SOC-STD 98me - Cosmopolitics of Human Rights

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

What is cosmopolitanism? Are there, or should there be, universal human values? This tutorial examines the problem of universalism in the politics of cosmopolitanism and human rights. It also aims to understand how cosmopolitanism manages facts of political difference and resistance. Particularly concerned with cosmopolitan proposals for "democratic regime change" and "humanitarian intervention" to enforce human rights, the ultimate question this seminar poses is: what is the foundation of human rights politics?

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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