Founder and former director of the Program in Arms Control & Domestic & International Security (ACDIS) Edward Kolodziej spoke with the UI news division about the implications of the recent U.S-U.K. sale of nuclear submarines to Australia and his published paper, “What are the political,...
Blueprint for Transitional Justice Speaker SeriesIGI announces the Blueprint for Transitional Justice Speaker Series.
News: Colleen Murphy invested as the Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of LawColleen Murphy, acting executive director of Illinois Global Institute, was invested as the Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law.
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- On October 6, 2021, the College of Law celebrated the investiture of Colleen Murphy as the Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law. Verity Winship, professor and associate dean for Academic Affairs, provided welcoming remarks, followed by Vice Provost Bill Bernhard and Venetria Patton, the dean...
- Colleen Murphy, acting executive director of Illinois Global Institute, was featured on Civil Squared podcast discussing transitional justice with host, Jennifer Thompson. The one-hour discussion included a brief history of the practice, citing examples from across the globe, as well as...
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SAME 250Summer 2021 - Online Introduction to the study of the region known as the "Middle East." Students will gain an appreciation of the variety of cultures, ethnicities, and religious traditions in the region, as well as how recent history has changed long-standing norms, and...
LAST 590Fall 2021 Provides graduate students with weekly explorations into the relationship between the sciences, humanities, and the arts in addressing issues of global significance through an interdisciplinary inquiry. Each week, Global STEAM Working Group faculty members will...
AFST 222Summer 2021 - Online Modern Africa has sustained the world's most rapid and profound changes following centuries of the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism. The African continent saw its social systems, economic structures, political organizations, and religious and...
EURO 418Fall 2021 Introduction to sociolinguistic, political, judicial, and cultural issues concerning dominant and historical migrant or recent immigrant languages used in the countries of the European Union. It focuses on differences in language ideologies as they are enacted...
EURO 501Fall 2021 A graduate-level introduction to the European Union, its history, decision-making processes, legal framework, and political and economic effects. Undergraduates need prior approval from the instructor to register for this course.
EURO 500Fall 2021 This proseminar explores a variety of subjects related to Europe, the European Union, and issues concerning the European Union Center’s academic programming. Topics covered range from current political, cultural, and scientific issues in Europe; different...
EURO 385Fall 2021 Considers the history of the European Union and its current functions and operations. Focuses on the ongoing process of political and cultural integration. Consists of sections in Illinois and abroad, interacting extensively via the worldwide web.
GLBL 500Fall 2021 Professor Donna Tonini. Students will examine three propositions: (1) the existence of a global society; (2) the flaws of its principal, global institutions – the state, markets, and democracy; and (3) absent their reform, whether the global society is at risk...
GLBL 499Fall 2021 Professor Steve Witt. This course examines the historical and contemporary transformations associated with globalization from the perspective of information as a core element of sociotechnical and political-economic processes. Drawing on themes of empire,...
LAST 445Fall 2021 Beginning and Intermediate Quechua Upon the consent of the Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, tutorials are available in special native Latin American languages not regularly offered by the University (ie. Quechua, Kagchikel Mayan...
LAST 210Fall 2021 An overview of contemporary Andean culture, as practiced by the people in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. This culture is the result of the resilience of the pre-Hispanic Andean heritage, and the continuous adaptation Andean people have practiced, first, to control...
LAST 170Summer and Fall 2021 An interdisciplinary introduction to the ways of life of Latin American peoples, their origins, and current expressions; discusses social, economic issues, and domestic and international policies related to them in the context of other societies in...
AFST 522SPRING Examines the development of Africanist scholarship during the 20th century and the changing paradigms in African Studies; focuses on the rise of the area studies model and its influences on the major Social Science and Humanities disciplines.
