Global Engagement Courses A-S 3900

Fall 2016 Women Presidents and Prime Ministers in Film Professor Priscilla Lambert Department of Political Science This course examines democratically elected women leaders through film and traditional research. Students will meet 6 times for 2 hours during the semester to watch films and documentaries about 4 democratically elected women executives from around the world and over a period of about 50 years (Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Aung San Suu Kyi). On the last meeting, students will present on a woman leader

Natural Resources in an Evolving World Professor Joyashish Thakurta Department of Geosciences The survival and progress of the human race is strongly influenced by the responsible acquisition of natural resources. On the one hand, large degrees of availability of mineral and energy resources have created powerful empires, and on the other hand, many civilizations and settlements have collapsed over the scarcities of such resources caused by high population pressure, climate change and the invasions of foreign enemies. This novel course will expose students to the occurrences of different types of natural resources and examine the historical background, economic ramifications and scientific principles in many different locations around the world. Ethics of Multinational Corporate Investment in Developing Countries Professor Laura Hastings Global and International Studies This course explores the power that international corporations exert in developing countries, and the extent to which their activities and interactions with nation states and workers can be regulated by formal global regimes. Through informal writing responses and in-class activities, students will think critically about competing perspectives and evaluate the ethical, legal and political impact of contemporary multinational corporate behavior.

   

Global Engagement Courses A-S 3900

Indigenous  Environmental  Movements  Professor  Vincent  Lyon-­‐Callo  Department  of  Anthropology    As   globalization   transforms   social,   economic   and   environmental  relations  across  the  World,  spaces  for  new  forms  of  resistance  also  develop   and   emerge   as   people   struggle   around   environmental  justice,   impacts   of   climate   change,   environmental   health,   food  security,   land   use,   environmental   contamination,   and   water   security.   This   course  focuses   on   the   activism   of   indigenous   peoples   in   communities   across   the   globe.  Students  will  be  exposed  to  contemporary  theory  on  social  ecology,  intersectionality,  community/sustainable  economies,  and  resistance  studies.    

Immigration  Policy  Today  Professor  Susan  Pozo  Department  of  Economics    The   intent   of   this   course   is   to   acquire   an   understanding   and  appreciation   for   immigration   policy   and   the   manner   by   which  economists   approach   this   important   policy   controversy.   Students  will   attend   lectures   given   by   prominent   invited   speakers   to   the  Werner   Sichel   Lecture   Series,   and   in   the  weeks   surrounding   each  speaker,  meet  as  a  class  to  prepare  for  each  lecture,  learn  to  gather  appropriate  data  on  the  topic  and  to  discuss  the  previous  speaker’s  contributions.  In  addition,   the   course   will   provide   an   overview   of   the   immigration   policy   both  historically  and  globally  with  exercises  designed  to  develop  competency  with  respect  to  acquiring  and  interpreting  data/statistics  on  immigration.    

Elections  Across  the  Planet  Professor  Peter  W.  Wielhouwer  Department  of  Political  Science    This  course  will   introduce  students   form  any  major  to  the  variety  of  election   systems   found   in   countries   around   the  World,   emphasizing  variations   in   cultural   values,   political   norms,   and   election   laws   that  produce  different  election  outcomes.  The  2016  American  presidential  elections   provide   an   ideal   context   by   which   we   can   discuss  differences  between  the  United  States’  electoral  system  and  those  of  other  nations.  In  addition  to  “old  democracies”,  such  as  the  USA  and  those  in  Western  Europe,  students  will  pay  attention  to  nations  where  democracy   is   less   secure,  such  as  Latin  America  and  post-­‐Colonial  Africa,   and  new  –  and  emerging  –  democracies   in   the  Middle  East  and  Asia.