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Human Rights and Multiculturalism

Human Rights and Multiculturalism

Code	13175
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	No applicable
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Learning outcomes	1. Describe the history of human rights as moral values and legal norms and their relationship to both universalism and moral and cultural relativism; 2. Explore the challenges that the cultural differences that are evident and largely the result of globalisation can pose to the implementation of human rights in practice and even be a source of questioning the legitimacy of the regime and its own content; 4. Explore the cross-cutting nature of the areas of sociology, international relations and international law; 5. Explain the various ways in which both human rights and multiculturalism should be approached as an unavoidable reality in contemporary societies.
Syllabus	1. Human Rights and Multiculturalism: concepts and theoretical issues. 1.1 From history to law 1.2 Human Rights as a ‘social construction’: Relativism and Universalism 1.3 Human Rights and Multiculturalism: Intercultural Education 2. Mobility and international migration (immigrants, displaced persons and refugees): sociological characterisation 3. International Organisations and NGOs: Monitoring Human Rights 4. Human rights in the context of contemporary societies: case studies 4.1 Human Rights, Forced Migration and Human Trafficking 4.2 Development, Economy and Globalisation: Different models for different cultures? 4.3 Torture, Genocide and State Repression
Main Bibliography	Andriantsimbazovina, Joel and Gaudin, Helene (2008), Dictionnaire des Droits de l’'Homme, Quadrige Benet-Martinez, Veronica and Hong, Ying-Yi (2014), Oxford Handbook of Multicultural Identity, Oxford University Press Brunsma, David et all (2019), Sociology for Human Rights: Approaches for Applying Theories and Methods, Routledge Cushman, Thomas (2011), Handbook of Human Rights, Routledge Fagan, Andrew (2017), Human Rights and Cultural Diversity: Core Issues and Cases, Edinburgh University Press Gaetano, Pentassuglia (2017), Ethno-Cultural Diversity and Human Rights, Brill Nijhoff Goodhart, Michael (2016), Human Rights: Politics and Practice, Oxford University Press Haddock, Bruce and Sutch, Peter (Eds.) (2013), Multiculturalism, Identity and Rights, Routledge Kymlicka, Will (2007), Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity, Oxford University Press Modood, Tariq (2013). Multiculturalism, Polity Press
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The course is structured as T-P (Theoretical-Practical). In theoretical classes, the instructor presents the theoretical and conceptual content of the syllabus. In practical classes, the following activities are carried out: individual and group work; analysis and discussion of scientific texts; and tutorial guidance, supporting students in understanding the texts and systematizing the course content.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.