Globalisation and Global Justice

Aim

On completion of the course the students should be able to - show knowledge of concepts, theories and problems within the field of globalisation, - describe and critically examine ethical problems and arguments in the discussion about global justice, - demonstrate capacity to argue for a position in the discussion about global justice, - handle issues related to global justice in politics or professional work, - show an open and critical attitude towards positions and arguments in social ethics.

Content

The course focuses on theories of globalisation and theories of global justice. A central topic is the concept of global justice, its different interpretations, its relation to human rights, its implications for new global actors like NGOs and corporations, its justification and various suggested ways of its implementation. Students present a proposal for introducing a global justice issue (global organization or global issue like migration, climate change, fair trade etc.) for a political organization, political party, municipality board or work place. Texts in the area are studied.