Human Rights and Democracy in Politics and Practice

The course introduces and analyzes human rights and democracy using perspectives from social and political science. The course highlights the interplay between international, regional, national, as well as local institutions and actors involved in the work of realizing the ideals of human rights and democracy. Furthermore, the course focuses on the ways in which the work for human rights and democracy is shaped by economic, geopolitical and ideological processes, including economic, political and cultural globalization, technological development as well as climate change.