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所在平台: Coursera |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-diplomacy-un
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课程名称：全球外交：联合国在世界中的角色 课程概述：本课程为学习者提供了一份全面而深入的联合国系统介绍，涵盖了联合国的复杂结构和历史，并通过一系列“快照”探讨联合国的关键职能，帮助学习者掌握重要的分析、沟通和政策制定技能。课程适合广泛的学习者，无论是对联合国系统感兴趣但没有相关背景知识的初学者，还是具有一定专业知识或学术了解的学习者，都可以从中受益。 课程的主要目标是以自足而深入的形式提供广泛的介绍，并教授理解和讨论联合国事务所需的重要实用技能，为未来在公民社会的参与或进一步的学习奠定基础。 课程大纲： 1. **现代联合国：它是什么？** 介绍联合国作为一个复杂而不断发展的机构体系，旨在应对全球挑战，包括维和、发展、人权和人道主义援助。通过专家视频和关键阅读，学习者将了解这些部分是如何协作的，以及其不足之处和21世纪可能的改革方向。 2. **联合国的起源及其意义** 探索联合国为何成立的历史背景。学习者将了解参与创立的主要国家和团体，早期联合国机构的活动，以及塑造联合国价值观的因素，比较早期理念与当今联合国运作的差异。 3. **国际政治中的权力：联合国安全理事会的运作** 通过分析安全理事会的结构和运作，探讨国际机构中相对权力的问题。学习者将讨论五个常任理事国的地位、理事会的执行能力，以及否决权的使用和影响，并了解该理事会在全球和平与安全中的广泛作用。 4. **人权在国际政治中的地位** 溯源联合国“基本人权”的承诺是如何演化为一个生动但争议不断的议程。将映射《宪章》和《世界人权宣言》中列出的三大家庭人权，了解人权理事会及其独立专家，分析为何人权的执行受国家权力和公民社会活动的影响，以及该系统面对新挑战的能力。 5. **紧急援助：联合国如何回应危机** 介绍参与人道工作的联合国机构及其相互关系，以及它们在冲突响应中的角色。 6. **联合国的未来在哪里？** 鼓励学习者反思课程中涉及的关键主题和辩论，探讨联合国的未来发展。课程还提供参与国际组织的实际途径，包括学习和职业道路、志愿者机会，帮助学习者将学术学习与现实参与相结合。
Name:The UN today: what is it?
Description:This initial week introduces the United Nations as a complex and evolving system of agencies and institutions designed to tackle global challenges, from peacekeeping and development to human rights and humanitarian aid. Through expert videos and key readings, you'll examine how these parts fit together, where they fall short, and what reform might look like in the 21st century.
Name:Where did the United Nations come from, and why?
Description:This week will look at how and why the United Nations was created. You will learn about the key countries and groups involved, what early UN agencies did, and the values that shaped the UN from the beginning. We’ll also think about how these early ideas compare to the way the UN works today.
Name:Power in international politics: how does the UN Security Council work?
Description:This week will use the UN Security Council as a primer to the issue of relative power in international institutions. After examining the structure and operations of the Council, it will encourage learners to explore the fundamental issues that determine its existence, including the status of the five permanent members, its ability to carry out its function, and the use and impact of the veto. Additional reading will also provide an introduction to the Council’s wider role in global peace and security, and how it has evolved, successfully and unsuccessfully, in response to international crises.
Name:What is the place of human rights in international politics?
Description:This week traces how the UN’s founding promise of “fundamental human rights” evolved into a living yet fiercely contested agenda: you’ll map the three families of rights set out in the Charter and Universal Declaration, meet the Human Rights Council and its independent experts, and unpack why enforcement remains political, shaped by state power and civil-society activism, before weighing whether this system can keep pace with new challenges.
Name:Emergency help: how does the UN respond to crises?
Description:This week will introduce the family of UN agencies involved in humanitarian work, and begin to unpack their relationships with each other and role in responding to conflict.
Name:Where next for the UN?
Description:In this week, learners are invited to reflect on the key themes and debates covered throughout the course and to consider the future of the United Nations. The featured video encourages critical thinking about what lies ahead for the UN and how global challenges may shape its role. Alongside this, students can explore practical ways to engage with international organisations, from study and career paths to volunteer opportunities, providing a bridge between academic learning and real-world involvement.
The course offers a well-researched and broad-ranging primer to the United Nations system. Consisting of an introduction to the complex UN family and its history, and a series of ‘snapshots’ of key UN functions, which are used to explore important UN themes and help learners develop important analysis, communication, and policy-based skills. The course is aimed broadly at people interested in learning more about the United Nations system, assuming a level of interest but no necessary previous knowledge, whilst also offering offering sufficient up to date research and new critical perspectives that it will also be of interest to people with more expertise or academic familiarity with the topic as well. The main aim of the course is to provide this wide-ranging introduction in a self-contained, but in-depth form, alongside the important practical skills necessary to understand and discuss UN affairs, and potentially lay the groundwork for greater engagement in future – either in civil society or in further study.
