The United Nations and Global Advocacy

About

This is an opportunity to work alongside world-leading advocates within the UN system. The key live cases are Southern women in the history and future of the UN; more effective means of holding war criminals to account; a global system of weapons elimination and control, finance for a green New Deal, and the creative origins of the United Nations will be studied along with an opportunity to engage in real-time advocacy on one of these themes and learn from the readings.

The summer school will provide an introductory understanding of the UN system. Understanding the heritage, operation, and goals of the UN and its constituent parts will add breadth and depth to the student experience.

Course leader

Dr Dan Plesch

Target group

You will have completed one year of undergraduate study at the time of joining the Academic Summer School. Professional experience can be acknowledged as equivalent to a university qualification.

Course aim

On successful completion of the course, a student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

- An excellent ability to comprehend both conceptually and empirically the United Nations, and the UN system within the conceptual framework of Global International Organisations
- Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to critically review the relevant literature
- Aptitude in constructing and applying an appropriate analytical approach to issues relevant to the subject matter
- Capacity to source, integrate, analyse and summarise relevant research and data in the submission of assessments
- The relevant skills to propose, debate and appraise feasible issues relevant to the subject

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