GLOBAL JUSTICE – SOCIAL THEORY AND PRACTICE

A student who has completed the course of SAM1040E Global Justice – Social Theory and Practice should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence. 

KNOWLEDGE

The student:

• has gained knowledge of how socio-economic and socio-geographical differences create different living conditions in different parts of the world.
• has good knowledge of various ethical and political science theories of justice and the just society, including liberal, feminist, utilitarian, deontological, and communitarian perspectives.
• has knowledge of key political and development aid issues raised in the debate on global justice, including Western cultural power, economic inequality and exploitation, immigration, human trafficking and environmental issues.
• has gained understanding on human rights as formulated in the UN Charter of Human Rights and of challenges related to the application of these rights globally.
• has knowledge of theological and religious approaches to justice and human rights.
• has knowledge of different strategies for community involvement and social activism.

SKILLS

The student:

• has the ability to reflect critically and constructively in relation to models of a just society.
• has the ability to reflect on one’s own use of professional knowledge when approaching a complex social phenomenon.
• has the ability to reflect one’s own life and strategies for one’s own community involvement.

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The student:

• ability to approach social problems with a combination of courage, empathy, and humility.
• ability to approach diversity of perspective through fruitful dialogue.
• ability to make strategic and professionally sound choices in one’s own professional and everyday life.

Modes of Instruction

The course is structured around lectures, group work, presentations and case studies. The course length is 36 lecture hours.

Required Reading 

Jordhus-Lier, D. & Stokke. K. (Red.) (2017). Samfunnsgeografi. En innføring. Oslo: Cappelen Damm Akakdemisk. S. 19-26, 45-60, 73-149, 191-201, 305-314 (118 sider) 

Mapp, S.C. (2014). Human Rights and Social Justice in a Global Perspective: An Introduction to International Social Work. New York: Oxford University Press. S.3 -164 (161 sider) 

McCracken, V. (2014). Christian Faith and Social Justice: Five Views. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. S.17 -174 (157 sider) 

Sandel, M.J. (2010). Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. (266 sider) 

Strand, V. & Larsen K. M. (2015). Menneskerettigheter i et nøtteskall. s. 15-34 (19 sider) 

Tangen, K. I. (2014). Transforming Development: A Critical and Constructive Response, I Larsen, K. E. & Jørgensen, K. Power & Partnership. Oxford: Regnum. S.50-60 (10 sider) 

De Witte Jr, J. (2011). Religion and Human Rights: An Introduction. Oxford University Press. S. 3-70 (67 sider) 

Recommended Reading  

Aase A. (2013). Om rikdommens og fattigdommens årsaker. Hvit utgave. Kristiansand: Universitetet i Kristiansand.  

Bales, K. (2016). Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Spiegel & Grau. 

Campolo, A., &  Fraser, D.A. (1992). Sociology Through the Eyes of Faith. San Francisco: HarperOne..  

Galtung, J. (2013). Menneskerettigheter. Oslo: Humanist forlag.  

Hjort, L. (2015). Menneskerettigheter og aktivisme. Aktive Fredsforlag. 

Høstmelingen, N. (2010). Hva er menneskerettigheter. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. 

Gbowee, L.& Mithers, C. (2011). Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War. Beast Books. 

Lindholm, T. (2016). Freedom of Religion or Belief as a Human Right, In Mikalsen, K. K; Skjei, E. & Øfsti, A. (Ed.), Modernity – Unity in Diversity? Essays in Honour of Helge Høibraaten.  Novus Forlag. S. 237 - 257 (20 sider) 

MacIntyre, A. (1989). Whose Justice? Which Rationality? Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame Press. 

Montgomery, J.W. (1986). Human Rights and Human Dignity. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Dallas, Texas: Zondervan Publishing Company. 

Sandel, M. (2007). Justice: A Reader. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. 

Sanders, C. E. (2020) Social Justice: Theology as Social Transformation i Yondey, W. red The Routledge Handbook of Pentecostal Theology, 1st Ed. Routledge.  

Sen, A. (2011). The Idea of Justice. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press. 

Tan, K.-C. (2017). What is this thing called Global Justice? London: Routledge. S. 7-34, 60-133 (100 sider) 

Thacker, J. (2017). Global Poverty. SCM Press. 

Yong, A. (2010). In the Days of Caesar: Pentecostalism and Political Theology. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. 

Yunus, M., and Jolis, A. (2008). Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. New York: PublicAffairs. 

Wariboko, N. (2008). God and Money: A Theology in a Globalizing World. Lexington Books.  

Winkel, K. (2008). Hvorfor er det så mange fattige i Afrika. Portal forlag.