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Human Rights and Social Justice Concentration

CIPA fellows in the Human Rights and Social Justice concentration focus on human rights which, although often assumed to be universal, remain controversial in world politics. What are the political and economic constraints that stand in the way of the full realization of human rights? This Concentration explores the relationship between politics and human rights with a social sciences approach.

In addition to the nine foundation courses, CIPA fellows who select the Human Rights and Social Justice concentration take a minimum of five courses related to their specific area of focus. The course list below, organized thematically to facilitate course selection, is designed to help fellows develop a particular area of study, but should not limit choices. CIPA fellows may elect to substitute other relevant courses, by petition, with the approval of their advisor.

Course List

Administration Politics and Public Policy

Dept

Course

Title

Credits

Semester

Professor

AS&RC

420

Public Policy and the African-American Urban Community

4

S

Turner

GOVT

328

Constitutional Politics: The United States Supreme Court

4

F

Rabkin

GOVT

402

Public Opinion and Mass Political Behavior

4

F

Luster

GOVT

691

Conflict, Cooperation, and Norm: Ethical Issues in International Affairs

4

S

Evangelista

ILRCB

488

Liberty and Justice for All

4

F

Gold

ILRCB

607

Values in Law, Economics and Industrial Relations

4

F

Gross

ILRIC

631

Comparative Labor Movements in Latin America

3

F

Cook

ILRIC

638

Labor, Free Trade, and Economic Integration in the Americas

3

F

Cook

NS

642

Globalization, Food Security, and Nutrition

2

F

Pinstrup-Andersen

SOC

518

Social Inequality: Contemporary Theories, Debates, and Models

4

F

Grusky
Morgan

Economics and Public Finance

ILRLE

441

Income Distribution

4

F

Hutchens

ILROB

626

Organizations and Social Inequality

4

S

Tolbert

PAM

605

Economics of Household Behavior

4

F

Peters

Focus Courses

ANTHR

621

Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective

4

F

March

ILRCB

482

Ethics at Work

4

F,S

Gold

ILRCB

604

Theories of Equality and Their Application to the Workplace

3

F,S

Lieberwitz

ILRHR

667

Employee Relations and Diversity

4

S

Roberson

ILRLE

445

Women in the Economy

4

Not offered 2005-2006

Staff

ILROB

729

Organizational Change and Intervention

3

F

Staff

LAW

657

International Organizations and International Human Rights Institutions

3

F

Ndulo

LAW

631

Education Law

3

S

Heise

LAW

642

Family Law

3

F

Graycar

LAW

647

Health Law

2

F

Beresford

LAW

683

Social Security Law

3

S

Martin

Recently Completed Theses:

"An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Korean Women's Labor Force Participation, 1982-2003" (Author: Hyunjuong Bae. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Lourdes Beneria)

"Decreasing Recidivism Rates Among Juveniles in New York State: Is Policy Addressing the Root of the Problem?" (Author: Ronya Foy. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Jerome Ziegler)

"Alcohol and Policy Choice: Strategies for Reducing Drunk Driving" (Author: Lindsay Leon-Atkins. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Donald Kenkel)

"Child Welfare Policies and Foster Care Failures" (Author: Fratney Miller. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Rosemary Avery)

"A Mapping of Child Rights and Human Rights Initiatives in Nepal" (Author: Emily Palma. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Muna Ndulo)


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