Core Seminar: Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector
	Professor: Richard Harrill
	Course Number: BGIA 301		CRN Number: 10219	Class cap: 25	Credits: 4
	Schedule/Location:	-
	Distributional Area:	SA  Social Analysis
	Crosslists: Environmental & Urban Studies; Global & International Studies
There has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in the voluntary sector by politicians and scholars over the past three decades. It has come to be praised on all sides, however, it has not been understood as much as it has been admired. We will investigate the theory underpinning civil society, with its origins in the Scottish Enlightenment and the US Constitution, then trace these threads through the rise of the not-for-profit sector and focus on the principles of best practice for organizations generating significant social impact. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of most socialist states sparked international enthusiasm in the 1990s for the building of civil society by means of voluntary non-profit activity, in the belief that strong civil societies would promote democracy. No one has advanced this principle more aggressively over the past thirty years than billionaire philanthropist George Soros and his Open Society Foundations, whose work is based on the philosophy of Karl Popper. The renewal of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe was met with enthusiasm in the 1990s, yet over the last decade has been met with resistance and even hostility by political leadership pivoting toward illiberal democracy and authoritarianism. We will explore the core elements of civil society and issues such as: Is the movement toward an open society inevitable and linear? What are the fundamental threats to an open society?

Globalization, Finance and Marginalization
	Professor: Aniruddha Mitra
	Course Number: BGIA 314		CRN Number: 10220	Class cap: 18	Credits: 4
	Schedule/Location:	-
	Distributional Area:	SA  Social Analysis
The objective of this course is to explore the reconstitution of local structures of marginalization by the increasing economic integration of the global economy over the last three and a half decades. We place particular emphasis on the increasing dominance of finance in both advanced and developing societies and explore the impact of this process of financialization and the associated financial integration of the world on marginalized constituencies identified on the basis of class, gender, and ethnic identity. We further explore the interplay of the global ascendance of finance capitalism with transnational flows of human beings and commodities that together comprise the economic face of globalization and question the neoliberal assertion that globalization will necessarily empower the marginalized, basing our exploration on both theoretical insights drawn from multiple disciplines and documented evidence. There are no prerequisites for this course; students do NOT need a background in Economics or quantitative analysis.

Issues in Global Public Health
	Professor: Scott Rosenstein Theresa Castillo
	Course Number: BGIA 319		CRN Number: 10221	Class cap: 18	Credits: 4
	Schedule/Location:	-
	Distributional Area:	HA  Historical Analysis

Intelligence, Risk, and Decision Making
	Professor: Giles Alston
	Course Number: BGIA 321		CRN Number: 10222	Class cap: 18	Credits: 4
	Schedule/Location:	-
	Distributional Area:	SA  Social Analysis

Writing on International Affairs
	Professor: Adam Shatz
	Course Number: BGIA 330		CRN Number: 10223	Class cap: 18	Credits: 4
	Schedule/Location:	-
	Distributional Area:	PA  Practicing Arts
This course will put a heavy emphasis on reporting, writing and developing the sensibilities needed for success as an international news correspondent. We will focus heavily on the techniques of the craft, always in the context of contemporary world events and the realities of modern English-language media. A series of lecturers, and a visit to one of New York City's great newsrooms, will be included during the semester. This is not a course for purists, but rather a broad look at a varied, complex discipline. We will examine briefly many of the topics an international journalist will confront today. We also will touch upon the broadcast and Internet skills that no journalist who strives to be in interesting places at interesting times can afford to ignore in this modern world.