Course Syllabi

Carnegie Council presents a collection of course syllabi from its staff, fellows, and affiliates around the world.

Reading List and Discussion Questions on President Park's Impeachment in South Korea
05/01/2018
Asia Dialogues Program, Carnegie Council
Six weeks is all the time it took for President Park Geun-hye to be impeached and only a few months more before being ousted from the Blue House and charged with bribery and abuse of presidential power. This 10.5-week reading list with discussion questions examines what happened and why.

Reading List and Discussion Questions on Climate Change and the Philippines
02/23/2018
Asia Dialogues Program, Carnegie Council
With severe typhoons a regular occurrence, the Philippines has become the portrait of climate change victimhood. This 10-week reading list with discussion questions covers all aspects of how the nation is grappling with climate change.

Reading List and Discussion Questions on on Religion and Tolerance in Indonesia
08/18/2016
Asia Dialogues Program, Carnegie Council
Amid growing Islamophobia and populism in Europe and the United States, a more complete picture of Islam is crucial, and Indonesia can serve as an ideal case study to provide such a broader view. This 10.5-week reading list with discussion questions is a good place to start

Reading List and Discussion Questions on Gender and Japan
05/13/2016
Asia Dialogues Program, Carnegie Council
This 10.5-week reading list with discussion questions explores current issues relating to gender in Japanese society. Topics include: women in the workplace, equal voice in politics, demographic trends, and gender rights.

Global Ethics Fall Term 2015
09/01/2015
David Ritchie, Mercer University
This course examines different ways that the state protects the interests of its citizens against the competing interests of other states. It focuses on arguments about the background moral conceptions that ground the possibility of global justice—cosmopolitanism, liberalism, and universal human rights.

Democracy, Globalization, and Human Rights
03/27/2014
Deen Chatterjee, University of Utah
This seminar examines the theories of rights that provide for a cosmopolitan framework but have room for local variations consistent with alternative versions of democratic decision-making.

Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict
03/05/2014
David Ritchie, Mercer University
This course examines legal and moral doctrines related to international armed conflict, including the right of states to resort to force and the rules governing the conduct of hostilities.

Global Civics
03/03/2014
Hakan Altinay, European School of Politics, Istanbul
This online course features video lectures by international thought leaders discussing global issues such as public health, inequality, trade, and the responsibility to protect. Students may take the course for credit or audit it. Both options are free.

Global Ethics
02/24/2014
Evan Berry, American University, Washington, D.C.
This course explores the complexities of international relations along two fronts: the emergence of global ethical questions, and the globalization of ethics itself.

Global Governance
03/05/2014
Katsuhiko Mori, International Christian University, Japan
The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of theoretical and practical challenges involved in the complex subject of global governance.

God, Faith, and Reason
03/27/2014
Deen Chatterjee, University of Utah
This course examines the meaning and limitations of some of the central concepts and beliefs in the philosophical and public discourse on the question of God's existence.

Human Rights in International Relations
2014/2015
Jiyoung Song, Singapore Management University
This module is a 300-level multidisciplinary course of political science and international law, covering the main literature and debates in human rights in international relations.

International Human Rights
04/21/2014
Deen Chatterjee, University of Utah
This course examines the nature, practice, and limits of human rights in today's global world.

Justice and International Affairs
03/27/2014
Deen Chatterjee, University of Utah
This is a course in political philosophy, broadly construed, with a focus on the issues of justice in international affairs.

Modern Moral Problems: Climate Change
02/24/2014
Evan Berry, American University, Washington, D.C.
This course is designed to introduce students to an ethical issue of contemporary significance and along the way develop a deeper understanding of applied ethics as a field.

Of All Possible Future Worlds: Global Trends, Values, and Ethics
03/31/2014
Thong Nguyen, Carnegie Council
This course examines world trends and the degree to which values and ethical choices can shape humanity in the future.

Political Philosophy
03/27/2014
Deen Chatterjee, University of Utah
The course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of political philosophy such as liberty, equality, democracy, and justice and to examine their international implications through a focused study of the political consequences of global interdependence.

Religion, Modernity, and Democracy: Understanding Islam in Politics
03/05/2014
Jocelyne Cesari, Georgetown University
This course investigates the relationship between modernization, politics, and Islam in Muslim-majority countries from the end of World War II to the Arab Spring.