A Bachelor’s Degree within a social science field, e.g., Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, Human Rights or a related major field. English B

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of central international normative frameworks, with a particular emphasis on human rights, public international law, and just war doctrine, but also emerging normative frameworks like corporate social responsibility.

What constitutes normative framework and in what ways do they influence conduct in international society? Do they have real effects or are they mostly surface phenomena?

The central theme of the course is the growing role played by international norms, and during the course a number of such normative frameworks will be covered, above all human rights, public international law, and just war doctrine. The course also goes into the social responsibility of multinational corporations. The discussion of these normative frameworks falls into two main categories, one dealing with the effects that such international norms have on a national and local level, the other having to do with conflict resolution on an international level. Exactly how influential international norms really are, the extent to which they have a deeper impact or whether they are mainly a surface phenomenon, is a contested matter and this also an issue that will be focused on during the course.

On completion of the course the student shall demonstrate knowledge and understanding of

On completion of the course the student shall demonstrate an ability to

Judgement and approach

On completion of the course the student shall demonstrate a capacity to

A significant part of the learning activities consists in individual studies, but there are also lectures, which aim to give an advanced introduction to relevant theories and concepts, throughout the course, as well as teacher-moderated seminars within seminar groups. The students are expected to organize their individual studies so that they can come well-prepared to the lectures and seminars. In addition, the students are expected to organize and moderate reading- and discussion meetings.

Students will be examined through an individually written take-home exam at the end of the course. This exam will be designed so that the central themes of the course should be explained, reflected on, and critically discussed. Students who do not pass the regular course exam have a minimum of two re-take opportunities. Re-takes follow the same form as the original exam.

• Cooper, Davina (2014) Everyday Utopias – The Conceptual Life of Promising Spaces (Durham: Duke University Press).

• Miller, Robert and Graham Day (2012) (eds) The Evolution of European Identities – Biographical Approaches (Basingstoke: Palgrave).

• Seabrooke, Leonard (2006) The Social Sources of Financial Power (Ithaca: Cornell University Press).

• Up to 300 pages of additional material, which may vary from year to year.

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course ceases to be available or has undergone any major changes, the students are to be offered two opportunities to retake the examination during the year following the change for re-examination, based on the syllabus which applied at registration.

The Language of Instruction is English