随着各国政府，国际机构，非政府组织和私营部门组织对权利和身份问题越来越敏感，并对这些问题感兴趣，对人权，公民权和身份等各种形式的专业知识的需求正在迅速增长。在当前全球背景下，国家版本的公民身份已达到危机点。然而，将自己视为全球公民意味着什么？本课程研究诸如战争，移民，气候变化，信贷紧缩，民族主义，全球媒体，性旅游，现代奴隶制，性别与性以及当代种族主义等关键的全球性问题。
Demand for various forms of expertise on human rights, citizenship and identities is rapidly expanding as governments, international agencies, non-governmental and private sector organisations become increasingly sensitive to, and interested in questions about rights and identities. In the current global context, national versions of citizenship have reached crisis point. Yet what does it mean to think of yourself as a global citizen This course investigates critical global issues such as war, migration, climate change, credit crunch, nationalism, global media, sex tourism, modern slavery, gender and sexuality, and contemporary racism.