Course Details

Course offered Spring 2019

HONORS 232 A: Human Rights Diplomacy: an applied approach (SSc, DIV)

HONORS 232 A: Human Rights Diplomacy: an applied approach (SSc, DIV)

SLN 14983 (View UW registration info »)

Elise Rainer (Scandinavian Studies)
Email: eacr@uw.edu

Credits: 5
Limit: 34 students

Throughout this course, students will investigate how human rights impact international affairs. Participants will critically examine cases when states prioritize human rights in diplomacy, and when they do not. Specifically, students will look at the recent foreign policy change of LGBTI rights in U.S. and Swedish diplomatic relations towards Uganda and other nations. Through a survey of the major concepts, theories, and controversies in the contemporary human rights discourse, class participants will learn the theoretical and practical approaches to crafting modern foreign policy. Dr. Carlson-Rainer will utilize her applied knowledge from over a decade of serving as a U.S. diplomat in places such as Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco. The course will blend real world challenges addressed by modern diplomats, with theoretical analysis of human rights literature.