308197 (v.1) Human Rights Activism, Advocacy and Change 512


Area:

Faculty of Education, Language Studies and Social Work

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Seminar:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Lobbying for human rights. The role of 'human rights defender'. Promoting human rights in hostile environments. Case studies of human rights advocacy and change, including the struggles of Indigenous Peoples. Dialogue and negotiation. Social Action. Civil Disobedience. Gandhian non-violence. Conflict and consensus models of change. The human rights movement and links with other social movements, for example. peace, labour, environment and women's movements.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

90515 Welfare Studies

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area