237126 Where the Global Meets the Local: Perspectives on the United Nations (S) (WiSe 2013/2014)

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Course Description:

Our times are marked by mobility, travel of ideas, and cultural exchange on a global scale as the rule, rather than the exception. In an increasingly interconnected world, local actors enter, remain in, and/or leave global settings. But what happens when global actors, say international organizations such as UNICEF and UNDP, enter regions and interact with the locals? What implications do such interactions have in as diverse settings as Canada, Mozambique, India, or Germany? How international do such organizations remain as they begin their activities in a specific region of the world? How local do the locals remain after being addressed by the projects that such organizations undertake in their society?

These and several other aspects related to the global-local encounter will form the discussions of our block seminar. Join us to find answers to these questions through various interactive group-works, presentations on a region of your choice and a movie session.

We are planning to provide an insider’s view of any such international organization by inviting a professional who works with the United Nations. This way, we will discuss some real-life opportunities to work with such organizations.

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Requirements:

- Active participation in the seminar (e.g. group-work, preparation and presentation of a regional case study)
- Working language: English (intermediate English skills required)
- No previous knowledge required
- Not graded and no final exam/essay required

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Limitation of the number of participants:
Limited number of participants: 20
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WS2013_237126@ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de
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Friday, December 11, 2015 
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Thursday, June 20, 2013 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
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This lecture is taught in english
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Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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