Human Rights and Democracy as Ideas in History

The course provides an introduction to the concepts of human rights and democracy and how they have been interpreted and put to use in different eras and social contexts. The course covers both relevant historical sources and current research into the history of human rights and democracy. The course further addresses critical perspectives on human rights and democracy and how these concepts relate to one another as well as to neighboring concepts like discrimination, equality, justice, citizenship, as well as social and ecological sustainability.