This course examines key concepts, theories, and developments of gender as played out in German history from the 19th to the 21st centuries. The course will focus on Berlin which has been a laboratory of political, social, and cultural trends during...
This course will examine the various ways law constructs race and racial identity in the Netherlands, the United States, and Europe. We will build on the term “law” in the title by drawing on sources from history, sociology, and anthropology as well...
Social entrepreneurship is one of the most high-impact and sustainable innovations for solving society’s most difficult challenges in Europe and across the globe. Social Entrepreneurs have won Nobel Peace Prizes, radicalised health care systems...
IN/SO 395 is a two-fold course. It is an internship course which guides and supervises students during their internship in a Moroccan organization; it is also a Social Action Seminar which introduces students to the multifaceted environment of...
The internship is designed to offer students firsthand experience and involvement in Austrian non-profit-organizations and charities, enabling them to broaden their understanding of European society and non-profit culture. The accompanying weekly...
Experience has shown that people are more successful in achieving their goals when they cooperate with each other, working together, and learning from each other. In this course, students will be able to identify significant challenges and...
Using a thematic approach, this course deals with the question of French identity, encouraging students to engage in and debate key issues that have challenged society in the post-War War II era. To this end, the course examines France’s main...
This course examines the political history of South Africa in the post-apartheid period from 1994 to the present. During this period, South Africa has changed dramatically from the ‘Rainbow Nation’, a country brimming with potential and democratic...
The Mediterranean basin has historically been a space for human mobility and cultural exchange. Immigration is changing Europe rapidly with large numbers of migrants and asylum-seekers arriving from the East and South. Beside “old immigration...
This course analyzes Spanish democracy from a critical perspective, focusing on two crucial variables to measure the quality of a democratic regime: Effective gender equality, and the degree of integration and multicultural diversity. Class visits by...