Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
POLS 4640 - Global Humanitarianism
This course draws upon a variety of interdisciplinary materials that examine the ethics of humanitarianism as an expression of global civil society, a mechanism of global governance, and an instrument of power and politics. Students explore various ethical perspectives and methods employed within the global humanitarian system and within humanitarian studies. The course is organized around a specific set of themes that: (1) question the parameters of ethical decision-making in the global humanitarian system (2) unsettle prevailing norms of humanitarian practice; (3) disrupt the politics legitimated by various humanitarian appeals; and (4) uncover the multitude of humanitarian ethics and sensibilities that shape social interactions across the global North and South. Throughout the semester, we explore the entanglements of humanitarianism in religious faith, aid economies, imperialism, human security, and military intervention across different contexts.
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS or (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Ethics and Reasoning
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to employ core concepts in the study of global humanitarianism, international ethics, and International Relations.
- Students will be able to critically analyze ethical perspectives, theories, and/or concepts in global humanitarianism as well as its political, social, and cultural impacts.
- Students will be able to recognize one’s own ethical core beliefs and apply ethical perspectives, theories, or concepts to understanding the kinds of relationships encompassed within the global humanitarian system.
- Students will be able to recognize, evaluate, and connect ethical issues in the study and conduct of global humanitarianism.
- Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of audience in political science writing and adopt effective strategies for communicating in diverse rhetorical situations.
- Students will be able to design, plan, and deliver a written project that is organized coherently and logically and that employs relevant evidence and examples.
- Students will be able to cite and document a broad range of sources to support an argument using a consistent and formal method of citation and format.
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