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Understanding Korean Politics
by Chung-in Moon- 4.8
Approx. 12 hours to complete
This course will select six most outstanding issues in contemporary Korean politics and will engage in an in-depth, interactive inquiry of those issue. The course will expose students to contending theories and empirical reality at first hand. After completing this course, learners will be able to 1. Grasp the most salient and timely aspects of Korean politics....
Espace mondial, une vision française des global studies
by Bertrand Badie , Marie-Françoise Durand- 4.6
Approx. 23 hours to complete
Afin d’expliquer comment la mondialisation reconstruit les politiques publiques et les comportements sociaux nous étudions les échanges et interactions entre les acteurs politiques, économiques et sociaux -publics et privés, individuels et collectifs- et la façon dont ils redessinent les relations internationales. Ce cours prend sa source dans les approches sociologique et historique françaises des relations internationales....
Understanding 9/11: Why 9/11 Happened & How Terrorism Affects Our World Today
by David Schanzer- 4.6
Approx. 13 hours to complete
This course will explore the forces that led to the 9/11 attacks and the policies the United States adopted in response. We will examine the phenomenon of modern terrorism, the development of the al Qai'da ideology, and the process by which individuals radicalize towards violence. Week 1: Course Overview and the 9/11 Attacks...
Russia and Nuclear Arms Control
by Anastasia A. Malygina , Andrey Y. Pavlov- 4.5
Approx. 19 hours to complete
As a state with one of the largest arsenals of nuclear weapons Russia is a key participant of nuclear non-proliferation regime and defines nuclear arms control as a priority of its foreign policy. This course will discover the logic and the frames of Russian nuclear arms control policies. Upon the completion this course the students will…...
Espace mondial, a French vision of Global studies
by Bertrand Badie , Marie-Françoise Durand- 4.6
Approx. 20 hours to complete
To explain how globalization rebuilt public policy and social behavior, we study the different political, economic, and social actors - public or private, individual or collective - and the exchanges and interactions between them that are remaking international relations. This course is inspired by a French sociological and historical approach to international relations....
Gender, Family, and Social Change in Contemporary South Korea
by Hyun Mee Kim , Yoo Theodore Jun- 4.7
Approx. 17 hours to complete
This course examines the transformation of Korean society beginning around the turn of the 20th century to contemporary times. In particular, it explores how shifting categories of masculinity, and by contrast, femininity have impacted upon, and in turn been influenced by social, cultural, and political change. Special attention will be placed on the historical, transnational and transdisciplinary connections....
From Freedom Rides to Ferguson: Narratives of Nonviolence in the American Civil Rights Movement
by Bernard LaFayette, Jr.- 4.8
Approx. 15 hours to complete
The Modern Civil Rights Movement is a significant landmark in United States history. This movement was a struggle for human rights directly challenging the nation to extend its democratic principles to African Americans and all peoples. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. The course hosts several guest speakers, including Andrew Young, Reverend C. T....
Политическая география
by Igor Okunev- 4.9
Approx. 24 hours to complete
Политическая география – это наука о пространственной организации политической сферы жизнедеятельности общества. Дисциплина является вводной при изучении международных отношений, зарубежного регионоведения и политологии поскольку дает системное представление о пространственной структуре всех уровней политических процессов и их базовых элементов: государствах, интеграционных объединениях, геополитических системах, регионах, границах, столицах, зависимых и международных территориях. Введение в политическую географию...
Animals, Self, and Society
by Leslie Irvine- 4.8
Approx. 5 hours to complete
This course explores how animals and people are situated within the web of structures and connections known as “society. ” Module 1 considers some of the key symbolic roles that animals play in society by investigating the practice of “thinking with animals. You will gain first-hand experience of this by analyzing how animals are represented in the media....
Animals and Institutions
by Leslie Irvine- 4.9
Approx. 5 hours to complete
This course explores animals within the context of the functional relationships that sociologists call “institutions. ” We first examine the use of animals in laboratory science. We then examine the controversial transformation of animals into “livestock” and "meat. " We also explore the perspectives of people committed to rejecting the construction and use of animals as food....