Poverty, Justice and Transformation.

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to some of the major themes and questions considered in the HNGR Certificate program through an examination of the social, political, economic, biophysical, environmental and spiritual dimensions and causes of poverty, inequality and injustice. It examines the experience of people confronting poverty in Majority World contexts and considers the factors that connect human communities and ecological systems worldwide, such as globalization, migration, climate change, global health and disease, religious and social movements, and urbanization. Emphasis is given to understanding the theories, methods and effectiveness of diverse approaches to international development and holistic transformation.