Unit name | Gender, Conflict, Migration and Human Rights |
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Unit code | SPOL30043 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2C (weeks 13 - 18) |
Unit director | Dr. Gangoli |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will provide students with an understanding of gender based violence, conflict and migration within the normative context found in international humanitarian law and human rights which provides the basis for the actions and limitations of the international community. The intersections between these areas have significant health and welfare consequences at a global level, and the unit will explore these issues. The aims of the unit are to develop an understanding of:
On successful completion of this unit, the student will
Lectures and seminars, which will use a variety of learning methods including lectures, discussions, videos, group exercises, and presentations from students.
Formative assessment: a 15-minute presentation in groups of 2-3 with verbal feedback.
Summative assessment: essay of max 2,500 words from a list of titles which will enable the student to demonstrate they have met the learning outcomes of the unit.
International Migration and the Millennium Development Goals downloadable at:
http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/487_filename_migration_report_2005.pdf
M. Freeman, Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Polity, 2nd edn., 2011)
Baines, E.K. (2004) Vulnerable Bodies: Gender, the UN and the Global Refugee Crisis Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
Giles, W and J Hyndman (eds) (2004) Sites of Violence Los Angeles: UCLA Press
Aghtaie, N and Gangoli G. (eds) (2014) Understanding Gender Based Violence in National and International Context Abingdon: Routledge.