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Spring 2024 | PA 5823 Section 001: Human Rights and Humanitarian Crises: Policy Challenges (57276)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Mon 11:15AM - 02:00PMUMTC, West Bank
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 20 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Examines response of governments, international organizations, NGOs, and others to global humanitarian and human rights challenges posed by civil conflict and other complex emergencies in places such as Syria, Ukraine, South Sudan, Somalia, Burma, and elsewhere. Course will also consider and assess UN and other institutions established to address these issues (like UNOCHA and UNHCR). In addition, course will examine US policy toward humanitarian issues and refugees (including US refugee admissions).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eschwart+PA5823+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- Professor Eric Schwartz, who has recently completed a five year tenure as president of Refugees International in Washington, DC, will return to full-time status at the Humphrey School and teach this course in the spring. Before serving as Dean of the Humphrey School from 2011 to 2017, Professor Schwartz served in the White House and the State Department in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, as well as the United Nations and with Human Rights Watch.Whether in Burma (Myanmar), Syria, Ukraine, Somalia, South Sudan or the countries of Central America, repression, human rights abuses, civil conflict, climate change, and complex emergencies, which principally impact populations in poorer countries of the world, pose compelling challenges to the capacities of governments, NGOs and international organizations, and affected populations themselves to prevent and alleviate suffering and promote recovery. This course will examine efforts to respond to these challenges. The course will also include examination of issues relating to refugees and forced migration. And we will study the roles and institutions of the U.S. government, with a particular focus on policies and practices involving overseas humanitarian and refugee assistance, and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The course will involve lecture; guest lecture from practitioners, policy-makers, and individuals from affected populations; and class discussion,This 3-credit course will take a broad and integrated approach, designed to give students a wide understanding of the lay of the refugee and humanitarian land and the questions with which advocates, policy makers and policy practitioners grapple.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students interests in human rights, refugees, asylum, international humanitarian response, multilateral humanitarian organizations and U.S. foreign policy
- Learning Objectives:
- Students will gain a broad understanding of the policy issues that are involved in international refugee and humanitarian response -- an understanding that will integrate concepts from a range of fields - as well as knowledge of the key international and U.S. institutions that define and affect policy and practice in this area. Students will also develop an appreciation of key dilemmas faced by policy-makers and practitioners, challenges to achieving policy and operational objectives, and strategies for success.
- Grading:
- Class participation (25%)Preliminary short policy memorandum (15%)Second policy memo (20%)Final exam (two hours, essay, with questions presented in advance) 40%Note: these requirements may be subject to modest changes after consultation with class members
- Exam Format:
- Essay, with questions presented in advance
- Class Format:
- Combination of lecture, guest lecture and class discussion/presentation.
- Workload:
- About 130-150 pages per week of reading in syllabus. (See also grading section, above.)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57276/1243
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 November 2022
Spring 2023 | PA 5823 Section 001: Human Rights and Humanitarian Crises: Policy Challenges (65715)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 135
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (29 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Examines response of governments, international organizations, NGOs, and others to global humanitarian and human rights challenges posed by civil conflict and other complex emergencies in places such as Syria, Ukraine, South Sudan, Somalia, Burma, and elsewhere. Course will also consider and assess UN and other institutions established to address these issues (like UNOCHA and UNHCR). In addition, course will examine US policy toward humanitarian issues and refugees (including US refugee admissions).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eschwart+PA5823+Spring2023
- Class Description:
- Professor Eric Schwartz, who has recently completed a five year tenure as president of Refugees International in Washington, DC, will return to full-time status at the Humphrey School and teach this course in the spring. Before serving as Dean of the Humphrey School from 2011 to 2017, Professor Schwartz served in the White House and the State Department in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, as well as the United Nations and with Human Rights Watch.Whether in Burma (Myanmar), Syria, Ukraine, Somalia, South Sudan or the countries of Central America, repression, human rights abuses, civil conflict, climate change, and complex emergencies, which principally impact populations in poorer countries of the world, pose compelling challenges to the capacities of governments, NGOs and international organizations, and affected populations themselves to prevent and alleviate suffering and promote recovery. This course will examine efforts to respond to these challenges. The course will also include examination of issues relating to refugees and forced migration. And we will study the roles and institutions of the U.S. government, with a particular focus on policies and practices involving overseas humanitarian and refugee assistance, and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The course will involve lecture; guest lecture from practitioners, policy-makers, and individuals from affected populations; and class discussion,This 3-credit course will take a broad and integrated approach, designed to give students a wide understanding of the lay of the refugee and humanitarian land and the questions with which advocates, policy makers and policy practitioners grapple.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students interests in human rights, refugees, asylum, international humanitarian response, multilateral humanitarian organizations and U.S. foreign policy
- Learning Objectives:
- Students will gain a broad understanding of the policy issues that are involved in international refugee and humanitarian response -- an understanding that will integrate concepts from a range of fields - as well as knowledge of the key international and U.S. institutions that define and affect policy and practice in this area. Students will also develop an appreciation of key dilemmas faced by policy-makers and practitioners, challenges to achieving policy and operational objectives, and strategies for success.
- Grading:
- Class participation (25%)Preliminary short policy memorandum (15%)Second policy memo (20%)Final exam (two hours, essay, with questions presented in advance) 40%Note: these requirements may be subject to modest changes after consultation with class members
- Exam Format:
- Essay, with questions presented in advance
- Class Format:
- Combination of lecture, guest lecture and class discussion/presentation.
- Workload:
- About 130-150 pages per week of reading in syllabus. (See also grading section, above.)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65715/1233
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2023.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 November 2022
Spring 2021 | PA 5823 Section 001: Managing Humanitarian and Refugee Crises: Challenges for Policymakers & Practitioners (54170)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Online Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Graduate Student
- Times and Locations:
- Second Half of Term03/19/2021Fri 03:00PM - 08:00PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE03/20/2021Sat 08:00AM - 04:00PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (22 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Examines response of governments, international organizations, NGOs, and others to global humanitarian and human rights challenges posed by civil conflict and other complex emergencies in places such as Syria, the Middle East region, South Sudan, Somalia, Burma, and elsewhere. Course will also consider and assess UN and other institutions established to address these issues (like UNOCHA and UNHCR). In addition, course will examine US policy toward humanitarian issues and refugees (including US refugee admissions).
- Class Notes:
- Class will be offered REMOTELY. Class will meet synchronously-online during Spring 2021 during the scheduled time. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eschwart+PA5823+Spring2021
- Class Description:
- Former Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz will be teaching this course. He is now President of Refugees International in Washington, DC. Before serving as Dean of the Humphrey School from 2011 to 2017, Professor Schwartz served in the White House and the State Department in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, as well as the United Nations and with Human Rights Watch.This is a one credit course that will meet on Friday, March 19, 2021 from 3 pm to 8 pm, and on Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 8 am to 4 pm.Whether in Burma (Myanmar), Syria, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan or the countries of Central America, repression, human rights abuses, civil conflict and complex emergencies, which principally impact populations in the global south, pose compelling challenges to the capacities of governments, NGOs and international organizations to prevent and alleviate suffering and promote recovery. This course, which will involve lecture, guest lecture from practitioners and policy-makers (including refugees who are working in the field), and class discussion, will examine the efforts of governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others to respond to humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction challenges posed by persecution, human rights abuses, civil conflict and complex emergencies.The course will also examine the role and institutions of the United States government--in terms of its practices and policies involving overseas humanitarian assistance, U.S. refugee admissions, and asylum in the United State. We will also consider the implications of the advent of the U.S. presidential administration that will have assumed office on January 20, 2021.This one-credit course will take a broad and integrated approach, designed to give students a wide understanding of the lay of the humanitarian land and the questions with which advocates, policy makers and policy practitioners grapple.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students interests in human rights, refugees, asylum in the United States, international humanitarian response, multilateral humanitarian organizations and U.S. foreign policy
- Learning Objectives:
- Students will gain a broad understanding of the policy issues that are involved in international refugee and humanitarian response - an understanding that will integrate concepts from a range of fields - as well as knowledge of the key international and U.S. institutions that define and impact policy and practice in this area. Students will also develop an appreciation of key dilemmas faced by policy-makers and practitioners involved in response to humanitarian crises, challenges to achieving policy and operational objectives, and strategies for success. We will also consider U.S. domestic issues involving refugee protection, including the U.S. refugee admissions program and asylum in the United States.
- Grading:
- NOTE: THIS COURSE IS GIVEN ON MARCH 29-30. The updated syllabus and assignments will be available by or before January 15.TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS(These may be subject to slight but not significant modification.)33% -- a short paper responding to about 12 assigned questions drawn from the readings for the course. Each response in this paper should be about two paragraphs, and the exercise is designed to ensure students have considered the readings carefully before the two class sessions. There will be about 10-15 hours of readings, in total, for the course.TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE CLASS33% -- class participation, possibly to include participation in a short in-class presentation (5-10 minutes) developed during the course of the two days of class.TO BE COMPLETED AFTER CLASS (DUE BY OR BEFORE MARCH 4)33% -- a 2-3 page thought paper on a humanitarian policy of your choice, with your perspectives drawn from information learned in class.
- Exam Format:
- No exam
- Class Format:
- Combination of lecture, guest lecture and class discussion.
- Workload:
- Workload outside of class will include --1. A short paper on the assigned readings.2. A 2-3 page paper on a humanitarian policy issue of your choosing, in which you offer your perspectives and integrate information learned in class.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54170/1213
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2021.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 6 November 2020
Spring 2020 | PA 5823 Section 001: Managing Humanitarian and Refugee Crises: Challenges for Policymakers & Practitioners (57596)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- First Half of Term02/07/2020Fri 03:00PM - 08:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 2502/08/2020Sat 08:00AM - 04:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (37 of 50 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Examines response of governments, international organizations, NGOs, and others to global humanitarian and human rights challenges posed by civil conflict and other complex emergencies in places such as Syria, the Middle East region, South Sudan, Somalia, Burma, and elsewhere. Course will also consider and assess UN and other institutions established to address these issues (like UNOCHA and UNHCR). In addition, course will examine US policy toward humanitarian issues and refugees (including US refugee admissions).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eschwart+PA5823+Spring2020
- Class Description:
- Former Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz will be teaching this course. He is now President of Refugees International in Washington, DC. Before serving as Dean of the Humphrey School from 2011 to 2017, Professor Schwartz served in the White House and the State Department in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, as well as the United Nations and with Human Rights Watch.This is a one credit course that will meet on Friday, February 7, 2020 from 3 pm to 8 pm, and on Saturday, February 8, 2020, from 8 am to 4 pm.Whether in Burma (Myanmar), Syria, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan or the countries of Central America, repression, human rights abuses, civil conflict and complex emergencies, which principally impact populations in the global south, pose compelling challenges to the capacities of governments, NGOs and international organizations to prevent and alleviate suffering and promote recovery. This course, which will involve lecture, guest lecture from practitioners and policy-makers (including refugees who are working in the field), and class discussion, will examine the efforts of governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others to respond to humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction challenges posed by persecution, human rights abuses, civil conflict and complex emergencies.The course will also examine the role and institutions of the United States government--in terms of its practices and policies involving overseas humanitarian assistance, U.S. refugee admissions, and asylum in the United State.This one-credit course will take a broad and integrated approach, designed to give students a wide understanding of the lay of the humanitarian land and the questions with which advocates, policy makers and policy practitioners grapple.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students interests in human rights, refugees, asylum in the United States, international humanitarian response, multilateral humanitarian organizations and U.S. foreign policy
- Learning Objectives:
- Students will gain a broad understanding of the policy issues that are involved in international refugee and humanitarian response - an understanding that will integrate concepts from a range of fields - as well as knowledge of the key international and U.S. institutions that define and impact policy and practice in this area. Students will also develop an appreciation of key dilemmas faced by policy-makers and practitioners involved in response to humanitarian crises, challenges to achieving policy and operational objectives, and strategies for success. We will also consider U.S. domestic issues involving refugee protection, including the U.S. refugee admissions program and asylum in the United States.
- Grading:
- TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS(These may be subject to slight but not significant modification.)25% -- a short paper responding to about 12 assigned questions drawn from the readings for the course. Each response in this paper should be about two paragraphs, and the exercise is designed to ensure students have considered the readings carefully before the two class sessions. There will be about 12-15 hours of readings, in total, for the course.TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE CLASS50% -- class participation, possibly to include participation in a short in-class presentation (5-10 minutes) developed during the course of the two days of class.TO BE COMPLETED AFTER CLASS (DUE BY OR BEFORE MARCH 4)25% -- a 2-3 page thought paper on a humanitarian policy of your choice, with your perspectives drawn from information learned in class.
- Exam Format:
- No exam
- Class Format:
- Combination of lecture, guest lecture and class discussion.
- Workload:
- Workload outside of class will include --1. A short paper on the assigned readings.2. A 2-3 page paper on a humanitarian policy issue of your choosing, in which you offer your perspectives and integrate information learned in class.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57596/1203
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2020.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 6 January 2020
Spring 2019 | PA 5823 Section 001: Managing Humanitarian and Refugee Crises: Challenges for Policymakers & Practitioners (58292)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- First Half of Term02/08/2019Fri 03:00PM - 08:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 2502/09/2019Sat 08:00AM - 04:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (42 of 50 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Examines response of governments, international organizations, NGOs, and others to global humanitarian and human rights challenges posed by civil conflict and other complex emergencies in places such as Syria, the Middle East region, South Sudan, Somalia, Burma, and elsewhere. Course will also consider and assess UN and other institutions established to address these issues (like UNOCHA and UNHCR). In addition, course will examine US policy toward humanitarian issues and refugees (including US refugee admissions).
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eschwart+PA5823+Spring2019
- Class Description:
- Former Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz will be teaching this course. He is now President of Refugees International in Washington, DC. Before serving as Dean of the Humphrey School from 2011 to 2017, Professor Schwartz served in the White House and the State Department in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, as well as the United Nations and with Human Rights Watch.This is a one credit course that will meet on Friday, February 8, 2019 from 3 pm to 8 pm, and on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 8 am to 4 pm.Whether in Burma (Myanmar), Syria, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan or the countries of Central America, repression, human rights abuses, civil conflict and complex emergencies, which principally impact populations in the global south, pose compelling challenges to the capacities of governments, NGOs and international organizations to prevent and alleviate suffering and promote recovery. This course, which will involve lecture, guest lecture from practitioners and policy-makers (including refugees who are working in the field), and class discussion, will examine the efforts of governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others to respond to humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction challenges posed by persecution, human rights abuses, civil conflict and complex emergencies.The course will also examine the role and institutions of the United States government--in terms of its practices and policies involving overseas humanitarian assistance, U.S. refugee admissions, and asylum in the United State.This one-credit course will take a broad and integrated approach, designed to give students a wide understanding of the lay of the humanitarian land and the questions with which advocates, policy makers and policy practitioners grapple.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students interests in human rights, refugees, asylum in the United States, international humanitarian response, multilateral humanitarian organizations and U.S. foreign policy
- Learning Objectives:
- Students will gain a broad understanding of the policy issues that are involved in international refugee and humanitarian response - an understanding that will integrate concepts from a range of fields - as well as knowledge of the key international and U.S. institutions that define and impact policy and practice in this area. Students will also develop an appreciation of key dilemmas faced by policy-makers and practitioners involved in response to humanitarian crises, challenges to achieving policy and operational objectives, and strategies for success. We will also consider U.S. domestic issues involving refugee protection, including the U.S. refugee admissions program and asylum in the United States.
- Grading:
- TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS25% -- a short paper responding to about 12 assigned questions drawn from the readings for the course. Each response in this paper should be about one paragraph, and the exercise is designed to ensure students have considered the readings carefully before the two class sessions. There will be about 12-15 hours of readings, in total, for the course.TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE CLASS50% -- class participation, possibly to include participation in a short in-class presentation (5-10 minutes) developed during the course of the two days of class.TO BE COMPLETED AFTER CLASS (DUE BY OR BEFORE MARCH 4)25% -- a 2-3 page thought paper on a humanitarian policy of your choice, with your perspectives drawn from information learned in class.
- Exam Format:
- No exam
- Class Format:
- Combination of lecture, guest lecture and class discussion.
- Workload:
- Workload outside of class will include --1. A short paper on the assigned readings.2. A 2-3 page paper on a humanitarian policy issue of your choosing, in which you offer your perspectives and integrate information learned in class.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58292/1193
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2019.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 November 2018
Spring 2018 | PA 5823 Section 001: Managing Humanitarian and Refugee Crises: Challenges for Policymakers & Practitioners (68629)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/26/2018Fri 03:00PM - 08:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 2501/27/2018Sat 08:00AM - 04:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (39 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Examines response of governments, international organizations, NGOs, and others to global humanitarian and human rights challenges posed by civil conflict and other complex emergencies in places such as Syria, the Middle East region, South Sudan, Somalia, Burma, and elsewhere. Course will also consider and assess UN and other institutions established to address these issues (like UNOCHA and UNHCR). In addition, course will examine US policy toward humanitarian issues and refugees (including US refugee admissions).
- Class Notes:
- Class meets on 1/26-1/27/2018. Student who have taken 5823 when it was a 3-credit class should not take this 1-credit version. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eschwart+PA5823+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- Former Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz will be teaching this course. He is now President of Refugees International in Washington, DC. Before serving as Dean of the Humphrey School from 2011 to 2017, Professor Schwartz served in the White House and the State Department in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, as well as the United Nations and with Human Rights Watch.This is a one credit course that will meet on Friday, January 26, from 3 pm to 8 pm, and on Saturday, January 27, from 8 am to 4 pm.Whether in Burma (Myanmar), Syria, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan or elsewhere, repression, civil conflict and complex emergencies, which principally impact populations in the global south, pose compelling challenges to the capacities of governments, NGOs and international organizations to prevent and alleviate suffering and promote recovery. This course, which will involve lecture, guest lecture and class discussion, will examine the efforts of the international community -- governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others -- to respond to humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction challenges posed by civil conflict and complex emergencies. (We will also consider disasters related to natural hazards, like storm surges and hurricanes, though those will not be a major focus of the course.)This one-credit course will take a broad and integrated approach, designed to give students a wide understanding of the lay of the humanitarian land and the questions with which policy makers and policy practitioners grapple -- including those relating to security, disaster response and human rights, and the roles of international and non-governmental humanitarian organizations. In addition to focusing on the efforts of the international community, the course will examine the role and institutions of the United States government, the largest provider of international humanitarian aid (including the U.S. refugee admissions program).
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students interests in human rights, refugees, international humanitarian response, multilateral humanitarian organizations and U.S. foreign policy
- Learning Objectives:
- Students will gain a broad understanding of the policy issues that are involved in international humanitarian response - an understanding that will integrate concepts from a range of fields - as well as knowledge of the key international and U.S. institutions that define and impact policy and practice in this area. Students will also develop an appreciation of key dilemmas faced by policy-makers and practitioners involved in response to humanitarian crises, challenges to achieving policy and operational objectives, and strategies for success.
- Grading:
- TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS25% -- a short paper responding to 12 assigned questions drawn from the readings for the course. Each response in this paper should be about one paragraph, and the exercise is designed to ensure students have considered the readings carefully before the two class sessions. There will be about 15 hours of readings, in total, for the course.TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE CLASS30% -- class participation20% -- a short in-class presentation (5-10 minutes) developed during the course of the two days of class.TO BE COMPLETED AFTER CLASS (BY FEB 19)25% -- a 2-3 page thought paper on a humanitarian policy of your choice, with your perspectives drawn from information learned in class.
- Exam Format:
- No exam
- Class Format:
- Combination of lecture, guest lecture and class discussion.
- Workload:
- Workload outside of class will include --1. A short paper on the assigned readings.2. A 2-3 page paper on a humanitarian policy issue of your choosing, in which you offer your perspectives and integrate information learned in class.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68629/1183
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2018.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 December 2017
Fall 2016 | PA 5823 Section 001: Managing Global Crises: Humanitarian & Human Rights Challenges for Policy Makers & Practitioners (34519)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- PA 4890 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016Mon 06:00PM - 08:45PMUMTC, West BankCarlson School of Management 1-142
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Examination of efforts by the international community - governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others - to respond to humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction challenges posed by civil conflict and complex emergencies. Disasters related to natural hazards, like storm surges and hurricanes. Issues and institutions related to humanitarian challenges and humanitarian suffering around the world including security, disaster response and human rights. The roles of the United States and international and non-governmental humanitarian organizations.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?eschwart+PA5823+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- Managing Global Crises: Human Rights and Humanitarian Challenges for Policy Makers and Practitioners Mondays, 6 pm to 8:45 pm. (Offered for graduate/professional students as PA 5823; offered for advanced undergraduate students as PA 4890) NOTE: This course is only offered once every two years, and will not be offered in the fall of 2017 or the spring of 2018.Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz will be teaching this course. Dean Schwartz served in the White House and the State Department in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, as well as the United Nations and with Human Rights Watch. From Syria and Iraq to Somalia and Sudan, civil conflict and complex emergencies, which principally impact populations in the global south, pose compelling challenges to the capacities of governments, NGOs and international organizations to prevent and alleviate suffering and promote recovery. Moreover, in the wake of the Cold War and especially after 9/11, officials became increasingly concerned about the security implications of political instability and state failure - resulting in greater attention to provision of humanitarian relief and the challenge of post-conflict reconstruction. This course, which will involve lecture and class discussion, will examine the efforts of the international community - governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others -- to respond to humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction challenges posed by civil conflict and complex emergencies. (We will also consider disasters related to natural hazards, like storm surges and hurricanes, though those will not be a major focus of the course.)This course will take a broad and integrated approach, designed to give students a wide understanding of the lay of the humanitarian land and the questions with which policy makers and policy practitioners grapple - including those relating to security, disaster response and human rights, and the roles of international and non-governmental humanitarian organizations. In addition to focusing on the efforts of the international community, the course will examine the role and institutions of the United States government, the largest provider of international humanitarian aid. Outside the university, Dean Schwartz has been involved in the preparation of recommendations for a new Presidential administration on policy toward international humanitarian issues and he will draw on those efforts in engagement with students. Thus, in class discussion and through policy memos (see below), students may be asked to offer and/or react to options for international humanitarian organization and reform.
- Grading:
- (See attached syllabus for details)25% Class Participation.15% Short Policy Memo (3-4 pages).20% Group project (of the 20%, 5% will be group grade, and 15% will be individual contribution grade).40% Final Exam.
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 25% Lecture (including 3-4 guest speakers during the year)
75% Discussion - Workload:
- (See attached syllabus)100 to 125 pages reading per week.
6-8 Pages Writing Per Term (see below).1 brief memo (3-4 pages).1 group exercise (with 3-4 page memo required of each student).1 final exam.Other Workload: I've sought to keep readings to under 125 pages per week. When readings include popular works (that are easier to read more quickly), that may increase somewhat. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34519/1169
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Fall2016.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/eschwart_PA5823_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 August 2016
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