONG KONG AND THE WORLD
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
119
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HONG KONG AND THE WORLD
UCEAP Transcript Title
HONG KONG & WORLD
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the Special Administrative Region's unique international status, the political implications of its external socioeconomic ties, and its complex identity as a Chinese global city. It discusses how Hong Kong's interactions with the outside world are critical to its survival as a major international city and how they shape its ability to position itself as the leading gateway to the mainland of China. It also explains how Hong Kong retains considerable autonomy in shaping its international destiny although China manages its foreign affairs. Prominent members of the Hong Kong community are invited to share their perspectives on Hong Kong's track record in facing the challenges and opportunities associated with today's highly interdependent global system. By exploring these themes in light of the changing nature of the global system, students gain an in-depth knowledge of Hong Kong's international links and the complex problems of global governance.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POLI3019
Host Institution Course Title
HONG KONG AND THE WORLD
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Politics & Public Administration
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WOMEN AND POLITICS
Country
Singapore
Host Institution
National University of Singapore
Program(s)
National University of Singapore
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
WOMEN AND POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
WOMEN & POLITICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Gender inequality is pervasive across the world in many walks of social life. This course focuses on one arena where this inequality is perhaps most pronounced: the field of politics. Even though women, throughout history, have largely been excluded from political processes traditionally understood to refer to the processes and institutions of “making war, wealth, laws, and governments,” they have also made significant political gains in the course of the last century, and across the globe. Scholars have noted the gender “representation” gap (women's disproportionate share of seats in national legislatures) since the mid-20th century, but in the last few decades, there has been a growing scholarly interest in understanding the divergent levels of women's political participation and representation across countries. Against this background, this course explores sources and arenas of women's political inequality, i.e., the gender gap across different forms of political action – both formal and informal. Moreover, we will try to understand women's growing involvement in politics (and the broader implications of their political mobilizing and participation in national institutions and transnational movements) from a cross-national perspective.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PS3237
Host Institution Course Title
WOMEN AND POLITICS
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Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
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Host Institution Department
Political Science
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CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN HISTORY
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
Italian
History
UCEAP Course Number
148
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN HISTORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
CONTEMP ITAL HIST
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course is part of the LM degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrolment is by consent of the instructor. This course discusses specificities that characterize contemporary Italian history and in particular of the social, political, economic transformations, in addition to those related to the mentality and customs, of Italy in the twentieth century. The course examines the methodological competences necessary for reaching an adequate level of critical and interpretative awareness in the field of contemporary Italian history.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
85103
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ITALY
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
BOLOGNA
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
LM in ITALIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN LITERARY CULTURES, LINGUISTICS
Host Institution Department
Classical Philology and Italian Studies
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: PRACTICE
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
144
UCEAP Course Suffix
B
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: PRACTICE
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL REL: PRACTICE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course has 2 parts, A & B. Students must take both parts. No partial credit is possible. The course deals with basic themes, concepts, and thinkers in international relations. The purpose is to provide students with essential conceptual and linguistic tools for understanding the underlying structure and fundamental features of international politics, as well as its material and immaterial changing aspects. The objective is to explain the dynamics through which men and women understand international politics as well as to achieve a coherent capacity to think about international life, both in its theoretical and practical dimension. The course covers seven specific topics: PART A is dedicated to theory: international relations as a field of western knowledge; a fundamental theoretical framework: realism/idealism; war and ways of peace; beyond domestic analogy; justice and order in world politics PART B is dedicated to practice with the analysis of specific cases: the international political space; homogeneity, heterogeneity, and conflict; the global age and international relations.
Language(s) of Instruction
Italian
Host Institution Course Number
2493
Host Institution Course Title
RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
SCIENZE POLITICHE
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Scienze Politiche, Sociali e Internazionali
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BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES-THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: MYTH OR REALITY?
Country
France
Host Institution
Sciences Po Reims
Program(s)
Sciences Po Reims
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
History
UCEAP Course Number
122
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES-THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: MYTH OR REALITY?
UCEAP Transcript Title
BRITAIN AND THE US
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
The special relationship between the United States and Great Britain is a fairly recent one and, as the title of this course suggests, it hovers between myth and reality. However, at times, especially during the inter-war period of the twentieth century, relationships between the two countries were so strained that there was open hostility. This course explores that relationship throughout the twentieth century.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DHIS 27A06
Host Institution Course Title
BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES-THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: MYTH OR REALITY?
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Seminar
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
History
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REPRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN JAPAN
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Free University of Berlin
Program(s)
Humboldt University Berlin,Free University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
Asian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
REPRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN JAPAN
UCEAP Transcript Title
REP&ACCNTBLTY JAPAN
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the key theoretical perspectives and empirical research examining the relationship between citizens and their representatives in Japan. The course evaluates how and if the interests of various social groups and popular preferences on major issues, such as economic inequality and foreign policy, have been reflected in electoral competition and decision-making. This seminar further delves into the current challenges affecting the quality of democratic processes in Japan, such as corruption, citizens’ disaffection with politics, as well as gender and generation gaps in representation.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
14006
Host Institution Course Title
REPRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN JAPAN
Host Institution Course Details
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Host Institution Faculty
GESCHICHTS- UND KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
OSTASIEN UND VORDERER
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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RUSSIA AND THE EU
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
King's College London
Program(s)
King's College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
European Studies
UCEAP Course Number
128
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
RUSSIA AND THE EU
UCEAP Transcript Title
RUSSIA & EU
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Russia is the European Union's biggest neighbor and, arguably, its most challenging partner. Complex inter-linkages and interdependences – in trade, energy, security, and politics – have developed in the relations between these two international actors over the last quarter of the century. Russia's policies in Ukraine have seriously altered these relations as Europe responded with sanctions against the Russian economy and Russia adopted its counter-sanctions. This course provides students with a detailed and extensive coverage of the major events, economic, and political challenges which define the field of EU-Russia relations, including trade and cooperation, security and governance, defense and foreign policy, and such key issues as the future of Ukraine and the cooperation potential in Syria. The module provides students with an overall sense of the vectors driving Russian foreign policy towards Europe, and the contents and priorities informing the EU's economic and foreign policy outlook towards its most strategically important neighbor to the East.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
6AAOB324
Host Institution Course Title
RUSSIA AND THE EU
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
King's College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
European Studies
Course Last Reviewed
2018-2019
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THE POLITICS OF VIOLENCE
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Utrecht University
Program(s)
Utrecht University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
History
UCEAP Course Number
139
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE POLITICS OF VIOLENCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
POLITIC OF VIOLENCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the history and sociology of political violence as well as offers an overview of the most important recent ideas and debates on the subject. The course objective is to develop advanced knowledge and understanding of various forms and aspects of political violence and to provide students with the tools to disaggregate and analyze phenomena such as (civil) wars, revolts, terrorism, and revolutions. Using a variety of case studies, the overarching goal of this course is threefold: to explore and study what collective political violence is; to explore and study if and how collective political violence changes over time; to explore and study the sources of collective political violence.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GE3V17042
Host Institution Course Title
THE POLITICS OF VIOLENCE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Utrecht University
Host Institution Faculty
Humanities
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
History and Art History
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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POLITICS OF DIVERSITY
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Leiden University College
Program(s)
Leiden University College
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
POLITICS OF DIVERSITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
POLITICS DIVERSITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Diversity is a disputed idea in politics. For some, it is considered to be the definitive breakthrough of identity politics, legitimizing equal opportunity policies. For others, it is conceived as a threat to common values and traditions, and disrespect of their daily practices. This course analyzes the various concepts related to human diversity and their function in politics (e.g. gender, race, culture), studies the rhetoric pros and cons of identity politics used by scholars and politicians, and discusses the practical reality of identity politics by analyzing cases such as #MeToo and Dutch Black Pete tradition. Students are actively involved in the classes by giving presentations, interacting with guest speakers and visiting a policy department. The focus is on the Western (USA and Europe) perspective, but other global aspects of a diverse and inclusive society are covered.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
8002HD85Y
Host Institution Course Title
POLITICS OF DIVERSITY
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Human Diversity
Course Last Reviewed
2020-2021