Study Guide

Objective

The student
• is able to critically analyse the impact of globalisation on communities.
• is able to analyse the interconnectedness of global challenges.
• is able to analyse the concepts and theories related to social justice and human rights from a global perspective.
• is able to explain and analyse the impact of inequality, migration and humanitarian crisis on communities.
• is able to apply the elements of social justice and wellbeing to community development.

Teaching methods

Online lecturers, written assignments, participation in an online webinar

Location and time

Course will be carried in the fall 2021 starting on week 39 and ending on week 45.

Timetable for time-bound sessions (obligatory):
Orientation and lecture on September 28 at 16-18 EET (Lecturers: Ville Päivänsalo, Elsa Keskitalo, Marja Katisko)
Lecture on September 29 at 14-16 EET (Ville Päivänsalo), to be recorded
Webinar on October 2 at 16-19

Materials

Betts, A., & Milner, J. (2019). Governance of the Global Refugee Regime. World Refugee Council Research Paper No. 13. Available at: https://www.cigionline.org/publications/governance-global-refugee-regime

Kok-Chor Tan (2017.) What is this thing Global Justice? NY: Routledge. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=4786877

Reich, Michael, Ife, Jim, Weil, Marie (2013). Social Justice, Human Rights, Values, and Community Practice. In M. Weil (ed.) Handbook of Community Practice (p. 73-104). Thousand Oaks: Sage. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=1995400

Päivänsalo, Ville. (2020). Justice with Health: Faith in Support of Progress across Contexts. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Available at https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1434444&dswid=9848

Sorrells, K. & Sekimoto, S. (2016). Globalizing intercultural communication: A reader. Sage. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/diak/detail.action?docID=5603532

International connections

Course will be available for students from EU3IN Alliance

Content scheduling

Course will be carried in the fall 2021 starting on week 39 and ending on week 45.

Timetable for time-bound sessions (obligatory):
Orientation and lecture on September 28 at 16-18 EET (Lecturers: Ville Päivänsalo, Elsa Keskitalo, Marja Katisko)
Lecture on September 29 at 14-16 EET (Ville Päivänsalo), to be recorded
Webinar on October 2 at 16-19

Schedule and assignments:
1. Just development and global justice. Time frame 29.9.-17.10 2021
Online lecture on Sept. 29 at 14-16
Assignment 1. Select a chapter in the book of Kok-Chor Tan (2017). What is this thing Global Justice? Write an essay of 2 pages. Deadline 17.10.2021.

2. Social justice and community development. Time frame 11.10.-29.10.2021
Assignment 2. Describe and analyse a selected local development project from social justice perspective. Write a report of 2 pages. Deadline 20.10.2021.

3. Migration and justice across contexts. Time frame 11.10.-29.10.2021
Assignment 3. Reflect an immigrant journey from Human Rights' perspective. Based on given material. Deadline 29.10.2021

4. Developing communities in practice.Time frame 4a) 2.11-10.11.2021; 4b 11.11.-18.11.2021
Webinar on October 2 at 16-19, instructions to the assignment 4a and 4b.
Assignment 4a. Drafting a development project proposal. Write a 2-page proposal (idea paper) to apply for funding. Deadline10.11.2021.
Assignment 4b. Commenting two of the proposals with 3-4 sentences. Deadline 18.11.2021

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments 1 and 2: Evaluation 1-5
Assignment 3-4: Completed/to be completed.

Evaluation scale

0-5